The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have discussed the implementation of a joint project to build a smart city, which was signed in 2015.

 As many as 490 foreigners have registered for electronic visas to enter Vietnam, 210 of whom have been issued with their visas, after the first week of the e-visa pilot scheme, the Ministry of Public Security’s Department of Immigration has said.

North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile the previous day, claiming further advancement in a weapons program it is pursuing in violation of United Nations resolutions.

 Ho Chi Minh City is now offering online registration for 15 administrative procedures managed by the city’s Transport Department.

 The local media in Laos on February 10 gave much space to highlight the success of the 39th meeting of the Laos-Vietnam Inter-Governmental Committee, saying that it will lay firm foundation for both countries to lift up their ties to a new height.

The World Vision International (WVI), an organisation dedicated to supporting children and vulnerable populations worldwide, will provide 1.8 million USD to support development in Quang Tri central province. 

 Belarus’s five-day visa exemption policy applied to citizens of 80 countries, including Vietnam, took effect on February 12.

 Ministries and agencies have proposed simplifying 1,126 out of 1,934 administrative procedures related to population management.

 Leaders from the four northern border provinces of Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang and Ha Giang and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region had a New Year meeting on February 10.

 Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc met with Yoon Jong-kyoo, President of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s KB Kookmin Financial Group in Hanoi on February 11.

 Singaporean developer CapitaLand and Vietnamese space operator Toong have signed a memorandum of understanding to change the working environment in Vietnam.

 Vietnam attaches importance to promoting relations with the new administration and Congress of the US, towards further developing the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership in a practical, effective, stable and long-term manner.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than VND100 trillion was paid by the eight biggest commercial banks to depositors in 2016. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of university graduates who are jobless must not discourage students from pursuing higher education, Nguyen Thi Kim Phung, director of the University Education Department, has said.

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They are successful businessmen who created strong brands with fame extending beyond national borders. Though they are of retirement age, they remain at the top of  the business leadership and are considered irreplaceable.

 Measures proposed to turn household businesses into firms, Boosting sustainable development of support industry, HCMC determined to prevent bubble in realty market, FDI capital hits record high despite long holidays in January

Many localities nationwide have held a wide range of activities in response to the 15th Vietnam Poetry Day 2017, which opened at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on February 11 or the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after listing their shares on the bourse after many years of hiding, a number of multi-billion dollar conglomerates quickly became ‘pillars’ in the stock market.

 Vietnam’s dragon fruits introduced at Berlin international fair, Cashew farming area in Central Highlands shrinks, Vietnamese firms eye co-branding goal, Draft decree on State monopoly in trade submitted to Gov’t