VietNamNet Bridge - While the mass fish death disaster was not listed among the "10 most remarkable environmental events in 2016" by MONRE, it was ranked No 2 in the 10 environmental highlights by journalists.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam in 2016 saw a high farm produce trade surplus of $7.6 billion, but big difficulties are still ahead, including returning protectionism with Brexit and US President-elect Donald Trump.

VietNamNet Bridge - While some analysts are pessimistic about the prediction that 200,000 university graduates will remain jobless in 2017, others believe that graduates could provide a valuable resource for startups.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction has been assigned by the Government to review urban planning in Hanoi and HCMC to propose solutions for worsening traffic congestion in the country’s two biggest cities,

 Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho said asking passengers to arrive three hours at the airport early is evidence of weak management skills. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pig farm owners these days are grappling with a protracted nightmare, as the live pig price has tumbled below production cost. For many weeks on end, the live pig price has been hovering around VND33,000 a kilo,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will step up the restructuring of the banking sector this year but this process will require certain regulations to be revised to create a favorable legal framework,

The city has recently called for private investment under the public-private partnership model to kick off several key transport infrastructure projects under in the context of a limited State budget amid increasing transport demand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of High-Tech Crime Prevention (known as C50) has said that after a month-long investigation it had arrested six men allegedly taking part in an online gambling ring.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Transport in the first quarter of this year will finish mapping out a plan to build bus-only lanes on some roads to improve public transit services.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The highest Lunar New Year (Tet) bonus for a company employee is VND1 billion (US$44,289), according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Pham Truong Giang, former Vietnamese ambassador to Morocco, was awarded the “Grand Officer of Wissam Al Alaoui” order by the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, in recognition of his efforts to foster close, friendly relations

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training is setting up a programme to retrain surplus teachers in secondary and high schools, to deal with current shortages in kindergartens.

 People with heightened activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain linked to stress, may be at greater risk of heart disease and stroke, scientists said on Thursday in research that could lead to new ways to treat stress-related heart problems.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two people died and another went missing after their boat flipped over in Krong Ana River in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Wednesday.

 Vietnam’s shrimp exports to EU increase 7.5 percent, HCM City enterprises borrow 12.5 bln USD from banks in 2016, Vietnam attends Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in India, Czech pharmaceuticals firms target Vietnamese market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta’s economy expanded 6.9% last year, well below 7.8% in 2015, marking the fifth consecutive year the delta had seen its economic growth cooling,

 Orchestra of French schools abroad hosts concert, Indika Saigon to hold Tet market, French DJ to perform in HCM City, Mosaic Night with Noches and Shekon, Family Health cheers HN cultural diversity

 Ancient apricot trees in different shapes are taken care by artistic florists in HCM City and put up for sale at prices ranging from VND100 million to VND800 million for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival.

An art exhibition, featuring 60 latest pottery works and paintings with the theme of roosters, is opened to the audience in the capital city of Hanoi on January 13 to welcome the Lunar New Year 2017, Vietnamplus reports.