Many athletes to miss celebrating Tet at home

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, but many sportspersons from Viet Nam have such packed schedules that they will have to celebrate Tet away from home.

Peach flower festival kicks off in Lang Son

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 200 beautiful peach trees in full blossom are on display at the Peach Flower Festival, which is being held for the first time in the northern province of Lang Son.

Da Nang decks out for Tet with roosters and blooms

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Spring Newspaper Fair officially opened in Da Nang’s library on Bach Dang Street on Monday, displaying special Tet (Lunar New Year) issues of newspapers and magazines.

Hanoi FC faces challenges in AFC Champions League

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC are facing challenges head of their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League’s Preliminary Stage 2 match against Hong Kong’s Kitchee FC today.

Rare birds crowd in Tram Chim National Park

 The Tram Chim National Park, a half-year dry, another-half flooded land, spanning over 7,312 hectares in Tam Nong district, Dong Thap province is habitated by hundreds of species of flora and fauna.

What’s left for Vietnam after US withdraws from TPP?

 US President Donald Trump on January 23 signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP).

E-wallet services aim to make money in future

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic e-wallet market has not developed well in the last eight years since the first e-wallet was licensed, though there are 16 e-wallet service providers.

Plants shaped into 12 animal designations to welcome Tet

Plants at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi have been shaped into 12 animal designations to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

VN franchise rules under pressure to change

 At the end of the 1990s, franchise was still a strange concept to most people in Viet Nam.

New health insurance system prevents fraud

 The health insurance medical information system, rolled out last June, is the optimal solution to ensure transparency and prevent insurance fraud. 

’One car’ ownership proposal criticised

 The Hanoi traffic police’s proposal to allow Hanoians to own only one car and one registration plate interferes with the citizens’ right to own property.

Catfish exports to US face shutdown in 2017

Vietnam catfish exports to the US market face being shut down this coming September 2, after efforts to abolish a program shifting regulation of catfish producers to the USDA fails.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 25/1

 Measures to upgrade Tan Son Nhat International Airport discussed, Textile, garment sector finds way to restore, Two deputy interior ministers disciplined, KPMG: Online shopping seen booming in Vietnam

Social News 25/1

 3 Vietnamese arrested in India for cocaine smuggling, Fishermen rescued in rough seas, Markings fail to deter BRT trespassing, Drug dealer arrested in Nghe An, Police detain woman for anti-state propaganda

Hanoians prepare for Lunar New Year

The new year is coming and together with people nationwide, Hanoians are preparing to welcome the arrival of spring. Following are photos about Hanoi people preparing for the upcoming Lunar New Year.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street for Tet

Some photos of Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City before its opening on January 25.

Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa presents credentials

Ambassador to South Africa Vu Van Dung presented his credentials to the country’s President Jacob Zuma on January 24.

Vinamilk eyes strong growth in Bangladesh

 Vinamilk, Vietnam’s largest milk producer, has been intensifying efforts to expand its market share in Bangladesh.

Hanoi grants extended investment license for Coca-Cola

 Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung on January 24 presented the adjusted investment license of 50 years to Coca-Cola Vietnam.

Leaders pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh

 Vietnamese leaders paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on January 25 in celebration of the 87th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930).

Vu Huy Hoang stripped of former industry-trade minister title

Vu Huy Hoang was stripped of the title as former Minister of Industry and Trade in the 2011-2016 tenure due to his violations in personnel work.

Mobile operators prepare for Tet

 Mobile phone operators said they are making preparations to avoid network congestion during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

The risk of death from cancer may depend on where you live

 Cancer death rates are surging in some regions of the U.S. even as fatalities steadily decline nationwide, a new study suggests.

FPT eyes top-tier tech co-operation at Davos forum

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things were high on the agenda as FTP Group Chairman Truong Gia Binh met with business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 

Telecom giants must develop equitisation plans: MIC

The three telecommunication groups under direct management of the Information and Communications Ministry (MIC) will have to develop their equitisation plans in 2017.