VietNamNet Bridge – One of the reasons tourists return to Cu Lao Cham (Cham Islands), a group of eight small islands off Hoi An City, is its tour guides.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drunk drivers whose alcohol content exceeds 100mg for every 100ml of blood, or 0.5mg for every litre of breath, should be pressed with criminal charges instead of fines, experts suggested.

 Vietnam’s diplomatic sector made great contributions to maintaining peace and stability, serving development and increasing the country’s position in 2017.

 The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and the French Anti-Corruption Agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in preventing and fighting corruption in Hanoi on January 15.

 Vietnam welcomes Mitsubishi Motors’ plan to build its second plant in the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue while receiving the group’s Executive Vice President Kozo Shiraji in Hanoi on January 15.

 Vietnamese shares advanced on January 15 as large-cap firms were boosted by positive investor confidence that was looking for opportunities in the earnings season.

 The Prime Minister issued Decision 66/QD-TTg on January 15 to set up a working group to supervise the establishment of a committee for state capital management at enterprises.

 Underground rainwater harvesting tanks will be piloted in a vocational training school for the disabled in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. 

 Two Vietnamese sailors rescued from a sunk Malaysian fishing vessels were brought back to Vietnam on January 15 by a ship of Zone 3 Search and Rescue Centre on January 15. 

  Vietnam has recorded upbeat growth despite disadvantages brought about by the withdrawal of the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according a recent article published on the East Asia Forum.

 Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC), continued denying the “embezzlement of assets” during a trial for him and his accomplices on January 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many road users have raised their voices about a Hanoi ban prohibiting the use of taxis - including Grab and Uber - from using 13 inner-city streets. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has urged district authorities and government agencies to inspect households in erosion-prone areas and speed up relocation of families to safe areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Province and city authorities have been told to stop investment in fired clay brick production and to prioritise investment in other environmentally friendly construction materials.

VietNamNet Bridge - The outstanding advantage of the helmet is the high sensitivity and accuracy which can ensure maximum safety for the users.

Tourism is emerging as one of the most promising business fields, but its development has been hindered by many inadequacies.

A group of students from HCMC University of Technology (Hutech) have created an organic waste automatic compressor for household use which treats waste on the spot. 

 As Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near, several Hanoi citizens have been hospitalised with alcohol poisoning, which is often caused by home-made spirits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of maple trees have been planted on Nguyen Chi Thanh, Lang Ha and Tran Duy Hung streets in Hanoi in the past weeks to increase the capital’s green space.

 Search continued on January 15 for 13 fishermen who remained unaccounted for when their ships went missing in the Gulf of Tokin.