With only two weeks left before the Tet (lunar New Year) holiday, Cao Thon villagers are busy with incense making to meeting the increasing demand for incense sticks during the country’s biggest traditional festival.

The biggest influencers were businesspeople whose enterprises developed large, significant projects and made huge profits, who owned big properties and successfully developed their real estate brands.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A painting exhibition by Vietnamese and South Korean women opened yesterday in Hanoi, featuring the natural landscape of the two countries. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Mekong Delta have had a bumper harvest of giant river prawns at good prices because of favourable weather conditions and high market demand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Unusual weather has been blamed for the early flowering of lilies in Tay Tuu Village, the biggest flower farm in Hanoi, in the run up to Tet (Lunar New Year).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top male tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was knocked out in the men’s singles qualifying round of the ATP Challenger Burnia in Australia on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As in previous years, filmmakers will release new productions to lure moviegoers to cinemas during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCMC (Hawa) rolled out a website on January 18, www.gohopphap.com, known as Vietnam’s Legal Wood Database.

 Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Pete Peterson, speaking at a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 18, said foreign investors have expressed interest in the operation of some expressways in Vietnam.

 Based on the real estate business performance last year, experts believe the market will experience many difficulties this year, according to a news report by Sai Gon Giai Phong.

Honda Vietnam, a subsidiary of Japan’s Honda Motor Company, sold more than 2.56 million motorcycles and scooters, securing a market share of nearly 76% in Vietnam last year, backed by a year-on-year increase of 6% in sales

 Drivers caught breaking traffic rules and causing serious accidents may have their driving licenses suspended for five years.

 Digital content revenue was estimated at US$895 million last year, of which revenue from digital content export reached $775 million, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

 Significant potential for growth in trade in pharmaceutical and healthcare products exists between India and Viet Nam, experts at the Indian Pharmaceutical Exhibition and B2B Interaction said on Monday in HCM City.

 Petrol imports this year should be sharply reduced as the Nghi Son Refinery comes into operation and the output of Dung Quat Refinery meets most of the local demand, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 30,000 students, parents and teachers from HCM City and nearby provinces attended an enrolment and career guidance event held on Sunday at HCM City University of Technology.

 Craft village tourism to be developed, Hoa Van Dai Viet seeks to revive ancient Vietnamese costumes, Cu Mong tunnel opened to traffic, New classrooms opened for mountainous children

 The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is consulting relevant ministries and agencies on a draft decree adjusting up pensions and social insurance allowances by 7.19% for eight groups of laborers and retirees.

 Hanoi and HCMC governments are speeding up plans to limit motorbike traffic in inner-city areas and phase them out in the downtown area of the two cities to ease traffic jams.

The Ministry of Transport has required the Vietnam Directorate for Roads to launch periodic and unannounced inspections into the collection of toll fees at BOT tollgates.

 Vietnam ranks 92nd out of 125 countries and territories in global talent competitiveness, falling five positions against the previous year's standing, according to the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) report.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the 2011-2015 period, Vietnam’s GDP grew by 5.91 percent, and power demand rose by 11 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT). 

More than 330 Vietnamese startups were established in 2018 with 34 industry verticals represented, according to the e27 Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Report 2018 released by startup-focused website e27 on January 21.

The few households that continue coppersmithing in An Hoi Village in HCM City have been working hard to preserve their traditions.

The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is an ideal destination for travelers who want to discover the gong heritage and untouched natural beautiful landscapes.