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New flower trading centre to be set up in HCM City

 This year, the Sai Gon Trading Group (SATRA) plans to open a flower trading centre at Binh Dien Wholesale Market on an area of 14 hectares at a cost of 700billion VND ($31 million).

FPT wins major IT contract in Myanmar

 Vietnamese IT giant FPT Corporation has been selected by Myanmar to implement a 11.3 million USD project that is part of a programme to modernise the nation’s public finance system.

HCM City to host major coffee expo

  Around 100 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors will take part in the country’s biggest coffee exhibition, the 2017 Cafe Show Vietnam, to be held in HCM City next week.

Vietnamese suspect in North Korean citizen murder case says she was part of a prank

 Representatives from the Vietnamese embassy in Malaysia today met the suspect in the murder case of a North Korean citizen at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on February 13, who was ealier confirmed to be a Vietnamese citizen.

Vietnamese national killed in Laos

 A Vietnamese national, named Huynh Thi Thanh Tuyen, has been murdered at her residential place in Vientiane, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos. 

Bamboo-made bicycle, unique product in Hoi An

 Products made from bamboo such as furniture have been popular among Vietnamese people for centuries.  However, it’s a surprise to see people use bamboo as a material to make a means of transport.

Central Highlands localities targets 113,000 new jobs in 2020

 Central Highlands localities are striving to generate jobs for over 113,000 labourers each year from now to 2020, thus increasing income of locals and contributing to sustainable poverty reduction in the region.

Lesbian stories revealed at Hanoi art exhibition

 An ongoing exhibition in Hanoi is telling the personal stories of Vietnamese lesbians by displaying their contemporary art works.Join our reporters to find out more.

APEC 2017 opens opportunity for Vietnam

 Vietnam’s hosting of APEC 2017, with the convergence of both leading and emerging economies,plays a significant role in reaffirming its dynamic socio-economic development as well as active participation in regional and international forums.

'Moonlight' nabs first Oscar, Trump and Streep center stage

 Mahershala Ali won his first Oscar on Sunday for his supporting role in "Moonlight," kicking off what could be a big night for diversity at the Academy Awards.

Prime Minister receives UK Secretary of State for International Trade

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hoped that Vietnam’s trade, investment, and defence-security cooperation with the UK will be growing strongly following the visit by Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox.

Japanese Emperor’s visit to Vietnam crucial to lift bilateral relation

 The first ever visit to Vietnam by a Japanese Emperor and Empress is a historic event of great significance to the two countries’ traditional relationship, press secretary of the Emperor Hatsuhisa Takashima told the Vietnam News Agency.

VN Embassy makes consular visit to suspect in DPRK citizen killing

 Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia made a consular visit on February 25 to a suspect holding Vietnamese passport in the recent assassination of a citizen from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

APEC officials discuss possible free trade area for Asia-Pacific

 Senior officials of APEC economies as well as experts and scholars have discussed the possibility of establishing a free trade area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) along with its potential impacts and difficulties facing the process.

Vietnam, France discuss IT, e-government cooperation

 Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan and French Minister of State for State Reform and Simplification Jean-Vicent Placé talked about cooperation in IT and e-government development in Hanoi on February 24. 

Stars shimmer on Oscar red carpet as diamonds and gold have their day

 Hollywood's A-list stars flaunted gold and silver gowns on the Oscar red carpet on Sunday, doused with a generous helping of diamonds, feathers, sequins and symbolic blue ribbons on the world's most cinematic runway.

D’ran – A quiet town in Central Highlands

Around 40km from Da Lat City, a small town – D’ran – in Don Duong district, Central Highlands’ Lam Dong province is always quiet and peaceful.

Imported meat becoming more popular

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese are now buying more Japanese beef, US chicken and Australian lamb for their family meals, putting pressure on the domestic animal husbandry industry.

Child abuse at preschools blamed on poor management

The Hanoi Education and Training Department has announced that it will take unexpected inspection tours to privately run nursery schools in Hanoi amid complaints about the low quality of schools.

Rice husks can be recycled into valuable input materials

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam produces more than 40 million tons of unhusked rice a year, and In 2015 alone, the rice output was 44.7 million tons.