Associate Professor Tran Dac Phu, director general of the Department of Preventive Medicine, under the Ministry of health speaks to Viet Nam News Agency about his department’s readiness to cope with disease outbreaks.

 After 30 years of the Doi moi (renewal) reform, Viet Nam has recorded significant achievements in socio-economic development, lifting nearly 30 million people out of poverty.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Fish noodle soup, goby fish hot pot and noodles and fried tofu are attractive dishes that make Hoang Cau Street in Hanoi always crowded with customers.

 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to replace Obamacare with a plan that would envisage "insurance for everybody," he said in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday night.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artists and cultural groups are working to encourage Vietnamese men to wear ao dai, the famous Vietnamese traditional long dress.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal authority of HCM City has taken measures to improve the city’s public passenger transportation, aiming to increase the number of bus passengers by 5 per cent this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Hoa maintained its position on top of the V.League table after their 2-0 win over Sanna Khanh Hoa in the weekend’s second round.

With a passion for physics, a Dong Nai-based group of students have invented an affordable robot-wheelchair, in a bid to ease the struggle disabled people have with movements and maneuverers, having been inspired by the wheelchair

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials are deeply concerned about the “serious degradation” of water quality in the Dong Nai River basin.

Myanmar National Tele & Communications, a JV between Viettel Global, Myanmar National Telecom and Star High on January 14 officially received a licence to begin offering nationwide telecommunications services under the Mytel brand name.

 The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (VCB) and the Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB) issued a total of $452 million worth of bonds in 2016.

Buddha’s hand fruit, or finger citron, a special product in Dac So commune, Hoai Duc district, Hanoi are believed to have a spiritual meaning symbolizing good fortune to every family when the Lunar New Year festival or Tet comes.

HCM City’s streets in Districts 1 and 3 are beautifully decorated with flowers and colourful lights welcoming the fast-approaching Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

 Vietnam has expanded its participation in activities of the World Economic Forum (WEF) during recent years.

 Saigon Heat found their first win in the ASEAN Basketball League after defeating Kaohsiung Truth 99-86 on January 14 on their home turf in HCM City.

 Vietnam will continue to supply up to 1.5 million tonnes of rice per year to the Philippines as the rice trade agreement between the two countries has been extended to December 31, 2018, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The Electricity of Vietnam mobilised 2.96 billion USD worth of official development assistance and preferential loans last year.

 Seventeen Vietnamese banks were listed among the 500 strongest banks in the Asia Pacific region.

 Provinces in the Mekong Delta region aim to earn 15 billion USD from exports in 2017, up 9.4 percent from 2016, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region.

 The official visit to Vietnam by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to strengthen political trust and coordination between the two nations.