Excellent cuisines of Vietnam and foreign countries will be introduced at 100 booths at the 12th Taste of the World festival scheduled for January 11-14 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Bac Lieu is a Mekong Delta province that has the normal tropical attractions and more, including a bird sanctuary, a monument to ostentatious living, Khmer culture, boat trips, popular places of worship, orchards and flower gardens. 

 The Ministry of Public Security’s Security Investigation Agency received and arrested fugitive Phan Van Anh Vu on January 4 after he was deported from Singapore.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An admittedly eye-catching work of art on a coach of the Cat Linh – Ha Dong elevated railway train has caught the eye for the wrong reasons as well.

A credit-based education program will be applied at secondary and high schools in HCMC on a trial basis from the 2019-2020 academic year, if the city’s proposals on an open policy for education receives approval.

VietNamNet Bridge - 2017 was a good year for Vietnam’s banking sector with big profits for many banks and a decreased bad debt ratio.

VietNamNet Bridge - This annual selection was compiled by Tin Moi Truong, a member of the Vietnam Association for Nature and Environmental Protection, and journalists.

The application of stem cells in agricultural development, especially in the selection and conservation of rare genetic resources, is an important topic in countries with a developed livestock industry. 

 Viet Nam is expected to achieve Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 6.81 per cent this year, surpassing the Government’s target of 6.7 per cent.

 Processing, manufacturing firms expect better business in 2018 Q1, Viettel earns nearly 2 billion USD profit in 2017, Dong Nai calls for high-tech, environmentally-friendly FDI projects

 Efforts scaled up to prevent winter-spring diseases, Transport ministry needs focus on BOT, traffic safety this year, Beltway No 3 to help HCM City reduce traffic congestion, New bus terminal opens in downtown HCM City

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved direct flights between Vietnam and key markets, including the US.

The Xe Dang ethnic minority in Cu M'Gar district, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, hold the New Rice ceremony in the early days of the year.

 Local police from the northern province of Bac Ninh has officially decided to prosecute Nguyen Van Tien, the owner of scrap that exploded on Wednesday morning, killing two children and injuring nine people in Yen Phong District’s Quan Do Village.

 The English Champion 2018, an English competition for students this year, was officially launched on Wednesday in Hanoi.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre’s Con Bung area in Thanh Hai commune, Thanh Phu district has suffered from serious erosion that causes heavy land loss and seriously affects the living conditions and production of locals. 

 The Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Son Tay town on the outskirt of Hanoi will introduce the traditional New Year festivals of ethnic minority groups in mountainous regions through a range of events throughout January. 

 For the first time, domestic tax collection hit the VND1 quadrillion (US$43.9 billion) milestone this year, according to statistics of the General Department of Taxation.

 Five richest families have seen their wealth swell in early 2018 thanks to the boom of Viet Nam’s stock market.

The Vietnam ICT Press Club announced the top 10 ICT events in 2017 on Thursday. This is the result voted for by more than 50 journalists in the information technology sector, from some 40 media agencies nationwide.