VietNamNet Bridge – The launch event and round-table discussion on the book L’Art de l’Annam (The Art of Annam) by French author Henri Gourdon will be held next Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam could not manage an upset at the China F1 Men’s Futures tennis event yesterday.

 Six years after entering Vietnam, Subway, the world’s biggest fast food brand, is increasingly looking for franchising partners to reach the ambition of opening 50 restaurants in this market.

 Top chess player Pham Le Thao Nguyen has advanced to Round 3 of the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championships in Tehran, Iran.

 Apart from serving coffee, Cay Sau restaurant is a perfect place for those wishing to enjoy a variety of vegetarian dishes.

 Truong Thai Thuy Duong showcased Vietnam in spectacular fashion in the national costume segment of Miss Heritage Global 2017 (February 8-18) in Johannesburg, South Africa, donning a design by Tuan Hai.

 A number of outstanding Israeli films will be introduced in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City during the Israeli Film Festival, taking place February 24-March 6.

 The Goethe Institute is running its Spring Cinema season with one popular German film screened every Wednesday, starting February 15 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 The number of Vietnamese students granted New Zealand visas in the past 12 months increased 15 percent compared to the same period last year, according to data from Immigration New Zealand.

 The Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) Initiative has announced two new accelerators designed to make it easier for innovative tourism businesses to be established in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

 Tuyen Lam Lake tourist site in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Da Lat city has won approval from the Prime Minister to become a national tourism site.

 Vietnam is facing a worsening urban water environment amid a growing urban population, rising water supply and drainage demand, and unplanned construction.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment plans to launch an “Action month for the environment” later this year to encourage stronger engagement of organisations, enterprises and the community in environmental protection.

 Vietnam has so far recorded no infections of human A/H7N9 avian flu, however, the country is promoting efforts to prevent the entry of virus, which caused a new outbreak in neighbouring China.

 The Government will issue a new decree on mechanisms for the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, enabling it to play an extremely important role in enhancing the country’s science and technology capacity, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said. 

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision of his company serving as a bulwark against rising isolationism, writing in a letter to users that the company's platform could be the "social infrastructure" for the globe.

 Pagodas can be seen across Vietnam. They not only play an important role in Vietnamese spiritual life, but are also a unique tourism product for the country. Let’s join us for a tour of renowned pagodas in the country.

 Vietnam Traditional Festivals (Part 2)

 The Vietnam Online Business Forum – VOBF 2017, the first and largest of its kind in the country, will be held in Hanoi on February 24 and in Ho Chi Minh City on March 3 by the Vietnam E-Commerce Association (Vecom).

 Airline stocks may ride a rising wave this year with the debut of budget airline Vietjet on the HCM Stock Exchange later this month, in a scenario similar to the impact of Sabeco’s 2016 listing on of beer stocks in general.