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Ha Long Bay among top 15 most amazing rock formations

 Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province has been named as top 15 most amazing landscapes and rock formations across the world, according to BBC News.

Your guide to major sporting events for 2015

 Belows are some key sporting events the General Department of Sports and Physical Training has on its agenda for Vietnam in 2015.

Vietnam suspends peanut imports from India

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development suspended the import of peanuts from India after detecting the Caryedon serratus Olivier insect in imported shipments.

Vietnam, ADB sign loans for reforms, Hanoi metro line

The Vietnamese Government and the ADB have signed two loan agreements totalling nearly 234 million USD to support reforms to strengthen the country’s competiveness and to help deliver a sustainable urban transport system in Hanoi.

Vietnam to host ASOSAI 14 in 2018

Vietnam will host the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions in 2018, become a member of the ASOSAI Governing Board in the 2015-18 tenure, and chair the organisation from 2018-2021.

Ship rescues 11 fishermen near Hoang Sa Islands

 A fishing vessel capsized and another ran aground on a reef on February 9 near the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands.

Vietnam’s belt-tightening buyers add to shopping malls’ woes

Traditionally, Vietnamese love shopping to prepare for the Lunar New Year as they believe new things will bring luck in the new year. This year, people seem more likely to buy only necessities rather than goods they don’t really need.

Saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan to perform Valentine special on street

 Vietnam's renowned jazz saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan, and his Saigon Big Band, will perform in front of the Bitexco Financial Tower at the corner of Ho Tung Mau and Hai Trieu streets at 5pm on February 13 in HCMC to celebrate Valentine's Day.

Vietnam Airlines launches special tour package to Japan

 Vietnam Airlines said on February 10 that it has coordinated with other Vietnamese travel agencies to launch a special tour package to Japan from February 20 and March.

Vietnamese model Kha My Van takes first step in Italy

 VietNamNet Bridge – One month after joining a modeling agency in Milan, Italy, Kha My Van has appeared in the lookbook of the Fall Winter 2015/2016 collection of a local fashion brand Elisabetta Franchi.

The world's most expensive chicken displayed in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the first time a black chicken breed that is priced up to $2,500/head is being exhibited in Hanoi.

Malaysian man dies after fall from 14th floor

 VietNamNet Bridge – A middle-aged Malaysian man on Wednesday morning fell from the 14th floor of a building in Trung Hoa - Nhan Chinh new residential area in Hanoi and died on the spot.

Vietnam’s Ho Coc honored as cheap paradise on earth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thrillist website has listed Ho Coc Beach in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, southern Vietnam, among the top 12 most unbelievably cheap paradises on earth.

In pictures: Hanoi welcomes Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi streets have been decorated brilliantly to celebrate the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet Holiday).

In pictures: Wild peach trees in bloom around Hoan Kiem Lake

 VietNamNet Bridge – To celebrate Lunar New Year 2015, hundreds of wild peach trees from the northern mountainous provinces have been planted along the road around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi.

Falling crude-oil prices to lead to fewer imports from China: economists

The continued oil price falls will do more good than harm to Vietnam and will lead to a reduction in imports from China, Dr. Luong Van Khoi from the Vietnam National Center for Socio-Economic Forecasting has said.

Government News 12/2

Vietnam-Russia relations discussed; Government, VFF coordination effective in 2014: PM; Vietnam, Cambodia provinces boost ties; Nghe An urged to accelerate economic restructuring

Students seek life advice from social media, not professionals

About 94 percent of general school and university students have problems in study and life, and most consult with their friends in class or social networks about ways to escape problems, rather than with professional consultants.

Sugar refinery’s waste-water discharge pollutes Lam River

VietNamNet Bridge – The Song Lam Sugar JSC has been found discharging thousands of cubic meters of untreated waste water into the Lam River in the central province of Nghe An.

Legal problems challenge Vietnam’s stem cell science

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has gained great achievements in stem cell science, but it is facing difficulties due to the lack of a legal framework.