Winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model Hoang Thuy has left deep impression on international audience at a show of famous designer Jeremy Scott in the framework of the ongoing New York Fashion Week.

 Hundreds of thousands of local and international tourists flocked to renowned tourism sites across the country during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which fell on February 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of local and international visitors headed to Vietnamese destinations during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which fell on February 19 this year.

 The national beach football team will gather in Nha Trang in central Khanh Hoa province from February 25 to March 29 to prepare for the Asian elimination round of the upcoming 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

 Tet dishes have special significance as they reflect the Vietnamese tradition of each family member expressing their personal progress, happiness and professional prosperity through the tray of dishes.

 The Government has proposed to the Party Central Committee and the National Assembly a scheme that will reduce bad debts in the nation's banking system this year to three percent of total lending.

 The Vietnamese stock market ended a rough year of 2014 with continued growth.

 Vietnam is the fifth most recognised coffee producing country in the US – the world’s largest coffee consuming market, according to a recent survey by the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC).

New project launched under Vietnam-Cambodia defence cooperation deal; Party chief visits Hanoi hi-tech park; President pays New Year visit to Tay Ninh, Binh Duong; Former prisoners of war meet to review revolutionary tradition

Standard Chartered Bank recently released a report, which also takes a look at Vietnam's economic and financial outlook, growth, FDI prospects, trade and interest rate. The bank's economist, Betty Rui Wang, talked about these issues.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s business climate improvements have won plaudits from Japanese investors and the World Bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Adverse climate change could cost Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand at least US$16 billion per year in damage to natural resource assets and infrastructure services, a report has revealed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation's rowing athletes were the first to begin training after the short Tet holiday break.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are five urban projects that the country's largest city aims to complete in 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only a few days into the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese badminton player Vu Thi Trang received some good news.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hue received about 75,000 visitors during the Tet holiday, thanks to its attractive heritage monuments and Tet (Lunar New Year) traditions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese people are celebrating the new year as the Year of the Goat, the eighth zodiac animal in the lunar calendar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The supply of retail space is increasing in Hanoi and HCMC and could reach 1.5 million square meters in both cities late this year, according to a study of CBRE Vietnam.

 British actor Eddie Redmayne has won the best actor Oscar for The Theory of Everything, while Julianne Moore picked up best actress for Still Alice.

Nhip Dieu Que Huong (Homeland Melody), staged by the Viet Nam Puppetry Theatre, won the grand prize at the Harmony World Puppet Carnival in Bangkok last year – the highest international award that Vietnamese puppetry performers have ever received.