Farmers in Binh Chanh District, HCM City, are farming ornamental Japanese koi fish and Japanese carp following an incentive programme launched by the city recently.

The fate of $22 billion Victory Oil Refinery project, invested by Thailand’s PTT Public Company Limited (PTT) and Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), remains uncertain in the face of a global slump in oil prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The year 2015 was marked with flourishes in many fields of Vietnam’s fine arts, which can be seen in the numerous quality exhibitions and well-regarded fine arts events, as well as positive signs in the art market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of crimes committed through the use of high technology and on the internet by foreign individuals and groups has caused concern to the security police in HCM City.

  Japanese retail giant Seven & I Holding Group’s expansion to Vietnam is likely to create severe competition in Vietnam’s retail landscape.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh has attended a ceremony to mark the establishment of an India-Vietnam cooperation centre in Odisha State (formerly Orissa).

 The 11th Party Central Committee convened its 14th meeting in Hanoi on January 11.

Outstanding scientist, students, social contributors honoured, Many land use certificates yet to be issued, Malaysian man nabbed for exchanging fake money in Nha Trang, Social insurance to offer new incentives

 So stiff is competition between Indonesia's motorcycle taxis app companies that new entrants are going to extreme lengths to stand out.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Department of Transport of HCM City, around 4,000 Uber taxis are operating in HCM City and around VND1 billion (nearly $50,000) of profit is transferred to the management company in the Netherlands each day.

 Asian shares sank to their lowest in over four years on Monday as doubts mounted about Beijing's ability to manage the world's second-biggest economy.

 Investors were hoping 2016 would be a fresh start after the U.S. stock market sputtered to wrap up 2015. Instead, what they got was rotten.

The local media has reported that tens of tons of hazardous medical waste that would have been destroyed under strict procedures at licensed facilities were recycled at Vietnam’s largest and most prestigious hospital, Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi. 

VietNamNet Bridge - It will be unfortunate if businesses see their share prices fall dramatically or their sales to slow down in 2016.

A volcanic cavern system in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong- the longest of its kind in Southeast Asia- is set to open to public in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After a period of treatment in the US, on January 8 Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh returned to the Plum Village (France) to seek appropriate treatment methods.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After long negotiations, Gazprom Neft has officially proposed to stop the process of negotiation on the transfer of a 49% stake of the Dung Quat oil refinery with the National Oil and Gas Group.

The authorities of Dong Nai province have announced that the low dissolved oxygen content in the water of Dong Nai River is the cause of the death of more than 200 tons of fish at fish farms in Tan Mai and Buu Hoa communes in Bien Hoa City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Per capita GDP in 2015 was estimated at VND45.7 million ($2,100), up $57 compared with 2014, according to the General Statistics Office.

 Experts say the new mechanism for exchange rate introduced by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has created flexibility, enabling both credit institutions and enterprises to exercise greater control over their business operations.