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VN football sets ambitious goals in 2018

Vietnamese footballers are working hard to realise new missions in 2018: attending the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD), winning the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 and playing well in the final round of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

North Vietnam to welcome new cold spell

 VietNamNet Bridge – The north of Vietnam is preparing to welcome a cold spell, as temperatures are expected to decrease from 5-7 degrees Celsius today, 

170 Vietnamese websites attacked during Lunar New Year

 Up to 170 Vietnamese websites were attacked during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications reported on February 21.

PM urges prompt resumption of work following Tet holiday

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc required the prompt resumption of work immediately after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, ending the outdated thinking that the first lunar month is a time for festivals.

Shares rally on investor optimism

 Vietnamese shares soared on February 21, the first trading day of the lunar year, thanks to positive sentiment among investors.

Vietnam imports flowers worth $18 million for Tet

 Vietnam imported flowers and ornamental plants worth 18 million USD from December 1, 2017 to January 31, 2018 for the Lunar New Year.

Hanoi sets up team to inspect apartments

Hanoi’s Construction Department has set up an inspection team to review apartment buildings and impose fines for violations in their use and management.

Comedy movies shine at cinemas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sieu Sao Sieu Ngo (Super Star Super Silly) is one of four Vietnamese movies being released during Tet, which are the lion’s share of domestic productions in the nation’s movie market.

Trinh to referee int'l football cup in Portugal

 VietNamNet Bridge – FIFA has invited Vietnamese female referee Truong Thi Le Trinh to manage an international women’s football tournament, AG Cup 2018, to be held in Portugal from February 24 to March 7.

VN students need counseling: psychologists

Vietnamese children are entering puberty sooner than their grandparents and need counseling about various sensitive matters. Some of the cases that have recently occurred include:

Children can also become coders with super-simple programming language

Instead of complicated codes, V-logic users can become coders with simple commands like ‘Bat den Led roi cho 1 giay sau tat  den Led’ (turn LED lamp on, wait one second, and turn off the lamp).

‘Hot seats’ at banks change hands

VietNamNet Bridge - Big changes in key personnel at banks have occurred recently, though they have not always been made public.

Dung crucial to team at AFC Women’s Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung is one of the eight important players at the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

HCM City’s eastern region targeted to become innovative hub, Industry growth predicted to hit over 6.8 percent in Q1, SMEs to benefit from State support policies, Positive outlook for Hanoi and HCM City's office rental market

‘Living within one’s means’ and lessons about urban development

Discussing urban development programming in HCMC, economist Tran Du Lich commented that the ‘living within one’s means’ principle must not be applied to the city’s infrastructure development. If so, residents will pay a heavy price in the future.

IoT to be applied to agriculture

 According to Professor, Dr. Chu Pham Ngoc Son, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Union of Science and Technology Associations, there is no way to improve production but to implement technology.

Permanent office of UXO steering committee set up

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, head of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences, has signed a decision to establish the committee’s permanent office.

11.1 percent of flights delayed, cancelled in January

As many as 2,665 flights, or 11.1 percent, were delayed or cancelled in January, a positive sign reflecting recent efforts of the aviation industry to improve the flight punctuality.

2017- a record year of FDI attraction

 Vietnam’s total newly registered capital and share buying in 2017 has valued at nearly US$36 billion and implemented capital reached nearly US$20 billion. This is record growth for FDI capital in Vietnam in 10 years.

The strawberry whisperer with a BA in economics

 After graduation from Hanoi’s National Economic University, Bachelor of Economics Vu Van Luc decided to return to his homeland in the northern mountainous province of Son La to realise his dream of cultivating strawberries.