Rapid development of resorts, hotels and entertainment projects in the Ly Son Island off the central coastal province of Quang Ngai threaten to seriously damage the ancient geography of the area related to volcanic eruptions...

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recently released album of popular Vietnamese pop singer My Tam has made it to the World Albums category of Billboard. The album is titled Tâm 9.

 A survey on violence against women in Viet Nam will be conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

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 Nguyen Van Phuong of Viet Nam was ousted from the ITF Copa Barranquilla Capital de Vida-Claro in Colombia on Wednesday.

 A study of real and made-up drugs in best-selling video games has highlighted how harmful narcotics often give unlikely strength and health boosts to characters.

As per a report of the Out-of-school Children: Vietnam Country Study 2016 conducted by the Ministry of Education and Training and the UNICEF, drop-out rates of children aged 5-14 fell drastically.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the Vietnamese high-ranking delegation attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the headquarters of the Embassy of Viet Nam in New Delhi, India on January 25. 

  Member parliaments of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) have played a significant role in fostering regional connectivity and cooperation to propel economic-trade development and integration.

 Although global cashew demand is predicted to continue rising, the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) and cashew processors and exporters are worrying about a high price trap which may affect their activities in 2018.

 The chief executive of JP Morgan has told the BBC it could cut its 16,000 UK workforce by more than a quarter if financial rules diverge after Brexit.

 The Government has to pay debt totaling at least US$28.8 million a year to the Chinese side for the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway in Hanoi City, news website VnEconomy.vn reports.

 Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) is planning to build a new air traffic control center worth VND1.4 trillion in HCMC as the existing one at Tan Son Nhat International Airport is getting outdated.

The VN National University – Hanoi has become the first educational institution to recognize the American assessment test for university admissions as students are allowed to submit their SAT results to apply for entrance to the university.

 Vietnam’s leadership has strongly re-affirmed the important role that foreign direct investment has played and will be playing as one of the mainstays in Vietnam’s socio-economic development.

 Modern retail channels are taking off in Vietnam with the entry of newcomers and expansions by existing players.

 The technical glitches that caused the southern bourse to shut down for two days have finally been fixed. Securities firms said that they could have lost an estimated $1.2 million in commissions as a result of the closure.

On January 22, the trading system of the HSX stumbled upon a major technical fault, causing the bourse to power down for two days. Le Hai Tra, acting chaiman of HSX, talked about the causes and effects of the technical plight.

Most oil field exploitation in Vietnam is in the final stage. This has led to a decline in oil & gas output. 

 China imported phones and phone parts worth US$7.15 billion from Vietnam last year, up nearly eight-fold against 2016, according to a newly-released report by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.