Soldiers from the border guard force in the northern city of Hai Phong rescued a British man stuck in a small mountain canyon in Cat Ba District’s Cat Dua Island on Thursday midnight.

 Many pedestrians in HCM City are unaware of the new penalties that took effect from January 1.

 Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem has fallen to 23rd spot, with a new Elo rating of 2,737, in the latest International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings for January 2018.

Vietnam’s catfish (pangasius) export turnover in 2017 was expected to reach $1.8 billion, an increase of 4 percent over the year before, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). 

 A cannon dated back 200 years ago was recently discovered in mid December during the implementation of a water supply project on Long Dinh lake in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

US coffee chain Starbucks on Thursday announced that it would again sell Vietnamese Da Lat coffee at its stores starting from Saturday, January 6.

HCM City plans to run a pilot car rental service for Government officials to reduce expenditures, according to Vo Van Hoan, spokesperson for the HCM City’s People’s Committee.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Development Bank, or HDBank, debuted on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) on January 5, offering about 981 million shares at the reference price of 33,000 VND (1.45 USD) each.

 Vietnam’s exports in 2017 were fruitful despite many difficulties caused by natural disasters and import markets. The Ministry of Industry and Trade predicts that Vietnam will earn US$200 billion from exports this year.

The 5.30am yoga class was over. Hurriedly wrapping up her mat, sweaty Dang Thi Quynh Nhu could not spare time for a refreshing shower. After teaching the first class of the morning, she headed straight to the hospital.

VietNamNet Bridge - The growth of the Vietnamese food market has made it a magnet for foreign companies. 

2017 was an eventful year for international cooperation at the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, helping the centre improve its severe weather forecasting capacity.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has approved the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT)’s restructuring plan for 2018-2020.

The export turnover of 353,000 tonnes of cashew in 2017 touched 3.52 billion USD, the highest level ever recorded, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 The government will strive to reduce and simplify half its of current existing conditional business requirements in 2018 in an effort to improve Vietnam’s business climate to boost growth.

Vietnamese people spend USD354m on snacks in 2017, according to the market research company Statista.   

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested Quang Nam Province’s authorities to provide a report on a local $120-million soda plant which has been halted just some months after becoming operational.

At the end of the school day, the students at The Sacred Heart in HCM City often dash home without taking the time to change their uniforms or even take a shower so they can help their parents sell lottery tickets or cassava.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young pop idol Son Tung M-TP’s latest music video (MV) has attracted more than 167 million viewers on YouTube.    

The Ha Noi People’s Committee has submitted a report to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asking him to allow the Vingroup and T&T Group to compile investment dossiers on three of 10 urban railway projects