The Party, army and the people as a whole should strengthen consensus and use all their resources and creativity to take the country further forward on its path of renewal and development, says Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

 Leaders of Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have exchanged greeting messages on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of Vietnam-DPRK diplomatic ties (January 31).

The inception of the Italy-Vietnam Friendship Association’s chapter in the northern Emilia-Romagna region is important to the development of traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

 President of the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Kim Sang Yeol has been appointed as Vietnam’s Honorary Consul General in Gwangju - Chonnam area.

Ha Giang province in the past welcomed the construction of a number of hydropower plants, but they have now badly affected the environment and ecosystem.

VietNamNet Bridge – Situated on the southern shore of the Red River Delta, Trang An is a spectacular landscape of limestone karst peaks permeated with valleys, some of which are submerged, and surrounded by steep,

 VietNamNet Bridge - If the world held a contest on the piggyback ability if chickens, it is very likely that Vietnam’s chickens would be the champion in the most convincing way.

Labor legislation stipulates cases in which foreign employees need not apply for work permits,one of which includes those who are reassigned within an enterprise operating in 11 service sectors under Vietnam’s service commitments to the WTO.

VietNamNet Bridge – The government has warned that Vietnam’s energy future is at risk, even though demand is lower than in developed countries.

 Deputy PM calls for more efforts to combat smuggling; Owner suddenly shuts factory, workers unpaid; Can Tho City provides free-WiFi service; Vietnam tightens quarantine over imported farm produce

HCM City banks urged to slash bad debt; New FDI approvals surge 67% in January; Vietnam companies dragged down by old technology; Banks speed up lending ahead of Tet; ANZ: Vietnam consumer confidence drops slightly

Labour safety and hygienic standards at enterprises in HCM City last year improved but only modestly, according to the city's Centre of Occupational Health and Environmental Protection.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first-ever beauty contest for chicken was held in Hung Yen, a neighboring province of Hanoi, on January 27.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance has proposed the Government add Phu Quoc International Airport to the list of airports allowed to refund the value added tax (VAT) for goods foreign visitors and overseas Vietnamese buy

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed reducing special consumption tax, import tariffs and fees for completely built-up (CBU) automobiles and auto parts in 2015-2018,

 Toshiya Miura, coach of the men’s national football team, has been keeping a close eye on every single move of the 2015 V-League, seeking to discover outstanding players eligible for the national squads.  

The repeated drops in the value of the Euro in 2014 proved advantageous for companies that conduct a sizeable proportion of lending in the currency, thus boosting their profits.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee has given the green light to a construction department scheme to chop down 6,700 aged trees in 10 districts and replace them with new ones.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Besides the passage of time and its architectural heritage, Hoi An has other features that impress visitors.

The major difference between Vietnamese-owned and foreign-invested industrial zones (IZs) is that the former aim to lease land to businesses, while the latter, which have had great success, want to provide industrial infrastructure.