Two former deputy ministers at the Ministry of Public Security are facing prison sentences of 2.5 years and 3.5 years for their alleged involvement in the illegal sale of State-owned properties in Danang and HCMC.

Gold shops in HCMC have recently been flooded with customers seeking to purchase gold jewelry as fashion items to wear during the upcoming Tet holiday, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s delayed Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway project again missed the target for beginning commercial operation as planned on December 2018, before the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

 FDI firms are in dire need of highly-qualified human resources, especially after the CPTPPtook effect and more firms are choosing Vietnam to relocate their production bases in China to avoid the US-China trade spat.

 The custom of erecting a bamboo pole, or a Neu tree, to drive away evils and pray for good luck for the New Year has been held in the Hue Royal Citadel on January 28.

The Prime Minister’s Working Group on January 29 conducted an inspection at the Hai Phong Port to learn the reasons behind and specify the responsibilities of the agencies concerned.

 VIISA and the Vietnam Fintech Club announced the first FinTech Lab in Vietnam at its opening event in Hanoi on January 24.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

 Nearly 200 objects from shipwrecks in Vietnamese waters are on display at an exhibition that opened in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai on January 29. 

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Supreme Prosecutors’ Office have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the prevention and combat of cross-border crimes.

 Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia visited several Vietnamese women imprisoned in Selangor state on January 29.

Vietnamese exporters have been warned of difficulties in 2019 because of changes in China’s cross-border trade policies.

 And few people know that, in the record 10 Buddhist structures of Vietnam published by the Center Book of Vietnam in 2006, Mia Pagoda is home to many art statues in Vietnam with 287 large statues.

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of domestic and inbound travelers is expected to increase significantly this year, leading to an increase in hotel demand. 

 A programme reproducing festive activities during Tet (Lunar New Year) festival has been held at Le Mat village’s communal house in Viet Hung ward, Long Bien district, Hanoi.

The number of foreign visitors travelling to Vietnam in the first month of 2019 is estimated to reach over 1.5 million, a year-on-year increase of 5%, according to the General Statistics Office.

 Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo has received a meaningful gift from Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc shortly prior to returning to his Republic of Korea homeland to join his family for the Lunar New Year festival.

 These days, as the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival is approaching, every corner of Hanoi is vibrant with colourful flowers of different types.

 Commercial banks are projected to maintain their momentum of profit growth during 2019, primarily driven by digital banking applications.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s woodwork industry benefits from ‘clean’ supply sources, not from illegally imported timber from Cambodia, experts have warned. 

 A series of activities will be staged in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the 89th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and to welcome lunar New Year 2019 – the Year of the Pig.

Vietnam’s No.1 chess player Le Quang Liem progressed after drawing with Grandelius Nils from Sweden in the seventh round of the ongoing Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019, held yesterday.  

 Vietnam’s hospitality real estate market has proven to be an attractive segment for investors in the last few years due to its consistent growth.

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 Vietnam is so appealing to many foreigners that they end up becoming long-term expats and consider it a second home.