The Prime Minister has approved a plan for the development of direct air routes between Vietnam and key markets to boost Vietnam’s global integration. 

In recent days at Nhat Tan village, Hanoi expensive peach blossoms have been selling quickly despite their high prices.

Acquiring Tran Anh is expected create additional diversity in the operations of Mobile World Group, while the M&A deal between the two largest local electronic retailers also opens expectations for further M&A deals among competitors in the sector.

 Mobile payments – and QR code payments in particular – are beginning to take hold in Vietnam, but a lack of common payment standards poses many challenges for mobile payment providers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investments from Japan, South Korea and China were the most significant players in FDI (foreign direct investment) in 2017.

As the country shifts to a Euro 4 emission standard for diesel-fuelled vehicles, industry observers warn that the three fuel types on offer could spell problems for these more advanced engines, and opportunities for tricksters. 

 Vietnam’s bank stocks are making their way back onto investors’ radar, as the sector recovers from lingering bad debt issues and strives towards Basel II standards.

For centuries, residents in Phuc Son Commune, central province of Nghe An have lived comfortably with wild elephants, but as bamboo forests - the main diet of many elephants - are replaced with industrial trees, 

 A man in the southern province of Hau Giang has attempted to kill his three children and then committed suicide using pesticide after arguments with his wife.

The toruism site with the romantic beauty of an ancient European architectural style at the top of Ba Na hill has become a destination of choice for visitors going to the central city of Da Nang.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said that international economic integration would be the focus of economic restructuring in 2018, requiring breakthroughs in negotiation, signing of free trade deals and improving the legal framework.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vo Quoc Uy of Vietnam had an easy win at the International Tennis Federation Asia U14 and U Development Championships, Division 2, in HCM City yesterday.

 The mission of Vietnamese diplomacy in 2018 is to continue maintaining an environment of peace, stability and cooperation to ensure Vietnam’s security and development goals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local police on Tuesday found a large amount of bullet warheads stored in a household garden in Dan Tien Commune in the northern province of Hung Yen’s Khoai Chau District.

 Vietnamese players were ousted from the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters badminton tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.

 Viet Nam lost to arch rivals South Korea 1-2 in the first match of Group D at the finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship held in China yesterday.

 Nguyen Thi Ngoan and Nguyen Thi Phuong will represent Viet Nam in Karate 1-Premier League Paris 2018, to be held in Paris from January 26-28.

 The city’s Department of Information and Communications has completed expanding and upgrading the information system for infrastructure breakdowns, called the 1022 system.

 The Ministry of Health has issued a set of criteria to classify the quality of private hospitals and healthcare clinics across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan yesterday said that during the 20th session, the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) discussed three draft laws,