Dozens are feared dead after an avalanche crushed a luxury hotel in a mountainous area of central Italy hit by earthquakes on Wednesday,

VietNamnet Bridge -  Though the sugar industry enjoys benefits from protectionism, manufacturers are still complaining that business is tough because of smuggling.

Vietnamese may be able to visit casinos if they are 21 years old or older and earn at least VND10 million a month, or if they are third-level taxpayers with high personal income, according to a draft decree on casino management.

VietNamNet Bridge - Following Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone are considering waiving roaming fees in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The policy has never been applied in any other region in the world.

VietNamNet Bridge - As elephants are now facing a threat of extinction in Vietnam, the country has decided to spend big money on elephant conservation programs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts question whether high-end coffee chains can make profits when paying high rent for retail premises.

An excellent student at Harvard, an author of an essay about philosophy, a female student who can imitate accents of seven languages, and a beautiful girl who met US President Barack Obama. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tu, a lecturer of RMIT Vietnam, has turned his passion for game into a practical act by designing and producing a game collection named Son Tinh – Thuy Tinh, inspired by Vietnam’s legend of the same name.

A decade and a half ago, in 2003, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) received a meagre 32,134 units of blood (each unit 350ml), 73 per cent of which was from professional blood sellers.

VinaCapital has $120 million in cash and is looking to invest in private or equitised companies in 2017. Andy Ho, VinaCapital CEO, talked about the company’s plans to use the cash and assessed the prospects of the Vietnamese stock market.

 The Foreign Ministry hosted a New Year meeting with foreign embassies and foreign media agencies in Vietnam in Hanoi on January 19.

Vietnam will focus on developing human resources, science and technology in a bid to keep pace with the fourth industrial revolution, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a debate session on the future of production in Davos, Switzerland.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam always welcomes international media to the country to cover its development and global integration. 

 Algeria and Vietnam should press ahead with developing their friendship and multi-faceted cooperation which has yet to match potential and aspirations, Speaker of the People’s National Assembly of Algeria Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – FLC Thanh Hoa completed their first hat trick of the season, after winning the V.League’s third match yesterday, by defeating Long An 2-1 on their home turf.

Police in the capital city have said they are considering electronic (and automatic) charging of traffic fines to offenders’ bank accounts. Police officers are mostly supportive of the idea, while others, including car drivers and authority figures

 Japan's Nintendo said it will release an Android version of its Super Mario mobile game in March following the launch of Super Mario Run for Apple Inc's iPhone in December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Service fees at residential buildings in Ha Noi, ranging from VND700 (3 US cents) to VND16,500 (72 cents) per square metre, under the capital’s newly-issued decision are thought to be unrealistic.

Nhat Tan flower village in Hanoi are richly beautified with blooming peach trees welcoming the forthcoming lunar New Year or Tet

CNN has suggested 15 best places around the world to travel during the upcoming Lunar New Year, including the Quang Ba flower market in Hanoi.