VietNamNet Bridge - Large forests in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces continue to be cut down despite serious protection measures applied by local authorities.  

A newly graduated preschool and primary school teacher receives an average VND3.2 million a month, far below the income of a taxi motorbike driver or a sidewalk ice tea seller.

 Farmers in Cho Lach district, the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre have prepared eight to nine million of ornamental plants and flower pots for the Tet Holiday falling in February next year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 50 photos featuring the Literature Temple by night are on display at an exhibition being held at the temple in downtown Hanoi.

The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, during its meeting on Sunday, decided to take disciplinary action against some officials for violating Party and State regulations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fans of pop singer My Tam will flock to the open-air concert at the Pham Van Dong Park in Da Nang tomorrow to watch their idol perform songs from her latest album. 

The People’s Court of the central coastal province of Nha Trang will begin proceedings on Monday in the case against Hoang Tan Hai, who was found illegally trafficking 10 tonnes of marine turtles in 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Danish Week – Sustainable City Solutions hosted by the Danish embassy in Hanoi and the HCM City University of Architecture began in HCM City on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – U21 Vietnam beat U21 Myanmar 2-0, at the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper’s International U21 Football Tournament in the southern province of Can Tho on December 16.

 Fire destroys mattress warehouse in HCM City, SCG grants scholarships to 114 students in 2017, Drug smugglers arrested, Bus hits car, injuring 22, 4 crew members prosecuted in Hai Thanh ship sinking

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese food market is thriving, with 10.9 percent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) predicted by BMI Research for the 2017-2019 period.

The newly-signed agreement between the parliaments of Vietnam and Morocco is an important legal foundation for the two sides to boost legislative relations as well as partnership in all fields, stated National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 Remittance inflows to HCM City in the 11 months of this year reached US$4.55 billion, Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Viet Nam’s HCM City branch, said.

 Despite untapped potential for development, Viet Nam’s bamboo and rattan sector is still facing challenges that are preventing a growth spurt, according to industry insiders.

 Rice products will be certified under the “Vietnam Rice” national brand if they are produced in accordance with VietGAP or GlobalGAP standards -- good agricultural practices to produce clean and safe farm products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an attempt to improve for the next V.League 1 season, HCM City FC have released 13 players and are set to sign some new faces.

 Vietnamese shares are expected to move marginally in the last two trading weeks of 2017 as investors take a rest, however the selling of brewer Sabeco shares should give a short boost to the market.

 Over-fishing is fast depleting Quang Ninh’s marine resources, but the northeastern province has not been able to tackle it effectively.

The upcoming visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President Bounnhang Vorachith aims to affirm Laos’ policy of treasuring the great friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

 Vietnamobile has become the fifth operator licensed to provide 4G services in Vietnam, baodautu.vn reported.