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There is a high possibility that China could overtake the U.S. as the biggest importer of Vietnamese tra (pangasius) fish this year, heard a seminar on agricultural and aquatic products in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on Tuesday. 

Travel firms in Vietnam are preparing for a possible upsurge in Chinese tourist arrivals as news reports said Chinese might be discouraged from travelling to South Korea amid diplomatic tension between China and Korea.

Vietnam’s exports to the United States might be impacted at least in the short term if America implements its border adjustment tax as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to revise tax policy, a macroeconomic report said.

The HCM City government is seeking to quickly diversify its tourism products with an aim to hold monthly events for tourists.

 UOA Group of Malaysia has expressed interest in developing a dedicated zone for video-game developers in HCMC, a representative of the group told HCMC vice chairman Le Van Khoa at a meeting last week.

 Like any city folks, with a hope of being away from the city and in midst of nature, we went trekking to Bach Ma National Park, 40 kilometers from the center of Hue City. 

New Zealand Education Fairs will return to Hanoi (18 March) and HCMC (20 March), and this year, the country’s leading educational institutes will be offering a number of exciting scholarships to Vietnamese students.

 The first wax museum of Vietnam’s celebrities, which is located on level 1 of Hoa Binh Theater in HCMC’s District 10, will be open to the public on April 11.

 Madrid's city government announced plans on Monday to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city center by 2025 in a bid to crackdown on air pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Vinh Tan, Minister of Home Affairs, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) newspaper about restructuring the country’s civil service.

VietNamNet Bridge - Last year was a prosperous one for life insurance companies, with impressive growth of 37 percent, a record 10-year rate.

 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from 19th to 20th March 2017.

 Key economic indicators in February 2017

A cold air mass is currently moving from the northern to the southern provinces of Vietnam, warned the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center.

 After the “Kong: Skull Island” was screened globally, international travel agents began selling tours to many heritages sites throughout Vietnam.

 Around 50 top models in the country will walk in the “Life in Color” fashion show featuring latest designs by Do Manh Cuong. 

Miss Tourism Vietnam 2017 First Runner-up, Nguyen Thi Thanh has resigned from her title following accusation that she has undergone cosmetic surgery.

 The Prime Minister has recently approved in principle the project on prenting and combating illegal trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora.