US firms wish to collaborate with Ho Chi Minh City in developing a smart city, heard a meeting between the US Consul General in HCM City, Mary Tarnowka, business representatives and local authorities on January 10 in the city.

The unreasonably warm winter has caused up to 80 percent of the peach blossom trees in the capital city’s major peach blossom gardens to bloom prematurely, well ahead of the Tet holiday.

 As many as 18 national treasures of Vietnam are being exhibited for the first time at the Vietnam National Museum of History from January 10 to May 2017.

 As many as 2,223 sets of martyrs’ remains were found and reburied  in 2016, together with three collective martyrs’ graves, fulfilling 74 percent of the set target for the year.

The International Tennis Federation is willing to cooperate with the Vietnam Tennis Federation and HCM City to deploy training programmes for Vietnamese tennis players and trainers, helping the country to obtain higher international achievements.

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs investigated wages in 2,000 businesses with an average of 360 employees in 18 cities and provinces nationwide in 2016, with results indicating an increase from 2015.

 Vietnam always wants to further educational cooperation with the US as it is deploying three breakthrough tasks, such as improving qualifications of human resources, for rapid and sustainable development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

 Belarus will allow visa-free entry for citizens from 80 countries, including Vietnam, for visits of up to five days, according to a decree signed by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on January 9.

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife will pay an official visit to Vietnam from January 16-17.

President Tran Dai Quang has assured Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan of Russia R.Kh. Mardanov that the Vietnamese State continually facilitates ties with Russian localities.

 China highly evaluates the upcoming visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, the Xinhua News Agency quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang as saying. 

 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Vietnam, France, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland from January 13–18, the US Department of State announced on January 10.

 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday pressured fellow Republicans working to repeal Obamacare in Congress to pass a replacement for the healthcare law at the same time or soon after they vote to dismantle it.

Thanh Luong Cattle Market might appear to be a standard trading place. This special market is not simply a place where you can find oxen and buffaloes but is also a unique cultural aspect of the Thanh Chuong District in Nghe An. 

Vietnam and Spain should step up their relations across the board, especially politics, economy, trade and investment, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said.

 Flash floods in southern Thailand washed out a bridge on the country's main north-south highway on Tuesday, backing up traffic for 200 km (125 miles) as the death toll from days of unseasonable rain rose to 25,

 Asian shares stood near two-month highs on Wednesday as investors looked to President-elect Donald Trump's news conference later in the day for any clues to his policies on tax, fiscal spending, international trade and currencies.

 Messaging app Snapchat said it would make London the home of its international operations, delivering another vote of confidence in Britain's tech standing as the country prepares to leave the European Union.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has signed a decision to eliminate the regulation which placed a barrier on rice exporters in the last few years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Three out of five Vietnamese telcos have reached out to foreign markets.