In Vietnam, people are becoming more aware of the importance of eating healthy food. Vegetarian restaurants and organic products have become more popular. The Organik House in HCM City is one of the best, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Married couple Dang Van Trinh and Pham Thi Cuc are the last potters still earning a living from pottery in My Thien Village in the central province of Quang Ngai.

One significant aspect of the deal that may supersede the TPP is the removal of provisions relating to intellectual property.

 4.5 million Overseas Vietnamese are living in 109 countries and territories around the world. These days, many of them are coming home to celebrate the Lunar New Year and perhaps seek business opportunities.

 As Viet Nam struggles under the weight of its bad debts, it has improved its legal framework to handle the situation. 

 Commercial banks are expecting the revenue from fees and retail banking services to become their main income sources this year, as a result of rising market demands.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given the go-ahead for a national programme on information and technology with the aim of accelerating the application of IT in State bodies’ operation.

Managing the wealth of well-off people could be a pleasantly profitable business for banks this year, as the number of the rich is growing alongside the strong performance of the local economy.

Hoang Tuan Anh has realised his start-up dream by creating the first shopping and entertaining complexes in HCM City to use recycled containers.

The prime minister has issued comments on the business conditions for golf course projects.

 Water resource worship is a unique ritual of the Ede in the Central Highlands. It’s held annually to pay tribute to the water genie, who has brought them happiness in the old year, and pray for good fortune in the new year.

More and more foreigners are currently choosing Vietnam as an ideal place to live and work and especially, the Lunar New Year Festival is a special opportunity for them to gain a deeper understanding of the country’s fine customs and traditions.

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on the night of February 15 (the last day of the last lunar month) visited and extended Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to Hanoi’s Party Committee, authorities and people.

 The retail pharmaceutical sector is increasingly moving towards chains over stand-alone pharmacies.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite great potential, private supermarket brands are not developing rapidly as retailers and manufacturers are trying to avoid direct confrontation.

Vietnamese tennis players will compete in the Davis Cup’s Asia/Oceania zone, Group 3 to be held in Hanoi in April.

Book lovers in Hanoi can enjoy the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday by reading to their hearts content, with a book festival set to take place on Book Street on February 18-25.

The bumpy road thus far for ride-hailing companies Uber and Grab in Vietnam could well end in a jagged cliff as authorities turn the scanner on their operations, tax practices and competition with domestic taxi operators.

A fund of VND46 billion (US$2 million) has been allocated for the development of public beaches and coastal tourism service in Thanh Khe District.

The Philippine government objects China's naming of a number of undersea features in the Philippine Rise (Benham Rise), which the UN designated as within the Philippines’ jurisdiction, according to AFP.