VietNamNet Bridge - Many technology startups that called for capital in 2016 are expected to be even more successful in 2017.

 The Military Command of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has safely defused a 60kg bomb in Tran Yen district on January 11.

 Charles Jackson, a US veteran and prisoner during the war in Vietnam, expressed his wish to find his war-time rescuers during a meeting with the Vietnam-US Society (VUS) on January 11.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project improving the teaching of Vietnamese for people living abroad.

 A suitcase left by a tourist from the UK on the Da Nang – Saigon SE7 train on January 10 was returned to him one day later with all his posessions intact.

 The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam reported that the inspection sector discovered economic irregularities involving more than 59.4 trillion VND (2.63 billion USD) and 4,000ha of land in 2016.

 Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to rearrange its organisation for more efficient operation, becoming a pioneer in the restructuring movement.

 Vietnam and Spain have pledged to facilitate business exchanges and connectivity, especially in the fields of clean and renewable energy, environment, infrastructure and tourism. 

 President Tran Dai Quang on January 11 received the ambassadors of New Zealand, Timor Leste, Cote d’Ivoire, Rwanda and Slovenia, who presented their credentials.

 The signing of a framework agreement on credit cooperation between the Vietnamese and Hungarian Governments is an important landmark in the two countries’ diplomatic activities this year.

 Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong renewed his city’s wish to intensify cooperation with Japan’s Iwate prefecture while meeting with its Governor Takuya Tasso on January 11.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on January 12 morning for an official visit to China.

 "I like numbers," Warren Buffett says in an upcoming HBO documentary about his life. "It started before I could remember. It just felt good, working with numbers."

 Reasonably priced quick snacks are the reason The Dots Tea Coffee Dessert and the Hurom Juice Cafe are favourite stopping off places among youth for quick snacks in Ho Chi Minh City.

12km to the Southeast of Buon Ma Thuot City, Ea Kao Lake is a tourism site constructed on a large scale. Full of unique and exhilarating features, Ea Kao Lake is a modern sight full of traditional essences.  

 Further bird flu outbreaks caused by migrating birds are likely to hit Europe in the future after a second outbreak in as many years on the continent that was down to chance, said the head of the world animal health body.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc reiterated that Vietnam wants to strengthen the strategic cooperative partnership with the Republic of Korea during a phone conversation with acting RoK President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on January 11. 

 The U.S. dollar nursed widespread losses on Thursday after President-elect Donald Trump's long-awaited news briefing provided scant clarity on future fiscal policies, disappointing bulls wagering on major stimulus.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two commune land officers in Buon Ma Thuot City in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have received a disciplinary warning over their involvement in the illegal construction of the Doi Thong Tourism Area,