As a market of 100 million people with high smart phone penetration and high connectivity, Vietnam offers a lot of potential for tech startups according to Google’ CEO Sundar Pichai.

VietNamNet Bridge - Taking full advantage of the ‘break time’ spent by Sabeco, the ‘elderly brother’ busy dealing with its own problems, other breweries have been racing to get ahead.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is cold at night and in early morning with lower temperature. However, at noon and late afternoon, it is as warm as in summer. It seems to experience all four seasons in one day.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Watching waterfalls, century-old pines, and wild animals brings about unforgettable memories for visitors to Nam Cat Tien National Park.

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai and new striker Hoang Anh Gia Lai yesterday (Dec 24) signed a one-year contract with striker Moreira Jesuino Osmar Francisco.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 40 surveillance cameras will be installed at bus stations to assist authorities with traffic management, said a Hanoi Police official.

 Vietnam's initial public offering (IPO) activity has been less than exciting in 2015 and that has been attributed to the lack of blockbuster deals.

 Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) and the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF) signed on December 24 a contract to sponsor the national premier league, which will begin on February 20, 2016.

 An additional 11 historical, architectural and archaeological relics nationwide have been listed as special national relic sites following a decision by the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister has approved a child protection programme for 2016-2020, with a view to protecting children from abuse and special circumstances.

 The average growth of the consumer price index in 2015 was 0.05 per cent per month, the lowest increase in 14 years, an official from the General Statistics Office said at a press conference in Ha Noi yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To improve the quality of services at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat airport, the taxi lobby at the airport has doubled in size and super-high speed Wi-Fi system will be installed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With an increasing number of students suffering from mental disorders, educational psychology experts urged schools to effectively manage psychological consultative centres.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been listed among the top three countries which provide the most delicious rice in the world. However, Vietnam still cannot export ‘the pearl from God’ to many countries.

The unemployment rate of the working-age bracket in Vietnam was projected to be at a low of 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal mining has become a complex issue, especially the toxic chemicals utilised in the process, as they are a serious health hazard for the surrounding neighbourhood.  

Nguyen Ha Dong, the father of Flappy Bird, the online game which had set records for the number of downloads at the world’s most popular app stores, has created another game called Swing Copters 2.

The central coast province of Khanh Hoa is known for a host of white sand beaches, especially in Nha Trang. But if tourists want to explore exotic places on the fringes of Nha Trang, Binh Lap Peninsula in Cam Ranh Bay is a place well worth visiting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam may sue the US Department of Agricultural Food Safety Inspection Service over its new regulations, which will make it extremely difficult for tra fish farmers to qualify their exports for the US market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the age of 70, Kim Hy still works as Chinese hand scroll writer in front of a small apartment building on Lao Tu Street in District 5. He has done the job for the past 30 years.