Vietnamese shares posted a strong comeback on February 7 as investors were calmed by market regulators and bottom-fishing was triggered for worst-hit companies during the previous two-day collapse.

For most Vietnamese, Tet (Lunar New Year) festival has actually begun with the “Ong Cong - Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) ceremony on the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year, which falls on February 8 this year. 

 State businesses fall sharply

As Tet draw near, millions of Vietnamese are packing to leave for their home villages, putting public and private transport under great pressure. Tickets have been said to have doubled, even tripled on busy routes. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam head coach Miguel Rodrigo said Uzbekistan is a strong team and his favourite rival in the quarter-finals of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship today in Chinese Taipei.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 600 overseas Vietnamese (Viet kieu) from 25 countries on Tuesday participated in a meeting with HCM City authorities to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) 2018.

Many more restaurants and food courts have opened recently in Vietnam but poor preparations and lack of professionalism has led to a number of closures. 

The streets are brimming with busy people as they flock to local shops in Hanoi’s Old Quarter to prepare for the most important traditional festival of the year – the Lunar New Year (Tet).

 The floating flower market at Binh Dong Wharf in District 8, HCMC is entering its peak business season and turns more crowded and bustling than ever as the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday has around two weeks to go.

FourFourTwo magazine has included Vietnam’s U23 team among the top 3 nominees for “National team of the Year” in the Southeast Asian Football Awards.

Exports a major driver of Vietnam’s growth, Commercial banks report record high profit in 2017, Ministries require not to increase petrol prices, Locally-assembled auto prices lowered, Coal inventory estimated at over 10 million tons

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign capital flow, which was behind the strong rise of the Vietnam stock market in 2017, is expected to help the VN Index reach new highs in 2018.

GreenID has  pointed out risks that Vietnam will face if it continues developing coal-fired power projects.

After 20 years of distributing medical equipment, Vo Xuan Boi Lam decided to open a factory to make hi-tech medical equipment, because she ‘wants to do something for the fatherland’.

A calligraphy exhibition is being held at the Viet Nam Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition displays about 44 calligraphy works in different styles by four calligraphers Nguyen Quang Thang; Pham Van Tuan, Nguyen Van Thanh ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Sy Loi, vice-chairman of the NA Committee on Social Affairs, talks to the Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) about proposed changes in the retirement age and the social insurance policy.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its 21st session in Hanoi on February 7, under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Driven by better performance in 2017, around 70 per cent of Japanese businesses in Vietnam are planning to expand their business activities in the country to cash in on the huge growth potential.

 While PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power)’s shares sold out at its initial public offering (IPO), Power Generation Corporation 3 (EVN Genco 3) proved unmarketable with only 2.8 per cent of the offered shares registered for sale.

 Booking sites Agoda and Booking.com have drawn customers’ ire by their oversight in keeping customers’ personal information secret, while at the same time the authorities have detected signs of tax evasion.

The market for votive offerings in Hanoi is filled with the hustle and bustle of quick commerce as Kitchen God Day (on the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year) nears.

Hue imperial city seems to be more beautiful with yellow apricot blossoms.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been listed in Top 5 nominees for Young Player of the Year in Southeast Asian Football Awards selected by FourFourTwo.

Many local people in Hanoi visited the lakes and rivers of the capital city on February 7 to release carp as a celebration of the Kitchen Gods Day (23rd Lunar December).

 Famous young Vietnamese designer Valentines Van Nguyen has been invited to present her designs at the prestigious New York Fashion Week, which will be held in the US on February 9.