Vietnam's logistics sector is expected to maintain high growth this year, according to a Vietcombank Securities (VCBS) report.

Roy Mike Boehm came to Vietnam in 1968 as a soldier to fight in the Cu Chi battlefield on the outskirts of Saigon. He now visits the country as a healer of the wounds that the war has given to Quang Ngai Province.

People will gather together to prepare for Tet and share feelings when New Year comes to the holy space of So Village's Communal House in Quoc Oai, a suburban district of Hanoi.

The Hanoi cultural department will organise the 2016 Calligraphy Writing Festival at the Literature Lake in Hanoi's Temple of Literature from February 2-15.

Vietnam saw 8,320 new enterprises begin operations, with total capital of VND59.3 trillion (US$2.7 billion) in the first month of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 PetroVietnam Southern Gas (PGS) approved the divestment of its 14.9 million shares, a 55.2% stake, in natural gas producer CNG Vietnam Joint Stock Company (CNG) on January 27.

All 14 crew members of a Vietnamese cargo ship have been rescued after it collided with a tanker and capsized while cruising off Yangon in Myanmar on January 26.

Last week, when Phan Cong Danh of HCM City went to a Vietcombank ATM on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street to withdraw cash, the machine had run out of money.

People flocked to Sa Pa and Mau Son Mountain in the mountainous provinces of Lao Cai and Lang Son last weekend to enjoy the snow and ice produced by the exceptionally cold weather.

While remedial measures are necessary following strong liberalisation of trade, the protection of domestic steel producers' interests while applying these measures is a problem, industry insiders have said.