Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached five billion USD in 2016, said Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City branch Nguyen Hoang Minh on January 10.

 Students from the Van Lang University in Ho Chi Minh City won first prize in the Breaking Down Barriers contest that called for designs and upgrades of public works for people with disabilities.

The International Fireworks Festival 2017 is expected to become a cultural highlight of the central city of Da Nang this year, Mr. Ngo Quang Vinh, Director of the Da Nang Tourism Department, told VietNamNet.

Singers Ha Ho, Son Tung MTP, Noo PhuocThinh, Toc Tien and Chi Phu look gorgeous in Ao Dai to welcome traditional Lunar New Year or Tet.

The Lunar New Year holidays (Tet) are magical in Hanoi with sidewalks, street lamps, storefronts and government offices richly adorned with festive lights, flowers and ornaments.

 More than 500 florist households in Xuan Quan commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province are gearing up for the biggest season of the year – the upcoming Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

 The United Nations (UN) should prioritise building a strategy for conflict prevention in the long run, said a Vietnamese diplomat.

 The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) found their strategic shareholders, announced the Ministry of Transport at a meeting held in Hanoi on January 10.

Vietnam has just entered 2017, but already market analysts are trying to predict the trends of the next 12 months. Senior economist Le Xuan Nghia, director of the Business Development Institute.

 Trinh Linh Giang has climbed up the ATP world ranking to stand at No 1,637, the ATP’s announcement has revealed.

 Around 6.5 million Vietnamese traveled abroad last year, a rise of 15% over the previous year, and spent around US$7-8 billion, statistics of the Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) showed.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many IPOs (initial public offerings) of large conglomerates did not occur as initially planned, but investors still sought out other impressive IPOs.

 The northeast province of Ha Giang is renowned for its wild and magnificent beauty, with rugged rocky mountains ranges and terraced fields. The land is also home to more than 20 ethnic groups.

Luxury resorts, hotels and cruise ships are leading choices of Hollywood stars, billionaires and State leaders when they spend holidays in Vietnam.

 The Hang Da Galleria in Hanoi is holding a thematic exhibition of 60 paintings on January 13 celebrating 2017, the Year of the Rooster, whose crowing signals the break of day, chasing away evil.

 Jump Arena, Vietnam’s first indoor trampoline park, is set to open its doors to the public.

 Traditional festivals comprising violent activities and causing chaos are to be stopped or changed, authorities and cultural managers said at a conference in Hanoi on January 10.

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Members of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee asked for measures to prevent planning overlap and wastefulness while discussing the draft Law on Planning at their on-going sixth session on January 10.

 The US founded retail chain 7-Eleven announced plans in mid-2016 to open its first store in Vietnam in the spring of 2017.