VietNamNet Bridge – Over 90 per cent of Vietnamese suffer from dental disease and 85 per cent of Vietnamese children have tooth decay, according to the National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four new Zika virus infection cases have been recorded in southern Dong Nai Province since the end of December, according to the province’s Steering Board for Epidemic Prevention.

 Vietnam is at risk of running out of skilled managers, according to Navigos Search, while highly-qualified IT engineers with good English and managerial skills have headed overseas to work.

Ambassador of Vietnam to China, H.E. Dang Minh Khoi, spoke about bilateral relations between the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An acrobatic circus performance involving leather straps by artists Van Thai and Thu Huong from Viet Nam Circus Federation has just won the Silver Medal at the 33rd Golden Circus Festival held in Rome

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Ha Noi’s People’s Committee to order authorised agencies to impose strict penalties on units and individuals committing violations while checking quality of Vietfoods sausage products,

 The Temple of Literature in Hanoi has recently looked brighter with new white walls, which was done in an attempt to clean and preserve the centuries-old relic.

 Major Vietnamese banks, including Vietinbank, Vietcombank and BIDV, have reported high profits in 2016.

 Seven former officials of Dai Tin Bank (Trust Bank), including former chairman of its board of directors and general director, were arrested and put under temporary detention on Tuesday.

 State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) recently announced its report for 2016 and plans for 2017, in which it claimed to have nearly doubled its 2015 post-tax income.

 Deputy Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang received a delegation of the Command of Thai Royal Air force led by Commander-in-Chief Jolm Rungswang in Hanoi on January 10.

 Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached five billion USD in 2016, said Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City branch Nguyen Hoang Minh on January 10.

 Students from the Van Lang University in Ho Chi Minh City won first prize in the Breaking Down Barriers contest that called for designs and upgrades of public works for people with disabilities.

Singers Ha Ho, Son Tung MTP, Noo PhuocThinh, Toc Tien and Chi Phu look gorgeous in Ao Dai to welcome traditional Lunar New Year or Tet.

The Lunar New Year holidays (Tet) are magical in Hanoi with sidewalks, street lamps, storefronts and government offices richly adorned with festive lights, flowers and ornaments.

 More than 500 florist households in Xuan Quan commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province are gearing up for the biggest season of the year – the upcoming Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

 The United Nations (UN) should prioritise building a strategy for conflict prevention in the long run, said a Vietnamese diplomat.

 The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) found their strategic shareholders, announced the Ministry of Transport at a meeting held in Hanoi on January 10.

Vietnam has just entered 2017, but already market analysts are trying to predict the trends of the next 12 months. Senior economist Le Xuan Nghia, director of the Business Development Institute.

 Trinh Linh Giang has climbed up the ATP world ranking to stand at No 1,637, the ATP’s announcement has revealed.