VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of Ha Noi artist Dinh Thanh Van’s paintings featuring flowers has opened in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – FLC Thanh Hoa easily defeated Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) 2-0 in the first round of V.League 1 play in the central province of Thanh Hoa yesterday.

 Authorities of the central province of Thua-Thien Hue have decided to revoke the land of a VND-70 billion (USD3.3 million) water park project which has been left unused for many years.

 Migrants from the Mekong Delta live together in the centre of HCM City.

 HCMC to open flower trading center, Car rental cost doubles ahead of Tet, High hopes for Vietnamese economy, RoK’s Inha University keen on Long Thanh airport project, Airlines announce red hot TET holiday flight deals

 The Vietnamese basketball team Hanoi Buffaloes defeated Dunkin’ Raptors of Thailand 71-70 in the second match of the Thailand Basketball League (TBSL) 2017 in Bangkok yesterday.

 Viet Nam’s Saigon Heat lost to Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Truth 83-82 in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at Kaohsiung Municipal Senior High School in Taiwan on Saturday.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday asked authorities in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, and in Tra Linh District in particular, to ensure a happy Tet (Lunar New Year) for everyone, especially the underprivileged.

 HCM City’s annual Street Book Festival will be held from January 25 to 31, the city People’s Committee has announced.

 Tom call-and-response singing is the most popular folk singing genre of the Kho Mu.

 'Com hen' is no longer the preserve of the poor people in Central Vietnam, but the favorite of Hue locals and tourists, thanks to its deliciousness and simplicity.

 More European enterprises are becoming keen on the Vietnamese food and beverage industry in anticipation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

 State budget revenues surpassed the yearly target to hit VND1.1 quadrillion (US$48.4 billion) as of December 31, 2016, up 7.8 % or VND79.6 trillion higher than the target.

 Starting from February 15, 2017, gaming machines used in facilities currently open to foreigners in Vietnam have to meet more stringent conditions.

 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is ready to further speed up the process to create a legally binding code of conduct (COC) in the East Sea with China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Its beaches, luxury resorts and golf courses is helping the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa attract an increasing number of foreign tourists.

 Asian stocks edged higher on Monday, helped by a strong Wall Street, and the dollar stood tall against rivals after the latest U.S. payrolls data indicated strong underlying wage growth, strengthening the case for more rate increases in 2017.

 The eastern United States began digging out on Saturday from a massive storm that dumped heavy snow from Georgia to Massachusetts, knocking out power for thousands of people and causing hundreds of car crashes,

 HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use Nokia's brand on mobile phones, announced on Sunday its first smartphone, targeted for Chinese users with a price of 1,699 yuan ($246).

 A push by Washington for more business-friendly regulation and fiscal support for the economy could improve America's mix of policies which in recent years have relied too much on the Federal Reserve,