A Chinese bank branch established in the so-called Sansa city on Phu Lam island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago is illegal, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh.

 A dialogue meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vietnamese enterprises is scheduled to take place for the second time in late March as the nation is seeking to build a facilitative and action-oriented government.

 People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong yesterday approved the project to organize a bazaar  and  musical quarterin the city downtown.

 Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong yesterday asked the Department of Planning and Investment to create favorable environment for multinational corporations to the city in 2017.

 Quang Binh Province will auction the rights to operate tours to caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park after Oxalis Company ends the contract.

 The State-run Vietnam Computerized Lottery Co. Ltd. (Vietlott) recently announced its preliminary report on the business results for the 2016 fiscal year.

The Electricity of Vietnamwill continue to hold a monopoly on power distribution and retail sale through the management and control of power distribution and retail trade companies in the form of one-member limited liability companies.

 Vietnam will auction a Boeing aeroplane which has been abandoned at Noi Bai International Airport for 10 years by a Cambodian airline.

 Over 40 elephants in Dak Lak Province have been left exhausted after being forced to overwork through the lunar new year holiday period.

VietNamNet Bridge - Lonely Planet has just named Vietnam in the Top 10 budget honeymoons.

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh on Wednesday issued a decision to establish a disciplinary council to impose penalties on ministry officials who reportedly visited the pagoda during work hours.

 A digital copy of every news and feature story published on online newspapers must be kept unchanged for at least one year, the Government has said.

 Vietnamese representative Minh Tu has come to Singapore to compete at Asia's Next Top Model 2017, according to Kenh14.vn online newspaper.

 Vietnam farmers face another difficult year as confidence falters with industry analysts particularly pessimistic the country will reach overseas sales of more than five million metric tons in 2017, the Vietnam Food Association has said.

  VietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen people were rescued on Wednesday evening after their speedboat capsized due to high waves on the way from Nam Du Island to the mainland.

The Ministry of Health will release 1 million to 1.4 million of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in four wards in Nha Trang in an effort to reduce the number of incidences of dengue fever and Zika virus infections.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will put up more road signs written in English to serve foreign tourists,

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project on developing domestic infrastructure in connection with the regional systems.

 Vietnam and Russia will focus on prioritised strategic projects in two major areas of economy-trade and military science-technology, stated Alexey Popov, Russian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City at a press conference in the city on February 9.

 A ceremony was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 8 to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-RoK diplomatic relations, opening a series of events this year to celebrate bilateral ties.