The local energy sector is expected to be the next driver for foreign direct investment growth in Vietnam this year.

Dak Lak’s authorities will replace the traditional buffalo stabbing ceremony at annual Buon Don Elephant Racing Festival this year with a symbolic ritual as part of an effort to stop violent activities at festivals.

VietNamNet Bridge - Will smartphones from India be able to find a position in the Vietnamese market?

While the US President and the ASEAN leaders were discussing issues of regional security at Sunnylands estate in California, in the East Sea, Beijing started the construction of large-sized works in the Hoang Sa Archipelago of Vietnam.

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s export-oriented manufacturing sector has boosted demand for logistics services. However, the local logistics sector has failed to meet demand. Many enterprises are now looking for the opportunities to join the sector.

 Many banks suffered losses in the foreign exchange market last year, according to their latest financial reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beachside land in the centre of Danang City is being hunted by real estate investors because of the potential high profit due to the large number of tourists in these areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Khmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have inherited Angkor culture with influences from the local wet rice civilization and Chinese and Cham ethnic groups. But they have developed a distinctive musical treasure,

 Green space has shrunk in HCM City because of urban development, but the city lacks the resources to develop concentrated green areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign tech giants are set to jump into the mobile payments market on both the paying and receiving sides of the transaction, thus posing a threat to local commercial banks payment market share,

 Na Nhem Festival in Lang Son Province has been accused of imitating a festival from Japan as both have gigantic phallus on parade.

The Harley-Davidson of Hanoi and the H.O.G, Hanoi Chapter, has held a motorcycle festival titled “Big Day 2016”, attracting thousands of bikers from around the country.

 The Ministry of Finance said a bad translation claiming that the tax-rate-to-profit ratio in Viet Nam was high, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of profit and undermining competitiveness, caused misunderstandings.

 Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam has jumped to a career-high 884th in the world rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal occupation of sidewalks, robbery, administrative reform, and food safety are among the problems many people expect that the newly-appointed Party Secretary Dinh La Thang can solve quickly.

 Vu Bach Lien will join another 21 artists from around the world in an exhibition titled Equilibrio that kicks off on March 1 in Malaysia.

 Renault Russia has begun exporting cars assembled in Moscow and Tolyatti to Vietnam, according to reports on February 26.

 The 2016 International Higher Education Day (IHED Vietnam 2016) will take place in Hanoi on March 5 and Ho Chi Minh City on March 6 with participation from 50 foreign universities.

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of restaurant chains, including Burger King, Golden Gate, Red Sun-ITI and Mesa Group have shut down one or many restaurants recently.

 Vietnam wants the International Francophone Organisation (OIF) to improve the capacity of French-language lecturers in the country, said an official.