VietNamNet Bridge - The fish caught from the Mekong River alone make up 3.1 percent of Vietnam’s GDP.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Specific forms for business registration have recently been introduced in Circular 20/2015/TT-BKHDT (Circular 20) to be applied consistently across the nation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To gain market dominance, domestic airlines have to compete on fares but they also have to face extreme problem of profit margins.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A brighter outlook is forecast for the Vietnamese economy this year and the following years amid difficulties and challenges, according to economic expert Nguyen Quynh Nga.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Tet (Lunar New Year) rolls around, ships begin to make the trip across the sea, bringing along with them necessities and spring warmth from the mainland to soldiers stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic car market witnessed spectacular development in 2015. Vietnamese people reportedly spent a record of nearly $3 billion on purchasing imported completely built cars (CBUs),

VietNamNet Bridge – Many drivers in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces ‘display’ a fire extinguisher on the roof or the side of their cars to show traffic police officers that their cars are have a fire extinguisher under the latest rules. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Billion USD projects such Samsung’s in Bac Ninh or the Duyen Hai power plant not only created jobs for thousands of people but also contributed greatly to Vietnam’s export value in 2015.

On the occasion of the 2016 New Year, Vuong Dinh Hue, head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, answered queries by a reporter of the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper at dangcongsan.vn on Vietnam’s economy in 2015

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Thu Thuy, 33, panted heavily, trying to catch her breath. Her hands and feet were frozen stiff and she felt her brain was melting. It was very difficult to keep moving, but she kept pushing herself,

  The northern mountainous province of Phu Tho aims to mobilise resources for conserving and promoting the Hung Kings’ worship-related culture, documents and facilities, according to Provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Ha Ke San.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Duong Tung, Deputy Head of Environment General Department, spoke to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about the tax on plastic bags that are not environmentally friendly.

 Viettel, Opera launch AppMarket, VN, Japan sign MoU on IC, MobiFone introduces video services, Samsung to open repair centre, HCMC reports boom in online shopping, Households to get set-top TV boxes

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City Taxation Agency has vowed to keep a keen eye on businesses which have conducted capital transfer deals and paid royalty fees to holding companies.

VietNamNet Bridge – After a brief lull because of stringent measures and careful monitoring by authorities, there are again signs of deforestation in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.

Director of the Hoang Lien National Park has asked travel agencies to cancel mountaineering tours, including the tour to Fansipan – the roof of Indochina - from January 23 through 27 because of bad weather.

 Deciduous season is the best time to visit rubber forests in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. It usually falls around the end of December.

 2016 to be a tough year for paper sector, Agribank continues securing Top 10 of VNR 500, EuroCham works to boost Vietnam-EU business connection, Jetstar offers 20,000 cheap tickets, Consumer prices to jump more this year

Thousands of residents in Van Phu and Phuong Lau communes in Viet Tri City are reportedly wearing facial masks overnight, which is not a kind of skin care for brighter skin the next morning but rather a way to fight against air pollution there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Duy Kien, 17, won an English-speaking competition and beat out more than 2,000 Vietnamese students to participate in the Global Forum of Young Leaders held in New York in August.