Viet Nam’s textile and garment industry has targeted a growth in exports of 6.5-7 per cent to US$30 billion this year.

 Nearly 200 Vietnamese enterprises are participating in the component supply chain used by three Samsung plants in Viet Nam, including 20 tier-1 vendors and 178 tier-2 vendors.

 Viet Nam took top position in the Southeast Asian Vovinam (Vietnamese traditional martial art) Championship, yesterday in Seam Reap, Cambodia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tan Son Nhat Airport Authority announced it will increase the number of night flights to meet high demand during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 A suspect in January 12 killing of a 15-year-old girl in HCM City’s Go Vap District has been arrested.

 Only around 100 wild elephants, and an additional 60 in captivity, remain in Viet Nam, with most living in Dak Lak, Dong Nai and Nghe An provinces, a conference on elephant conservation heard on Wednesday.

Animal protection group PETA or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has listed HCM City among the top 10 havens for vegans and vegetarians in Asia.

 On the occasion of Lunar New Year, people often buy souvenirs for their friends, relatives. The 2017 Lunar New Year is the Year of the Rooster, as a result, souvenirs with rooster images are in high demand.

 A winter storm battered a large swath of the central United States on Sunday with ice and freezing rain, creating dangerous driving conditions that caused at least five traffic-related deaths and leaving thousands without power.

 Vietnam wants to develop further friendly relations and multifaceted cooperation with Senegal, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria and Senegal Pham Quoc Tru.

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins on January 16 a two-day visit to Vietnam, the last leg of his first trip abroad in 2017.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi on January 15 afternoon, concluding their four-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's investigation into what caused some Galaxy Note 7s to catch fire has concluded that the battery was the main reason, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Export growth has been slowing down for textile and garment firms, but the industry has not made a decision to target the domestic market.

 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that Brexit would turn out to be a great thing and other countries would follow Britain out of the European Union but promised to strike a swift bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Binh An Village in Binh Lang Commune in Tan Tru District in the Mekong Delta province of Long An has been known for its tradition of making drums for over 100 years.

 HCMC authority tightens control on environmental pollution, Vietnam Airlines carries apricot, peach blossoms for Tet holidays, HCM City ready to combat Lunar New Year congestion

VietNamNet Bridge - After Nguyen Ha Dong’s Flappy Bird emerged in early 2014, marking Vietnam’s position in the world market, Vietnam’s game industry developed rapidly with numerous game studios, big and small.

Dried fields, cattle dying of thirst, expensive drinking water, sea water overflowing houses. In 2016, the lives of millions of people in Mekong Delta, Central Highlands and central region were upset because of drought and salinity intrusion.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 10 richest women on the stock market have total assets worth VND19.301 trillion, accounting for 11.5 percent of total assets of the 500 richest Vietnamese billionaires.