The “Nouveau Cirque du Vietnam” (Vietnam’s New Circus) troupe made its Australian debut with a circus dance “A O Lang Pho” which delighted the local audiences.

 The Vietnamese sport team started the first day of competition at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Japan’s Sapporo city on February 20, with athletes Trinh Dinh Thoi and Nguyen Thai Binh competing in single-board skiing. 

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has climbed three places from the 634th to the 631st in the latest world rankings announced on February 20.

Reorganising production and producing high-quality rice with retraceable origins will increase Vietnamese rice’s value on the international market amid fierce competition from foreign products, experts have suggested.

 FPT Securities Joint Stock Company (FPTS) has obtained approval from the State Securities Commission to lift its foreign ownership limit.

Steelmaker Hoa Phat Group plans to increase its charter capital to VND15.2 trillion ($675.6 million) this year, double the current level of VND8.42 trillion.

 Kiu, a B2B e-commerce platform with the support of the Mekong Business Initiative (MBI) project, was officially launched in Hanoi on February 21.

 Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has highlighted that ASEAN should focus more on improving the quality of people’s life, ensuring all equally benefit from the building of the ASEAN Community.

You might have heard about Halong bay, the worldwide-famous natural heritage site in Vietnam, but you might not know about Ao Chau, a mini version of Halong in Phu Tho Province. 

The co-organisation board of the HCM City – Gyeongju International Cultural Festival 2017 made its  debut at a ceremony held by authorities of the Vietnamese city and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 21. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 40-year-old patient with aortic aneurism in the emergency ward at HCM City’s Cho Ray Hospital needed a lot of blood, but the hospital did not have enough.

Working groups and subcommittees convened nine meetings on February 21 as part of the 4th working day of the first APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and related meetings in Nha Trang.

 The first meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in 2017 opened in Bangkok, Thailand on February 21, with more than 150 delegates from member economies and ABAC taking part. 

 Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will pay a State visit to Vietnam for the first time, from February 28-March 5. 

Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia, President Tran Dai Quang told visiting Chairwoman of Russia’s Federal Council Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko.

 Facebook Inc (FB.O) is in talks with Major League Baseball to live stream one game per week during the upcoming season, which could be a key win as the social media platform works to offer more live sports,

Nguyen Hoang Hai, Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam Association of Financial Investors. speaks to Hai Quan online about the Government’s resolve to have all equitised State-owned enterprises listed on the stock exchange

Dr Tran Toan Thang, deputy director of the Research Department on Business Environment and Competition, under the Central Institute for Economic Management speaks to BNEWs/Viet Nam News Agency about green growth

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite being very short, these streets have a long history and are associated with special dishes. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Large construction sites which don’t strictly follow standard procedures are contributing to dust pollution throughout the city.