The application of science and technology will be one of the strategic solutions for restructuring the industry and trade sector as well as for its sustainable development.

 HCM City’s Transport Department has built barriers on pavements along some streets in the city centre to prevent motorists from encroaching upon them.

 The Viet Nam Taekwondo Federation (VTF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leaders of South Korea’s Geoje City on support for Vietnamese takewondo in the future.

 The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism has proposed two new tourism packages involving the historical Opera House.

 A series of cultural activities will take place in the ancient town of Hội An in the annual Nguyên Tiêu (the full moon of the first lunar month of the year) Festival from Sunday to February 15th.

 Train ticket prices will be reduced on the North-South railway route and some other routes following the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday period, Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) said on Thursday.

 The online poll on loudspeakers conducted by the Hanoi's Department of Information and Communication re-opened on Thursday afternoon after a three-day temporary closure because of a technical error.

 Severe erosion at the riverbank is putting the lives of hundred households in Nha Trang City at risk while local authorities lack money to comprehensively tackle the problem.

 The Vietnam national men’s football team is now ranked No.136 internationally, according to the latest FIFA world ranking table.

 Leading hotels and resorts in HCMC, Phu Quoc, and Dalat have prepared numerous programs to serve couples on the upcoming Valentine’s Day.

VietNamNet Bridge - CNNTraveler has listed Vietnamese coffee among top 15 best coffee around the world.

Well-known Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson told Southeast Asia Globe at a recent interview that of all the fantastical locations he has worked in over his 40-year career, Vietnam is his favourite.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ben Nguyen, a Vietnamese American mixed martial arts athlete, will come back to his hometown to exchange with local audience on February 11 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Saigon Sports Club in HCMC’s District 7.

A large number of local people and visitors joined the Pig Procession festival in La Phu village, Hoai Duc, Hanoi on February 9.

Archdaily, a world's most popular architecture website, has showcased a working office of a multimedia company in HCM City on its website.

 The People’s Committee of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has approved a biological diversity conservation plan with total capital worth 1.3 trillion VND (57.3 million USD).

 Hanoi plans to spend $297.3 million on building new-style rural areas in 2017, according to the municipal Party Committee’s steering board for agricultural development and new countryside building.

  Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company will list 300 million shares on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) in late February after it managed to retain an approval for the same.

 Governor General of Canada David Johnston voiced his hope for a bright future of his country’s partnership and cooperation with Vietnam while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Duc Hoa on February 9.

 Thousands took to the Hanoi outskirts district of Hoai Duc on February 8 for the opening ceremonies of the five-day Lai Yen Festival.