PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have expressed their delight at the strong development of bilateral ties since the establishment of comprehensive strategic partnership during Modi’s Vietnam visit in September 2016.

 Viet Nam have made international headlines after they secured a berth in the final of the Asian Confederation U-23 Championship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam on Wednesday launched a new Health Co-operation Programme for 2018-2019.

 The National Assembly and the Supreme People’s Court should guide implementation of new laws and the Government should provide more funding for courts at all levels to use IT in their daily working to improve their efficiency.

 Viet Nam finished at the bottom of the CFA Four National Tournament that concluded in China’s Guangdong Province on Tuesday.

 Rocketter Dou – Sounds of Saigon, Australia Day community event in HCM City, Bookworm, partner host pre-Tết party, Chula debuts 1st Chulala Music Night, Sculpture workshop with British artist

 There were plenty of talking points from this year's Oscar nominations. Here are eight surprises, records and other interesting facts to have emerged from the shortlists.

 When the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday is drawing near, taking a trip to Lai Vung area in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is highly recommended.

 Quang Ninh to get international-standard convention centre, KDC eyes VND10 trillion revenue in 2018, Thi Vai international port begins operation, More administrative procedures cut to support foreign firms

VietNamNet Bridge - More than one-third of Vietnamese households shop at convenience stores or minimarts 10 times a year, according to Kantar Worldpanel. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung, Oppo and Apple topped the list of the best selling smartphones in the Vietnamese market in 2017.

 Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has plans to add new train cars to gradually replace all aging ones by 2021.

Smart environment management systems have been applied in the central city of Da Nang, considered by many expats and locals alike to be the most livable city in Vietnam. 

The non-State sector took the lead in contributing to the State budget (accounting for 46%) in 2017, according to the General Statistics Office. 

 Vietnam is the world’s second largest coffee exporter, behind only Brazil. However its coffee export value is much lower than other nations’ as the country only exports raw coffee. 

 Some 72 per cent of Vietnamese women have joined the labour force, higher than the average world percentage (42 per cent), and ranking only behind Cambodia (81 per cent).

 FLC Thanh Hoa won at the preliminary second stage of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday.

 The Chinese Consulate in Viet Nam on January 24 announced a specialised desk for receiving visa applications of Vietnamese citizens to China starting January 24 to 26.

 People living in HCM City are suffering from photochemical smog, a kind of air pollution that’s harmful to human health.

 The Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) decided on Tuesday to set up the Viet Nam Certificate Authority and Digital Transaction Club (VCDC).