VietNamNet Bridge – The number of foreign tourists coming to HCM City on cruise ships remains relatively low because of a lack of ports for cruise ships, according to tourism experts.

 Military officers in the central province of Ha Tinh have safely defused a 250-kilo bomb found by local people.

Additional cold spell to the north may continue to freeze Mount Fansipan on January 9 and 10.

 Fireworks displays along with various entertainment activities will be held in HCM City to welcome the Lunar New Year.

 General Director of Vietnam Airlines Duong Tri Thanh said that it would take a long time to break even or make profit through direct flights to the US.

 Consumer lending in 2017 surged sharply by 65 per cent compared to 50.2 per cent in 2016, according to estimates of the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC).

 Global technology company Xiaomi, in partnership with Digiworld on Saturday opened the first authorized Mi Store in Viet Nam.

 Many banks have reportedly gained high profit last year, helped by strong credit growth and initial gains in the settlement of bad debt.

 Viet Nam achieved its highest ever cashew exports in a year in 2017 with shipments worth US$3.52 billion.

 Samsung Electronics expects to deliver record profits for the last three months of 2017, but the estimate missed analyst expectations.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed the government to hasten efforts aimed at improving the business environment in 2018.

 The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has just published a paper announcing the initiation of a sunset review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to utility scale wind towers imported from Viet Nam.

 Saigon Heat has added two players, Maxie Esho and Michael Williams, to strengthen its line-up for the ongoing ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

 Police here have busted a weapons-trading ring involving electric guns, scimitars and bayonets, which were being sold online in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Veteran investors could lose billions of dollars because of rumors. 

 North Korea is to send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in South Korea in February, 

Nature has particularly bounteous in the southern province of Hau Giang, providing water loaded with minerals that is home to the most delicious thac lac fish compared with other regions in the country. 

 After a busy 2017, foreign investors are gearing up for another eventful year on Vietnam’s fast-growing stock markets.

 From textile and garment to mobile phones, Vietnam's 2017 export-import picture was bright with a record $425 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scrap warehouses are posing a threat to crowded residential areas in the central province of Thua Thien Hue.