VietNamNet Bridge - Dr Phan Minh Liem, a Vietnamese scientist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, has discovered that 14-3-3 sigma protein can kill malignant tumors. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam imports nearly 0.5 million tons of oil each year, while the same volume of waste oil is discharged to the environment without treatment. 

The government has set up a steering committee to deal with state-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) unprofitable multi-billion dong projects. The projects will be dealt with market rules instead of preferences. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Students born in the 1990s brought fame to families and their homeland with their learning achievements and scholarships granted by prestigious international schools. Most of them chose to study at Harvard.

 Top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has climbed five spots to No. 635 in the men’s singles rankings in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings.

 The first round of the national motor racing championship for 110-150cc engines opened in Can Tho City on January 31, attracting 50 professional and semi-professional motorcyclists across the country.

The year of 2016 marked the historic milestones in Vietnamese futsal as the national futsal team convincingly defeated powerhouse Japan in the quarterfinals of the AFC Championships.

 West Lake, Ba Be, Da Xanh and Tri An alongside Vietnam to name few are beautiful and romantic lakes for holidaymakers.

 Ba Den Mountain, Ba Pagoda and Ba Chua Xu Temple are popular destinations to name a few for southern pilgrims and visitors during the first days of the Lunar New Year.

The traditional Lunar New Year festival is the biggest festival in Vietnam. It’s awaited by all Vietnamese people and also foreigners who live here. VOV has a story about how foreign expats celebrate Tet in Vietnam.

In the Vietnamese entertainment market, which experienced many ups and downs in 2016, numerous outstanding young artists, with their ambition and creative capacity, have left an initial impression on arts lovers.

 After a thirty-year hiatus, Vietnamese German Francis Van Hoi, 67, returned to his childhood roots in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2014 and opened a vocational school named Anre Mai Sen for disadvantaged youth.

Temples and Buddhist pagodas in Hanoi are near to overflowing on the first days of the TET holiday as faithful pray for safety, health, good luck, prosperity and happiness during the Year of the Rooster.

 As soon as Deca.vn and Lingo.vn closed, Shopee.vn and aeoneshop.com were launched. There is no lack of vibrancy in Vietnam's e-commerce arena.

 The Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in Gia Vien district, the northern province of Ninh Binh, on February 2 (the sixth day of the first lunar month).

 Retail space is set to be a cash cow for the property sector soon, particularly in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 The tourism sector of Ho Chi Minh City will develop traditional culinary culture into a special tourism product with a view to luring more tourists in 2017.

 Marine pollution will culminate in the degradation of marine biodiversity, especially coral reefs which cover about 1,122 sq.km. of seabed off the country’s coast.    

 President Tran Dai Quang has called on people to plant trees according to their conditions, noting that it is vital for each country to simultaneously ensure economic growth and environmental protection.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decree allowing Vietnamese to gamble at casinos in Vietnam. It will come into effect on March 15.