VietNamNet Bridge - It will take Vietnam hundreds of years to develop an aerospace industry of its own, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 100 artworks from 54 calligraphers have been showcased at the 2016 spring calligraphy festival which closed on February 15 in Hanoi's Temple of Literature. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) is facing many challenges: The core businesses are not performing well, while the debt burden is up to tens of trillions of VND.

 Vietnam’s mining industry is facing more difficulties this year due to lower export prices, unfavorable mining conditions and higher costs, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 Poetry slams and artistic performances will be showcased at Viet Nam Poetry Day 2016, to be held here on February 22.

  South Korea has asked Vietnam to join a multi-national bid for UNESCO’s recognition of lacquer as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, according to Vietnam News Agency.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese products are facing fierce competition from Thailand imports in the local market as Thai companies increasingly expand their presence in the country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung raised deep concerns over recent complicated developments in the East Sea at a discussion that sought to protect peace, prosperity and security in the Asia-Pacific in Sunnylands on February 16 (US time).

 US President Barack Obama will pay an official visit to Vietnam in May.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hue Citadel is recreating the fashion of the golden age of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) every Friday evening from 8:00 pm-9:30 pm from now through May 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national Muaythai (Thai boxing) aims to win two gold medals at the coming fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG) in Vietnam in September.

Vu Artem of Binh Duong has been called up to the national tennis team to prepare for the Asia/Oceania zone Group 2, Davis Cup 2016 to be held in Indonesia on March 4-6.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam went down 1-3 against Thailand yesterday (Feb 16) in the final match of Group C in the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship 2016 in Uzbekistan, which also decided who would top the group.

  VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. effort to build the image of a ‘benevolent hegemony’ has helped it achieve soft power, thereby balancing the "hard power" of China in Southeast Asia, said Dr. Le Hong Hiep.

Vietnamese textile & garment companies won’t directly benefit from the $1 billion worth of tax from sales to the US once the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) takes effect, officials have affirmed. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Motorcycles laden with luggage "march" back to the big cities after Lunar New Year (Tet) on jammed roads, a very common image in Vietnam after Tet.

A 27 year old man who suspected to have been effected by Ebola virus was quarantined after entering Vietnam through Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, yet he has tuberculosis, said the Hospital of Tropical Disease in HCMC yesterday.

  Casino Group is set to sell its stake in Big C Supercenter PCL to the TCC Group, one of Thailand's leading conglomerates, for 3.1 billion euro (US$3.46 billion).

As many as 120 King Kong 2 film crew members are due to arrive in Vietnam on February 18 to perform its first shoots at some famous tourist sites in the world’s largest cave Son Doong, Ha Long Bay, and Ninh Binh.

 Foul smell emanating from dead fish and waste in West Lake is making people feel uncomfortable when they pass through the area.