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Planting forests under the ocean

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under the influence of climate change and overexploitation, the amount of coral reefs worldwide, including in Phu Quoc District in the southern province of Kien Giang, have reduced significantly.

Inequality on the rise in Vietnam: survey

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to new data, Viet Nam’s richest citizens can earn roughly 5,000 times more money in an hour than the poorest Vietnamese spend in a day.

Tan Son Nhat Airport under strain as Tet nears

 Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport has become increasingly crowded as people worsen overcrowding by coming to meet their relatives returning home for the lunar New Year (Tet).

Standard Chartered projects Vietnam’s economy to grow 6.6% in 2017

 International bank Standard Chartered has forecast that Vietnam’s economy will expand by 6.6% in 2017, buoyed by strong growth in the manufacturing and construction sectors.

Longan cake

 'Longan cake' is a special cake made by local residents of Hai Hau borough. People call it “longan cake” not because it is made from longan, but because the shape and skin looks like one.

A peaceful alley café

 Saigon has hundreds of large and small alleys. There are crisscrossing and zigzagging alleys that can reveal lots of interesting stories and surprises if you have the opportunity to explore.

Top regional hip-hop dancers gather at Break The Floor finals

 The final round of Break the Floor, a contest to search for the best hip-hop dancers in Asia, will take place at Lan Anh Music Center in HCMC’s District 10 on February 25.

Don’t reverse humane policy

 ocal mediahas voiced strong objections to a provision in the draft amendments to the Labor Code, which seeks to abolish the prevailing regulation that female workers taking care of babies aged less than 12 months are given 60 minutes off a day. 

Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome New Lunar Year

Da Lat, known as the city of flowers, is famous for cherry blossoms, which spruce up the festive atmosphere for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest holiday celebration in Vietnam.

Son Doong Cave tours increase in popularity

 The Quang Binh People’s Committee has approved bumping up the sales of tours to Son Doong cave in 2017, one of the world’s largest caves, from 500 top 800 due to increased demand.

4 ways to celebrate TET holidays in Hanoi

 The Ibaraki Day, Lantern, West Town and Hapu Village Festivals are just a few of the plethora of new year celebrations Hanoians can partake in over the TET holidays to ring in the New Lunar Year.

Preserving Quan Ho folk singing

 Vietnam’s Quan Ho folk singing was recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind in 2009.

The unique names of Vietnamese markets

 Vietnamese markets come in all sizes. In the city, markets are often bigger and more crowded than in a village or commune. Each of them also has a name and a story behind it. We now explore the meaning of some Vietnamese markets' names.

Tet films to raise a few laughs

 Road trip comedy Chạy Đi Rồi Tính (Lost In Sai Gon) is the first movie to entertain Vietnamese movie buffs on the occasion of Tet (Lunar New Year), one of the two busiest seasons for the Vietnamese film industry. 

Online marketing essential for enterprises in digital era

 Despite a large number of Internet users, investment for online advertisement in Viet Nam remains modest, a conference heard on Thursday.

VNPT and MobiFone to equitise by 2020

 Two giant mobile network operators MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation (MobiFone) and Viet Nam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) are aiming to conduct their equitisation in the 2016-2020 period.

India, Vietnam tourism authorities discuss co-operation

In addition to investment and trading, there is also huge potential for co-operation between Viet Nam and India in tourism, a conference heard in HCM City on January 13.

U20s Vietnam to play Argentina in friendly

 Viet Nam’s U20 football team will host a friendly match against six-time U20 world champion’s Argentina in Hanoi.

Phuc retires after speed walking dominance

 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champions Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc has decided to retire.

Quang Ninh beat HCM City in V. League 1

 Quang Ninh Coal defeated HCM City 2-0 in the second round of the V. League 1 in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Friday.