GSO (General Statistics Office) has released a report showing that labor productivity is VND93.2 million per worker, or $4,159, in accordance with 2017 prices. 

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 A bus has caught fire in north-western Kazakhstan, killing 52 people, the interior ministry has said.

Pham Cong Danh told the court yesterday that he had transferred VND600 billion to Hua Thi Phan, a former high-level advisor of Trust Bank, and had used VND500 billion to increase registered capital at VNCB.

Many family households in HCM City’s District 1 are storing motorbikes at their homes after the decision by the District 1 People’s Committee last Thursday to suspend operation of 48 parking sites on street pavements.

The Ministry of Construction has again proposed that water and electricity supply be cut off at illegal constructions although this measure was discontinued in 2015 because of its inconsistency with regulations. 

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VietNamNet Bridge - For the 8X, 9X and 10X generations, “Hey, let’s have a milk tea” has replaced the classic invitation for “A cup of coffee?”. 

 GS Retail Co., a major convenience store chain operator in the Republic of Korea (RoK), said on January 17 that it will open its first two foreign branches in Vietnam. 

 Vietnam’s Nguyen Van Phuong secured a place in the third round of the Copa Del Café Junior Tennis Tournament in Costa Rica on January 17.

 An art exhibition titled Colour of the New Year – Year of the Earth Dog, is due to open in the central city’s Fine Arts Museum on January 18. 

 Vietnamese shares plummeted on January 17 as investors realised short-term profits. Worries remained that the adjusted policy on margin lending could take effect early next month.

 Nguyen Trung Nam of Vietnam won a brace of titles at the 2018 Melbourne Open Championships on January 16 in Australia.

 Bitcoin has traded below $10,000 for the first time since early December. The value of one bitcoin fell to $9,958 (£7,222) before making a slight recovery, according to a price index run by the news site Coindesk.

The public investment restructuring scheme in 2017-20 will focus on core sectors of the economy and major projects that give impetus to socio-economic development and promote public and foreign investments under PPP practice.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved adjustments to the development master plan for the Mekong Delta region until 2020, with a vision to 2050. 

 The U23 team have written a new page in the history of Vietnamese football after winning a ticket to the quarterfinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship in China on January 17.

The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum is to open in Hanoi on January 18 with three key meetings scheduled for the day.

 A Canadian woman has been convicted of killing her friend after police discovered the murder weapon used in a picture of the pair on social media.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport researchers have suggested banning the use of mobile phone while car driving as it threatens road safety.

Vietnam and US multinational technology company - Google LLC want to boost cooperation across the fields of IT and communication as well as share information on the basis of respect for international practices and Vietnamese law.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has asked investors of road projects under Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contracts to ban cars from parking for over five minutes at toll stations.

 More than 1,000 artifacts uncovered during the excavation and restoration of towers in the world heritage site of My Son sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam have been digitalised thanks to the assistance of experts from Italy and India.

 Princess Cruises, a five-star premium cruise line, has announced that it will increase the number of cruise tours to Vietnam in 2018.

However, until recent time, when University of Social Sciences & Humanities youth union coordinated with the Cheo 48 Hours to organize a gala programme, Anh had a chance to participate in a Cheo show and performed cheo on stage.