The police in HCM City has reported 48 criminal offences during the nine-day holiday, a decrease of five cases compared to the same period last year.

 With Valentine’s Day approaching, Hoi An ancient town in central Quang Nam province - a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site - was ranked ninth on a list from CNN of 13 ideal places for couples to visit.

The Truong Hai Automobile Company (Thaco) plans to export locally manufactured buses, cars and semi-trailers as well as spare parts and accessories to the US, Canada, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines worth US$60 million in 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s football team are aiming for SEA Games gold for the first time this year after their stunning success in 2018.

Cybersecurity solution providers are mostly targeting large corporations, ignoring small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which are also facing security problems.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Thanh Hoa are seeing big roster and formation changes ahead of V.League 2019, which finished its player registration last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first part of a new TV show about Vietnamese fairy tales aired last night on Vinh Long Radio & Television’s THVL1 channel. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer Tan Nhan is busy preparing for her first solo concert Trở Về (The Return) on February 23. She talks to Minh Thu about her ambitions of putting traditional music in the spotlight.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health experts are advising people to take precautions to prevent epidemics and diseases that frequently occur in the first three months of the year during the humid weather and crowded festivals, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Captain Nguyen Van Quyet converted a penalty into a goal to help Ha Noi FC beat hosts Bangkok United 1-0 in the Preliminary Stage 2 tie of the AFC Champions League yesterday in Bangkok.

VietNamNet Bridge - The stock index has become unpredictable as there are signs of weaker liquidity, while investors are becoming more cautious.

 Vietnamese shares rose strongly on Tuesday to extend gains for a second session as investor sentiment remained positive on 2019’s corporate performances.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A charity golf tournament – named “Fatherland affection and gratitude” – is scheduled to tee off at Vinpearl Golf Nam Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam on February 23.

January sees Japan top list of foreign investors in Vietnam, Vietnam leverages on 2018 progress for future growth, Labour exports generate over US$3 billion, VN aquatic exports record two-digit growth in January

 The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) must resolve all non-performing loans kept at the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) soon, said deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue.

FDI in manufacturing in the Southern Key Economic Zone last year exceeded the target, and authorities in the provinces and cities comprising the zone are hoping the trend will continue.

 Vietnam will continue to face difficulties in exporting cassava this year, especially to China, the largest export market of local cassava, according to the Viet Nam Cassava Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The planned multi-trillion dong flood-prevention project in HCM City is expected to resume soon after being delayed since late April last year, said the investor.  

Mekong Delta provinces are making efforts to develop digital farming, enabling farmers to use technologies to take care of their farms remotely.

 Competition between domestic and foreign retailers was likely to remain fierce this year, requiring Vietnamese businesses to co-operate in order to maintain their market shares, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy noted the efforts by ASEAN to narrow development gaps among its members at a session of the Commission for Social Development of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

U.S-based National Geographic’s listing of best travel spots for 2019 includes Vietnam’s Hoang Lien Son mountain range.

With an ability to sing in five ethnic minority languages, artist Cao Minh Hien wants to preserve the rhythms as a way to keep their traditional culture alive through generations.

 A photo exhibition featuring works on Vietnam by Spanish photographers opened on February 11 in Madrid, Spain. 

 Children of the ethnic minority groups now feel more confident to attend primary schools as language barrier has been gradually removed.