VietNamNet Bridge - The government has approved a plan to develop a national rice brand by 2020, aiming to improve marketing capability and competitiveness.

 These are the iconic images ingrained in every Vietnamese mind— the places, signs, and monuments that represent the best of what the country is all about.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) defeated Can Tho 3-0 in the fifth round of V.League 1 at Pleiku Stadium in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With ambitious plans, proven results and a busy schedule, Vietnamese fooballers are working hard and earning their fans’ support.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will take part in the Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup to be held in India on February 18-25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Almost a year after Ha Noi authorities said they were determined to eradicate a market selling mostly stolen automotive parts, nothing much has changed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mekong Delta provinces face a threat of H5N1 bird flu with the disease season just starting and farmers leaving their ducks to freely feed in fields following the completion of the winter-spring rice harvest.

 At a recent forum in Ho Chi Minh City, Peter Semone, chair of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, declared that tourism has the potential to become a pillar of the Vietnam economy.

 The Moc Chau, Bac Ha and Dien Bien plateaus are seemingly inexhaustible rich fertile flower-filled pastures dissected by rivers winding down steep hills filled with nostalgic sights of childhood this time of year.

 Tien Dat from Hanoi has developed quite a fan base in Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and the Philippines at the male beauty pageant – Mister International 2017 – ongoing in Thailand.

  Pham Tuyen is a musician whose music has been closely associated with different periods of Vietnam’s history.

Interest rates were stable in the first month of 2017 and will remain steady for the entire year, the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) said on Thursday.

 Phu My Hung Development Corporation has unveiled plans to develop Sakura Park to create a new famous public place in HCM City following the success of its The Crescent area.

 CMC Telecom has begun construction of its 2,000km cable express system through Viet Nam.

 Many young people, including those who’ve studied abroad and returned home to establish their own businesses, shared useful ideas on startups at a conference held last week in HCM City.

 Thailand’s plan to sell all its rice reserves of about eight million tonnes this year has sparked concerns that this move will undermine Viet Nam’s rice exports.

 HCM City authorities have urged the city’s Department of Planning and Investment to propose solutions to achieve a Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of between 8.4 and 8.7 per cent this year.

 Viet Nam’s insurance sector is predicted to grow 20 per cent this year thanks to a change in Government policies, experts said.

 A resident of Ma Lu Thang Village in the northern province of Dien Bien found three people hacked to death in a field shack last weekend.

Universities and educational institutes must publicize their achievements, such as the rate of their graduates who have found jobs, before the national high school entrance exam of 2018, experts said at a conference last Friday.