Tima, a Vietnamese peer-to-peer (P2P) lending tech platform, successfully gathered Series A funds from a Singaporean investor.

 Viet Nam paid US$8.27 billion on importing equipment and machines from China in the past 11 months of 2016, according to the General Department of Customs.

 Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) on December 20 inaugurated the Lai Chau hydro-electricity plant in Nam Nhun District in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau.

 Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam eased into the second round of the Thailand F5 Futures in Huahin today.

 Two young hangliders, Hai Yen and Tuan Dung, celebrated their love with a unique wedding ceremony recently on the western outskirts of Hanoi.

 Students of the HCM City Open University are performing 19 English plays adapted from American novels and short stories, most of them award winning and made into films, at the university’s Go Vap District campus.

 Hoang Thu Thao won the best national costume award and was among the top 10 at Miss Tourism International 2016, which was held on December 18 in Shanghai, China.

 The Ministry of Finance has asked agencies and enterprises under its umbrella to efficiently use State-owned cars and implement taxi fare subsidies to certain officials instead of offering them State-owned cars.

Viet Nam will open its first ever astronomical observatory in Nha Trang next March, according to the Viet Nam National Satellite Centre (VNSC).

Three women have been arrested for illegally selling value-added tax (VAT) invoices which were estimated at more than VNĐ1 trillion (US$44.4 million), according to the Ha Noi police.

Landmark 92, terraced paddy fields, Lao Chai, Y Ty and Ky Quan San are wonderful destinations for trekkers along Bat Xat route in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

The Christmas Concert in Hanoi on December 19 got heated by the highly impressive performances of world pop star Richard Marx and Vietnamese singers Thanh Lam and Ha Tran.

Protecting, maintaining and restoring ecosystems, especially water systems, is among the most urgent tasks for strengthening the country’s resilience to climate change.

 Vietnam are in Group A of the 2017 ASEAN Football Federation U15 girls’ football tournament, according the event’s draw.

A new printed monthly Vietnamese magazine specializing in mathematics will be published from January 2017.

Three economic growth scenarios for the country have been revealed by the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Two people died and at least two others went missing in a mountain landslide that happened on early November 20 in Nha Trang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan held a meeting with Ambassadors of ASEAN member countries on December 20 on the third anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan Summit (December 2013).

 An international seminar on the future of maritime activities in Asia after the The Hague’s arbitration ruling took place at the Meiji University in Tokyo, gathering Japanese and regional experts.

VietNamNet Bridge – While finance, pharmaceuticals and real estate sectors promise big Tet bonuses, some other industries that are now facing many challenges and difficulties may provide more modest benefits,