The 15th Vietnam Poetry Day will take place in Hanoi on the 15th day of the first lunar month, which falls on February 11 this year, according to Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Literature Association Nguyen Quang Thieu.

 Home United of Singapore will be Quang Ninh Coal’s rival in Group H of the qualifying round of the AFC Cup 2017.

 The leading universities in Vietnam were recently announced via the Webometrics Ranking of World University by a Spanish public research body.

President Donald Trump blasted department store chain Nordstrom Inc (JWN.N) on Wednesday for dropping his daughter Ivanka's clothing line, prompting critics to accuse him of misusing public office to benefit his family's sprawling business empire.

The HCM City Department of Transport on February 8 launched construction for two flyovers with combined investment of $33 million at two traffic congestion hotspots, one of which connects with Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

 The Hanoi People’s Procuracy has completed the indictment prosecuting two Japanese men for smuggling seven golden statues through the Noi Bai International Airport.

 On the 11th day of the first lunar month every year, people in Phu Tho celebrate “Trò Trám” festival, which aims to honour the breeding fertility belief.

 Lao Cai is famous for its natural landscapes and rich cultural characteristics of numerous ethnic groups with hundreds of temples and pagodas. After Tet holiday, thousands of visitors flock to the locality to enjoy spring walks and go on pilgrimages.

 A delegation from the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) led by Marsha Lynn Four, Vice President of the VVA, visited Vietnam.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Truong Manh Son had a working session with leaders of the Czech Confederation of Industry and Transport (SP) in Prague on February 7, beginning an array of diplomatic activities to tighten economic links.

 The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly is scheduled to convene 10 sessions in 2017, focusing on revising, supplementing and issuing legal documents to concretise regulations of the Constitution. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam always exerts best efforts to assist Laos in national development, and strengthen bilateral fraternal ties and effective coordination at regional and global forums. 

 Britain plans to introduce new insurance rules to ensure victims of accidents involving self-driving cars are compensated quickly in a bid to remove a major obstacle for the nascent industry.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate consultancy firms have predicted that retail premises will become an attractive segment of the property market in 2017, especially in Hanoi and HCMC.

VietNamNet Bridge - Management agencies have been granting 4G licenses sooner than initially expected, which could create stiff competition among telcos in 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hydrometeorology and weather forecasting agencies are often blamed for damages caused by natural calamities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businessmen returning from Eastern Europe have set up large businesses in Vietnam and made great contributions to the country’s economic development.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many high school teachers are giving high marks to students or ‘fabricating’ school reports to help students enroll in universities. 

 Vietnam's 2017 FDI attraction sees bright prospect

VietNamNet Bridge – Vuong Dinh Hue, Deputy PM and Head of the national steering committees on National Single Window and ASEAN Single Window, tells Hai Quan that admin reforms will target reaching ASEAN-4 levels