A documentary series entitled Sac Mau Nhat Ban (Colours of Japan) which showcases the best of Japanese gastronomy will be aired on Vietnamese television from February 3.

 The Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre plans to open a new excavation area, north of Doan Mon relic site, to visitors from January 20 to February 28.

 A Cay Neu (Neu pole) was planted at the Hue Imperial Citadel, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on January 20, featuring a traditional activity in the run up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. 

 A wide range of cultural activities are taking place in the Old Quarter and the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi to welcome the Year of the Rooster.

 Various kinds of flowers will be arranged at the Ecopark on the outskirts of Hanoi from January 29 to February 1.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on January 20 chose one of three proposed plans to renovate Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City.

 Impacts of the fourth industrial revolution on governments, businesses and people were highlighted by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc when he attended a session as part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

The Vietnam-Japan trade is expected to reach a new height in 2017 as the two countries have agreed on many measures to boost the trade exchange.

 The list of top 500 companies in Vietnam in 2016 was announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 19.

 With only a few days left until Tet (Lunar New Year), artisans in craft villages are scrambling to make products like sticky rice cakes and other traditional cakes, jams, dried shrimp and others to supply to the market.

 Vietnam, as the host of APEC 2017, will maintain the consistence of priorities in the year, said Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc.

 The parliament of Belgium’s Wallonia region held the third hearing on the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) on January 19. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s biggest, most important traditional festival, Tet, is a time of renewal, a time to welcome Spring, a time to thank Gods and ancestors and pray for their blessings. Special dishes are made to offer the Gods

 Various traditional customs of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year will be featured on January 22 at So Village’s communal house on the western outskirts of Hanoi.

 he consideration of projects relating to areas with exceptional values like Son Doong Cave, as well as the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, must especially take into account impacts on the local environment, culture and society.

The Institute for Socio-Economic Development on January 19 donated to Hoang Sa district several documents and old maps that clearly establish Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

 HCM City has agreed to the transport department’s proposal to open temporary smart parking lots in downtown areas to meet demand.

 Hanoi’s youth union hosted a ceremony on January 20 to honour 10 outstanding youths in 2016 for their significant contributions in a wide range of fields.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has hailed the press’s significant contributions to the country’s external affairs last year at a New Year meeting hosted by the Foreign Ministry on January 20.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in the US along with the US-APEC Business Coalition and the US National Center for APEC (NCAPEC) held an event to promote Vietnam’s APEC Year 2017 in Washington on January 18.