Even as striker Nguyễn Công Phượng and latest sensation Lương Xuân Trường hog the limelight, many eyes are on mid-fielder Nguyễn Quang Hải, expecting big things of him in the new season.

 Viet Nam have secured two more berths at the World Cups of chess at the Zone 3.3 Chess Championships 2017, which closed in the Philippines Sunday.

 Quảng Nam had their first V.League loss of the season, losing 0-2 to Hải Phòng in the eighth round match yesterday.

 A unique painting exhibition displaying art works of people with autism is opening in downtown Hanoi.

 Yen Bai province has become a tourist destination thanks to its beautiful unspoiled landscape and diverse culture. Over the past few years, the province has invested in upgrading roads and developed a variety of local tours.

 Health authorities in Hanoi have urged an investigation into a locally-brewed spirit containing high levels of methanol which have caused a rash of poisoning cases.

 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.