Spring and love are the hottest themes for music videos (MV) that have been released this month to welcome Tết (Lunar New Year), which begins February 5.  

 Pig-related paraphernalia originating from the kilns of Bat Trang Village and around the world are on display at an exhibition entitled ‘My Zodiac Animal – Prosperous Pig’.

 An exhibition to mark the 10th year anniversary of quan họ (love duet singing) receiving the title of intangible cultural heritage of humanity from UNESCO is opening in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

 “The Parting of the Plastic Sea” art installation opened on Friday in the atrium of the Estella Place retail mall in HCM City’s District 2.

 Discarded wheels, wheel parts and plastic items have been turned into interior decorations at a Hanoi shop.

 Police across the country had arrested 22 drivers who tested positive for heroin over the past four days, according to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security.

 More high-speed boat trips from the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang to Phu Quoc Island will be added during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday from January 26 to February 14.

 In April 2017, Muto Tadashi waved goodbye to his wife and two sons and left his house in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, where he can see Mount Fuji from his window, to come to Vietnam, determined to do something to help Vietnamese enterprises.

 HCM City this year plans to open more roads and bridges in an effort to reduce traffic congestion and accidents, according to the city’s Transport Department. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a busy schedule on January 23, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 in Davos, Switzerland.

 Vietnam will remain an attractive investment destination in 2019, though impacts of the US-China trade tension that triggered a downturn in global stock markets in 2018 will not end soon.

 Hanoi’s Old Quarter will offer opportunities to visitors to experience Vietnamese traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) with an array of cultural activities from January 25 to February 24.

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 The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) is set to become a digital service provider this year, having lined up a number of products and services from the digital eco-system.

 The sharp decline of the stock market in the final months of 2018 has had little impact on the yearly business results of securities companies.

 The military-run telecom provider Viettel, whose brand value grew by 35.8 percent over last year to more than 4.3 billion USD, was honoured as one of the 500 most valuable brands in the world 2019.

 Bangkok Airways’ first flight from Thailand’s Bangkok capital city landed in Cam Ranh International Airport in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa on January 25 afternoon. 

 The southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City has upgraded its water supply network using advanced technologies in operation, exploitation and supply of clean water.

 Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam (MMV) will recall 88 Mitsubishi Outlander Sports cars manufactured from May 11 to July 18, 2015 to repair and replace their door locks.

 Various activities will be held across the northern province of Bac Ninh from February 13 to 28 in a festival marking 10 years since the Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs became part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

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 Although Vietnam’s journey at the ongoing 2019 Asian Football Confederation Cup has now ended following a 0-1 defeat to Japan on January 24, the national team and goalkeeper Dang Van Lam in particular earned praises from international media.

 Three major theatre festivals, along with a variety of related activities, will be held in 2019, according to the Vietnam Stage Artists Association (VSAA) Chairman Le Tien Tho. 

 The United Nations (UN) Day of Vesak 2019 is scheduled to take place in Tam Chuc pagoda, Kim Bang district, in the northern province of Ha Nam from May 12-14. 

 Up to 137 youths have been nominated for the Vietnam Outstanding Young Faces Award 2018, with the oldest being 35 years old and the youngest reaching just seven years old, according to the organisers.