The continual erosion of forested land by local people has narrowed the living space for elephants in Dong Nai Province, leading to more conflict. In addition, the province’s elephant conservation project has still proceeded at a very slow pace.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 5,000 households that live along or on the south bank of the Doi Canal in HCM City’s District 8 will be relocated in 2018.

Bac Lieu was known as the land of debauchees, particularly the “Bac Lieu dude”. Today, tourists will be impressed by the luxurious and elegant Western-style buildings, Bac Lieu Bird Reserve, Xiem Can Pagoda and the ancient longan gardens.

 Viet Nam is likely to miss an export growth target of 10 per cent that the National Assembly set for 2016, official data has suggested.

VietNamNet Bridge – Although the way Vietnamese celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival has changed, they still maintain the tradition of preparing offerings for ancestor worship and buying new domestic utensils well ahead of time. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you glance through the website tramdoc.vn you will find a lot of articles that attract thousands of views and hundreds of “likes” from readers…

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beating an obsession with online games takes time, patience and, most importantly, loving and understanding teachers.

 To cope with increasing climate change and trade barriers, the Vietnamese tra fish industry must alter its current production method and focus more on the domestic market, said Agricultural and Rural Development Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has hailed the role of Irish Ambassador Cait Moran, who is in the first year of her mission in Vietnam.

  Four Vietnamese players advanced to the next round of the Nepal International Series badminton tournament in Kathmandu on December 15.

  Vietnam has witnessed a strong wave of migration within the country over the past three decades, as reported at a workshop held by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the General Statistics Office (GSO) in Hanoi on December 16.

 On December 15, the General Department of Security under the Ministry of Public Security said it had found two men suspected of spreading currency revaluation rumours.

 Midfielder Luong Xuan Truong is on top of an ongoing poll by goal.com voting for the best player of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup.

More communes and villages in Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh, as well as Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa, were flooded as the region experienced average rainfall ranging from 150mm to 400mm on Thursday and Friday.

 A project aiming to promote biodiversity in Viet Nam was launched yesterday by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) in the northern province of Lao Cai.

 The Police Investigation Agency, under the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS), has served prosecution papers and a detention warrant to the suspected child abuser Nguyen Thanh Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Miss France Iris Mittenaere wore six evening gowns by Vietnamese designer Hoang Hai in a photo shoot for the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A restaurant in An Giang province on December 15 bought a giant catfish 2 meters long weighing 230 kg caught from a Cambodian fisherman in the downstream Mekong River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang officials will meet soon to discuss the construction of a tunnel across the Han River, a symbol of the city. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities must make sure inspections, examinations and auditing of financial and tax issues are done only once a year at enterprises,