India’s state-owned mining enterprise, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), is in talks with Masan Resources to buy a partial stake in the Nui Phao tungsten mine, according to Indian media reports.

 The transfer of State enterprise ownership to the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has been disappointing, Nguyen Dinh Cung, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), said at a conference in Ha Noi yesterday.

 Authorities in the south-central province of Binh Thuan have turned down a proposed titanium mining project, saying that it could contaminate underground water resources and the environment.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam earned a berth in the second round of the China F2 Men’s Futures tournament in China yesterday.

 Trinh Dinh Thoi finished 18th out of 24 athletes in the Snowboarding’s men’s slalom event at the ongoing Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan.

 Police in northern coastal Quang Ninh Province have decided to impose fines amounting to VNĐ16 million (US$700) in total on four Chinese nationals for illegally entering Viet Nam from China.

 Numerous places of interests in Ninh Binh, Ha Long Bay, and Quang Binh are revealed in the trailers of the much-anticipated movie Kong: Skull Island.

 Quang Binh provincial authorities have announced the submission of a proposal to hold the national costume round of Miss Grand International 2017 at the Thien Duong Cave.

VietNamNet Bridge - Winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2011 Hoang Thuy and Trang Pham are two Vietnamese models to grace the catwalk at the London Fashion Week 2017.

 On February 21, a passenger bus suddenly exploded at 10.30pm when it ran on Highway 18 from Que Vo District, Bac Ninh province to Quang Ninh province, killing two people and injuring more than 10.

 About 76% of European enterprises operating in Vietnam said they are optimistic about business prospects in 2017, according to a Business Climate Index (BCI) survey for the fourth quarter of 2016 conducted by EuroCham.

 For years, ornamental tree planting has helped people in the northern province of Bac Ninh  increase their income and improve living standards.

 The northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai has invested in tourism in an effort to make it a key economic sector.

 A nuclear study by three Vietnamese scientists has been published by Physical Review Letters, marking Vietnam’s debut in the physics journal.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has signed an instruction to strengthen measures to ensure safety in educational establishments.

 Average life expectancy will rise in many countries by 2030, breaking through 90 years in some places, and policymakers need to make more efforts to plan for it,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Quy Phuoc won two gold medals at the eighth Lisbon International Meeting which closed in Oeiras City, Portugal, on Sunday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The only Cham Tower in Vietnam's Central Highlands, Yang Prong Tower is situated in Ea Sup District, 100km away from Buon Ma Thuot City. 

While foreigners are enchanted by Vietnam’s tropical fruits, Vietnamese are spending trillions of dong to buy imported fruit, with import turnover increasing steadily in recent years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tribute concert dedicated to singer and songwriter Tran Lap – the late frontman of rock band The Wall, who died in March last year after a short battle with cancer, will take place in Ha Noi this weekend.