VietNamNet Bridge - Many forests have been felled gradually over the years in Da Nang. Within a short time, reporters found two serious cases of forest devastation in the area of the Ba Na – Nui Chua special-use forest (SUF).

VietNamNet Bridge - The increasingly high number of airline passengers has allowed airport service providers to make stable profits.

VietNamNet Bridge – A week before the lunar New Year, Au Co, the road to the flower market of Quang An in Tay Ho district, Hanoi is always stuck for many  kilometers in late afternoon.

 The European Union published an online version of the full text of the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) on February 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tra Que Village in Hoi An City is becoming a destination for its farm tours through vegetable gardens. The village is now known as a producer of essential natural oils derived from herbs for the cosmetic industry.

 The Ministry of Health has said the Zika virus might hit Vietnam as Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue fever, abound here in the nation.

VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of Vietnamese say they don’t want imports from China, but Chinese goods still flood the Vietnamese market.

 The HCMC Tax Department is seeking to collect taxes from Uber, the operator of the taxi-hailing app, though Uber has shown no signs of cooperation.

 Hanoi's Old Quarter antique shops have thrown their doors open for Tet, offering discounts on rare and unique items to celebrate the Lunar New Year in an annual event that brings them much profit.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Dai villagers in the northern province of Ha Nam are now racing against time to prepare their signature braised carp fish to fulfill orders by customers from different parts of the nation who use it as a Tet specialty. 

Vietnam has great potential for electronic commerce as it ranks in the world’s top 20 countries for internet users and first in Asia in internet user growth rate with over 30 percent of its population accessing the worldwide web.

 Two board members of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) have been suspended from their posts to facilitate a police probe into their alleged irregularities.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Lotte Shopping of South Korea and Singapore's Dairy Farm have said to join the race to acquire Big C Vietnam and Thailand of the Casino Group (France), according to Reuters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Monday morning, many people in Hanoi went to lakes, ponds and the Red River to throw carp on the Day of the Kitchen Gods. People also threw ash, plastic bags and garbage into the lakes.

VietNamNet Bridge - Decorative items and flowers are available at the traditional flower market on Hang Luoc Street in Hanoi Old Quarters although the market is not yet officially open.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tan Binh wholesale market specializing in garments and textiles in the district of the same name in HCMC has entered its peak business season as the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, has 12 days to go.

VietNamNet Bridge - The newly elected Communist Party Central Committee comprises several well-known businessmen. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 130km from HCM City, Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap Province provides flowers to the southwestern provinces and HCM City.

Calligraphers are showing their beautiful writings in both Chinese and Vietnamese characters on the 'Street of Calligraphers' (Pham Ngoc Thach), as gifts with best wishes for prosperity and happiness in the upcoming new Year of the Monkey.

 Vietnamese abroad are looking forward to changes after the 12th National Party Congress concluded successfully with numerous new important policies.