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Heavy rain wreaks havoc nationwide

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy downpours and floods in northern mountainous and Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces over the past days have wreaked havoc.

Electronic tolls to be collected nationwide

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drivers will be able to top up their account through text or banking services to pay toll fees electronically at Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) booths nationwide, 

CPI barely grows given poor demand

VietNamNet Bridge – The demand for essential and consumer goods has slowed as local buyers are trying to make ends meet with their meager incomes, and this is the main reason for the low growth

Fishermen net bumper haul, profit in January

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite unfavourable weather, fishermen nationwide caught 202,500 tonnes of fish in January, up 3.8 per cent against the same period last year,

Nationwide fireworks to greet New Year

 VietNamNet Bridge – At midnight on the 2013 Lunar New Year’s Eve, fireworks will be set off around the country.

Food inspection to be conducted nationwide in correspondence to Tet holidays

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Food Administration, under the Ministry of Health, said it will set up 8 inspection teams to examine the compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations in 24 provinces and cities.

Vietnam to popularise bio-fuel over next three years

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will start popularising the use of bio-fuel E5 for road vehicles in seven localities from December 1, 2014.