FPT and Viettel, two large telecom and IT corporations, which have reaped initial successes from making outward investments, say they will join forces with other Vietnamese businesses to exploit foreign markets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is expected to export its first consignments of chicken to demanding markets such as the EU and Japan in 2017, the year of the Rooster.

VietNamNet Bridge - The low quality of university education is blamed on curricula which focuses on theoretical knowledge and does not provide enough practicum hours. 

From his Christmas vacation with his family in the Silicon Valley, Pham Duc Trung Kien, a visually impaired investor known as “the bridge builder between the US and Vietnam,” shared his thoughts regarding Vietnamese education.

VietNamNet Bridge - The cooking oil market with annual revenue of VND30 trillion, a high growth rate and low average consumption per capita has become an attractive market.

 Vietnam’s trade value was estimated at 29.3 billion USD in January, down 13 percent from the previous month, according to the General Department of Customs.

 The following are Vietnam’s top ten economic events in 2016.

 Foreign investors have been acquiring major stakes in financial companies in Vietnam in recent years and the trend is expected to continue in 2017.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Police debuted and put into operation a specialised crime fighting unit in the city. 

 Police in the northern province of Nam Dinh announced on January 25 they had arrested two drug dealers and seized 45kg of synthetic drug and 30 heroin bricks.

 A massive overfly spanning the major Nguyen Binh Khiem – Le Hong Phong intersection in the northern city of Hai Phong was put into operation on January 25.

 Central Highlands provinces have planted 4,811 hectares of forests, including 101 hectares of protective forests, accounting for 59.4 percent and 24.2 percent of their plans.

 President Tran Dai Quang visited and extended New Year wishes to outstanding intellectuals in Hanoi on January 26.  

 Overseas Vietnamese across the globe have hosted a wide range of activities to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

 President Tran Dai Quang has told traffic police of Hanoi to ensure traffic order and safety during the week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on January 25 chaired a get-together and extended New Year wishes to all veteran revolutionaries, leaders and former leaders of the Party, State.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong offered incense to commemorate late President Ho Chi Minh at House No.67 in Hanoi on January 26.

 Algeria wants to enhance relations with Vietnamese legislative bodies, President of the Algerian Senate Abdelkader Bensalah told the Vietnamese Ambassador to Algeria.

 The Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum continues to be one of the most important cooperative venues for Vietnam, as its membership includes 13 out of Vietnam’s 25 strategic and comprehensive partners. 

 Vietnam is ready to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017 with all preparations being basically completed on schedule, Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said in an interview to the press.