The Vietnam national men’s football team is now ranked No.136 internationally, according to the latest FIFA world ranking table.

 Leading hotels and resorts in HCMC, Phu Quoc, and Dalat have prepared numerous programs to serve couples on the upcoming Valentine’s Day.

VietNamNet Bridge - CNNTraveler has listed Vietnamese coffee among top 15 best coffee around the world.

Well-known Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson told Southeast Asia Globe at a recent interview that of all the fantastical locations he has worked in over his 40-year career, Vietnam is his favourite.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ben Nguyen, a Vietnamese American mixed martial arts athlete, will come back to his hometown to exchange with local audience on February 11 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Saigon Sports Club in HCMC’s District 7.

A large number of local people and visitors joined the Pig Procession festival in La Phu village, Hoai Duc, Hanoi on February 9.

Archdaily, a world's most popular architecture website, has showcased a working office of a multimedia company in HCM City on its website.

 The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has approved a biological diversity conservation plan with total capital worth 1.3 trillion VND (57.3 million USD).

 Hanoi plans to spend $297.3 million on building new-style rural areas in 2017, according to the municipal Party Committee’s steering board for agricultural development and new countryside building.

  Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company will list 300 million shares on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) in late February after it managed to retain an approval for the same.

 Governor General of Canada David Johnston voiced his hope for a bright future of his country’s partnership and cooperation with Vietnam while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Duc Hoa on February 9.

 Thousands took to the Hanoi outskirts district of Hoai Duc on February 8 for the opening ceremonies of the five-day Lai Yen Festival.

There is nothing like Valentine’s Day (February 14) in HCM City, as a litany of the city’s most exquisite destinations pull out all the stops to make couples feel special.

 Viet Nam’s leather and footwear industry expects to reach a total export value of US$18 billion this year, up 10 per cent from last year, said the Viet Nam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso).

 The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak plans to increase the proportion of processed coffee such as instant coffee and powdered coffee from less than 10 per cent to 15 per cent in total coffee output by 2020 and up to 30 per cent by 2030.

 Convenience stores and minimarts have become increasingly popular in the country, with more than one third of households shopping there regularly, according to some analysts’ estimates.

 Viet Nam was named the nation facing the second-highest level of cyber security risk in Asia Pacific markets by a Microsoft Asia report on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is expected that $2 billion worth of investment capital will be invested by Japanese in Vietnam’s real estate sector in the time to come.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new species of Shiitake mushroom called Lentinula platinedodes has been found in Cat Tien National Park in Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young Vietnamese karatedo martial artists have set a target of earning four gold medals, and a third-place spot in the team rankings, at the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.