Dry weather caused by El Niño and falling rice inventories are expected to send prices of the grain higher over the coming months, reversing years of decline and boosting the cost of Southeast Asia’s staple food.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism published a list of 15 national intangible cultural heritages.

 Vietnamese filmmakers will join their Southeast Asian colleagues in a documentary script-writing residence and a documentary co-production meeting in Phnom Penh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The implementation of UN programmes and action plans on sustainable development poses opportunities and challenges for Vietnam,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam aims to achieve annual average economic growth of 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent through 2020, striving to turn itself into an advanced industrial country soon,

 Hanoi is more peaceful and quiet during Tet holidays with fewer people and less noise.

  On the first days of the 2016 Lunar New Year, the warm and sunny weather created favourable condition for Hanoi residents to flock to the streets to enjoy the Tet atmosphere as well as go to pagodas.

 For foreigners living and working in the country, the traditional Lunar New Year is special because through the holiday they can see different aspects of Vietnam ranging from cuisine to behavior and characteristic national festivals.

 Sixteen-year-old Truong Thi Phuong is scripting a new story for Vietnamese sport in canoeing.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam's short Tet celebration has ended, to be followed by participation in tournaments in China. The national number one player will compete in a Men's Futures F1 tournament from February 15 to 21.

 Former national U23 squad player Nguyen Van Manh has been loaned to first division side Dong Nai, following a one-year contract.

 Seventy per cent of enterprises with high energy needs and emissions and 50 per cent of industrial production establishments will apply clean and energy-saving technologies by 2020.

Major cities and tourist destinations across the country have catered for crowds of visitors who poured in to enjoy the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

 The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016, which is being held at the Lake of Literature in Hanoi has attracted a large number of visitors including many youngsters.

 With less than ten days to go until the world famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race arrives in Vietnam on February 17, Da Nang is counting down to its hosting the international crew and showing itself off to a global audience.

 A host of traditional festivals have kicked off in different provinces on February 13 – the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

 The National Single Window (NSW) will be made available to all ministries and sectors between 2016 and 2020, according to the Vietnam Customs.

 The Bul Rice Festival (Celebration of New Rice) is a long-standing festival held by the Jrai ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai each spring.

 As many as 2,275 disadvantaged communes in 48 provinces and cities nationwide will receive funding of VND21 trillion from the State budget to boost socio-economic development during the 2016 to 2020 period.

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