A project aiming to promote biodiversity in Viet Nam was launched yesterday by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) in the northern province of Lao Cai.

 The Police Investigation Agency, under the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS), has served prosecution papers and a detention warrant to the suspected child abuser Nguyen Thanh Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Miss France Iris Mittenaere wore six evening gowns by Vietnamese designer Hoang Hai in a photo shoot for the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A restaurant in An Giang province on December 15 bought a giant catfish 2 meters long weighing 230 kg caught from a Cambodian fisherman in the downstream Mekong River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang officials will meet soon to discuss the construction of a tunnel across the Han River, a symbol of the city. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities must make sure inspections, examinations and auditing of financial and tax issues are done only once a year at enterprises,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s Quang Ninh Coal are in Group H of the Asian Football Confederation Cup 2017, according to the draw organised on December 13 in Selangor, Malaysia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities of Ha Tinh Museum have found two bestowal documents issued by a late emperor of Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) in the ruins of an old temple in the central province. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has chaired a policy dialogue with the global professional network on Vietnam development to get expert advice on how to fuel the country’s growth. 

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have approved a proposal to restore the roof of the Sai Gon Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the most popular tourist sites and a protected heritage site in District 1. 

Thirty years ago, the chief modes of transport in Hanoi were electric streetcars along with human powered bicycles and rickshaws. Traffic congestion, air and noise pollution had yet to become a problem.

 VietNamNet introduces the second part of the talks entitled "APEC 2017: opportunities and challenges for Vietnam" with two guests: Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu and Dr. Vo Tri Thanh.

 Competition is cutthroat among Japan's thousands of pop idol wannabes, but a unique concept is winning fame for a band of "chubby" girls deploying their cheeky cuteness to combat prejudices against obesity.

 VietNamNet would like to introduce an article by Prof. Hoang Chi Bao, a member of the Central Theoretical Council.

 More than 13,600 citizens have had their rights protected thanks to the enforcement of the Law on Complaints and the Law on Denunciation that took effect four years ago.

 The Vietnamese rubber trademark, “Vietnam Rubber”, has been accredited by the National Office of Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

 An exhibition on archeological excavations at the Ho Dynasty Citadel in the past five years opened in the central province of Thanh Hoa on December 15.

 Growers in Hanoi's Nhat Tan Ward are busy cultivating their peach trees for Tet Holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Violinist Hoang Rob, whose music video filmed at some of Viet Nam’s most famous tourist spots has drawn hundreds of thousands viewers on Facebook, has released his newest album.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special exhibition featuring Viet Nam’s national treasures will take place at the Vietnam National Museum of History for five months from January to May 2017.