VietNamNet Bridge - Students born in the 1990s brought fame to families and their homeland with their learning achievements and scholarships granted by prestigious international schools. Most of them chose to study at Harvard.

 Top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has climbed five spots to No. 635 in the men’s singles rankings in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings.

 The first round of the national motor racing championship for 110-150cc engines opened in Can Tho City on January 31, attracting 50 professional and semi-professional motorcyclists across the country.

The year of 2016 marked the historic milestones in Vietnamese futsal as the national futsal team convincingly defeated powerhouse Japan in the quarterfinals of the AFC Championships.

The traditional Lunar New Year festival is the biggest festival in Vietnam. It’s awaited by all Vietnamese people and also foreigners who live here. VOV has a story about how foreign expats celebrate Tet in Vietnam.

In the Vietnamese entertainment market, which experienced many ups and downs in 2016, numerous outstanding young artists, with their ambition and creative capacity, have left an initial impression on arts lovers.

 After a thirty-year hiatus, Vietnamese German Francis Van Hoi, 67, returned to his childhood roots in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2014 and opened a vocational school named Anre Mai Sen for disadvantaged youth.

Temples and Buddhist pagodas in Hanoi are near to overflowing on the first days of the TET holiday as faithful pray for safety, health, good luck, prosperity and happiness during the Year of the Rooster.

 As soon as Deca.vn and Lingo.vn closed, Shopee.vn and aeoneshop.com were launched. There is no lack of vibrancy in Vietnam's e-commerce arena.

 Retail space is set to be a cash cow for the property sector soon, particularly in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 Marine pollution will culminate in the degradation of marine biodiversity, especially coral reefs which cover about 1,122 sq.km. of seabed off the country’s coast.    

 President Tran Dai Quang has called on people to plant trees according to their conditions, noting that it is vital for each country to simultaneously ensure economic growth and environmental protection.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decree allowing Vietnamese to gamble at casinos in Vietnam. It will come into effect on March 15.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is drawing up a master plan on the use of Vietnam’s sea until 2035 and an action plan for the 2017-2025 period. 

 Two waves of European investment will hit Vietnam after the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is signed, a foreign expert has forecast. 

 Vietnam’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 2017 is a good chance for the country to promote the image of a dynamic country in reform and international integration.

“No fighting cocks are as good as those from Cao Lanh.” The saying sings the praises of the once illutious fighting cocks in Cao Lanh city, the southern province of Dong Thap. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The granting of 30-day single-entry electronic visas to visitors from 40 countries from February 1 is expected to be a breakthrough in attracting foreign tourists to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) aims to create more than 1.6 million new jobs for labourers, including 105,000 people sent to work abroad,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh for a local annual spring festival, held on January 31 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).