The year 2016 has seen significant achievements and efforts from the entire education sector, helping boost its growth.

VietNamNet Bridge – Water in the Hoai River rose up to flood two streets – Bach Dang and Nguyen Thai Hoc – in the ancient city of Hoi An and villages on the Hoai River banks yesterday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The famous Con Dao Island’s ecosystem and its biodiversity is seriously threatened by overexploitation and low environmental awareness of visitors and locals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than a month before the beginning of Lunar New Year, blossoming peach trees are being displayed for sale at Quang Ba flower market and along Nghi Tam dike, bringing early spring to Hanoi. 

 The local nursery of Tran Tien Dung in the Nhat Tan Flower Village of Hanoi has more than 400 white apricot trees for sale at prices ranging from US$44 (VND1 million) to US$1,320 (VND30 million).

As MOIT insists on developing steel projects, saying there will be a shortage of steel in the future, NA deputies say the ministry has to take responsibility for figures released in the steel industry development strategy. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The time it takes Nguyen Phuong Hoai, a resident of Ha Noi’s Nam Tu Liem District, to get to her hometown in Ninh Binh Province has been reduced by half in the last four years

 Those who visit Hanoi during this time of the year should savor cha ruoi, a specialty made from sand worm widely available in the sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Binh Thuan administration has sought to allay concerns over the proposed dumping of 1.5 cubic metres of “materials” into the ocean, saying these are “natural sea sediment”, not industrial waste.

 Lang Son takes pride in its many natural and historical sites reflecting the diverse nature of its culture. It also has famous sights mentioned in Vietnamese literature and music such as Dong Dang, Ky Lua, To Thi, and Tam Thanh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the Dao Do people in the northern province of Ha Giang or the Muong in the central province of Thanh Hoa, sau tre (bamboo worm), once a staple, has become a rare treat.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bạch Long Vi is Viet Nam’s remotest island in the Gulf of Tonkin.This spells daunting hardship, especially for doctors and other medical staff stationed there,

VietNamNet introduces the large part of the talks entitled "APEC 2017: opportunities and challenges for Vietnam" with Mr. Nguyen Minh Vu and Dr. Vo Tri Thanh.

VietNamNet Bridge – Around 500 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones have not been recalled in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

Khanh Hoa to build fisheries centre, Quang Binh solar power project makes adjustments, HCMC strives to improve rural living condition, HCMC pilots to offer overtime care service for workers’ kids in two districts

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the new norms when approving scheduled enrollment figures next year for universities and colleges requires them to produce statistics on students’ employment after graduating,

Tax incentives provide few benefits, High-tech agricultural production is the need: experts, Large scale fields developed in northern region, Vietsovpetro taps 5.04 million tonnes of crude oil this year

 Vietnam opposes all activities that violate its sovereignty as well as militarise and threaten peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea.

  A delegation of Hanoi Party Committee led by Vice Standing Secretary Ngo Thi Thanh Hang paid working visits to Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia in early December to foster friendship and cooperation with the capital cities of regional countries.    

 Secretary of State at the Polish President’s Chancellery Krzysztof Szczerski has affirmed that Poland highly values Vietnam’s position in Southeast Asia and wants to foster all-around ties with the country.