Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang and 60 other cities and provinces will turn off the light from 8.30 PM to 9.30 PM on March 25, in sync with foreign countries.

 Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have concluded their first State-level visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has requested ministries, departments and local authorities to hold responsible the state enterprises and business managers who violated the country’s information disclosure regulations.

 Leaders of the National Assembly met in Hanoi on March 5 with female ambassadors and heads of representative offices of international organisations in Vietnam on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8).

 A host of difficulties face SMEs in Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong told a conference on March 2 in Hanoi on policies to support SMEs and the experience of Japan.

VietNamNet Bridge - Indicators show that Vietnam is one of the countries with the highest entrepreneurial spirit in the world.

 A trip to the west of Hoi An and Danang, right up to and over the Vietnamese-Lao border last year had helped me discover the Co Tu ethnic minority, one of the unique groups of people in Vietnam.

 The Agency of Foreign Information Service under the Ministry of Information and Communications has joined hands with the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Vietnam Pictorial and The Gioi Publishing House to release “Vietnam Yearbook 2016” book.

 New lending regulations worry small firms, Bank chairman admits violations, More than 590 firms receive Vietnamese High-Quality Goods awards, New innovative startup club in Quang Nam

 State Treasury asked to continue following strategy till 2020, HCM City’s new online centre monitors bus activityi, CIENCO 8’s labour export licence withdrawn, More tourists visit temple, pagoda sites in An Giang

 Deals to increase in number this year and next as foreign investors seek to enter Vietnam.

A number of seafood companies have been dissolved or have halted operation, while trade barriers from import countries are expected to.pose challenges to Vietnam’s fishery sector.

 The Vietnamese Government released Decree No.20/2017 on February 24, providing tax administration for enterprises with controlled transactions and which will come into effect on May 1.

 Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has invested millions of dollar into two alumina plants in Vietnam. However, these plants seem to be failing expectations.

 PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil), a member of national oil and gas group PetroVietnam, will sell a 40 per cent share in the second quarter of 2017.

 The first APEC Senior Officials’ Meetingand related meetings successfully wrapped up in Nha Trang city after two weeks of sitting – a good start for the APEC Year 2017 in Vietnam.

 Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the Vietnam Mission to the UN, called on countries to continue providing resources for development at the ECOSOC’s development cooperation forum.

 Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Saturday (Mar. 4) visited the palace of the former Vietnamese king in the ancient capital of Hue.

 Mother Goddess worship, or Dao Mau”, is very popular belief in an agriculture-based country like Vietnam, where farmers strongly depend on nature.

Our list of the 10 best places to go in the district of Moc Chau in Son La Province this summer includes magnificent waterfalls, scenic landscapes, lush fruit gardens and natural magical mountains.