VietNamNet Bridge – Director Ken Ochiai of Japan has dreamed of making a film in Viet Nam after his first visit to the country on vacation years ago. His dream finally comes true with Ve Si Sai Gon (Sai Gon Bodyguard),

VietNamNet Bridge – “Why didn’t they spare me this troublesome paperwork? I know I don’t have much time left,” 51-year-old throat cancer patient Nguyen Thi Nhung said regarding the procedures she had to complete in order

 Local and foreign investors are welcoming the government’s landmark move to eliminate agricultural policy-related obstacles in a bid to attract more investment in the agricultural sector.

According to statistics from the General Customs Department, as of December 15 Viet Nam had imported a total 13 million tonnes of coal worth US$860 million during the year, more than four times the targeted 3 million tonnes.

 A beauty pageant was launched in HCM City on Tuesday to popularise and promote Viet Nam’s tourism industry.

 People are investing their money in five main channels of stocks, gold, foreign currencies, property assets and savings but which of these offered the highest returns in 2016?

 A network of thousands of outstanding Vietnamese individuals living in foreign countries world-wide, is expected to be set up following a project newly kicked off by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

 Viet Nam is ranked fifth in the list of the world’s most optimistic countries on economic prosperity in 2017, according to a survey by WIN/Gallup, the world’s leading association in market research and polling.

  The Vietnamese manufacturing sector ended 2016 on a positive note, with the Nikkei Viet Nam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) coming second among the top three PMIs in ASEAN region.

 Many of Viet Nam’s A-list singers will perform together in a concert at Hanoi Opera House on Saturday.

 Experts said that it would be difficult for Vietnam to reach the CPI target of 4% in 2017 set by the National Assembly when the country still faces many macro-economic challenges.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam on Tuesday announced the appointment of the new chairman of the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC).

 Chairman of Vingroup Pham Nhat Vuong is still Vietnam's only dollar billionaire and has moved up on Forbes' billionaires list of the world's richest people as of January 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese sport experienced a fruitful year in 2016 with a lot of landmark achievements gained by Vietnamese athletes at the continental, world and Olympic competitions.

VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Committee of the north central province of Quang Tri has made a decision to allocate Vinh Linh district an extra of VND61.6 billion (US$2.7 million) in compensation for the sea environment disaster

 A Hanoi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus had it door broken after colliding with a car Wednesday morning.

 Seals are being caught and killed by fishermen in the southern Binh Thuan Province despite the call to protect the animals from local authorities. 

 Hanoi's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed that churches and pagodas in the city ring their bells to awaken people and mark the start of the New Year.

 The Vietnam Young Women’s Volleyball Team has moved up seven spots to stand at No. 18 overall in the latest official FIVB World Rankings.

Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong, Miss Tourism India 2015 Sneha Mahesh Jagiasi, and Miss Tourism World 2015 Sara Stojanovic attended a press conference of Miss Tourism Vietnam 2017 held in HCM City yesterday.