Bắc Sơn border guard station under the Quảng Ninh Province Border Guard said on Monday it had arrested 12 people (including seven Vietnamese citizens and five Chinese people) who were crossing the Vietnam-China border illegally.

The Tran Temple’s seal opening ceremony, which starts every year at 11 p.m. on the 14th day of the first lunar month, in Nam Dinh, has seen throngs of pilgrims from across the country rushing to obtain a lucky seal stamp, the local media reported.

 The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center under the Embassy of India in Hanoi will screen the drama thriller film “Papanasam” on February 22, starting at 6 p.m.

 Old coffee trees on a total of 15,000ha will be replaced or grafted this year to improve yields, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s plant cultivation department.

 Hồ Chí Minh City’s Nhân Dân (People) 115 Hospital has successfully carried out the first robotically assisted brain tumour surgery in Việt Nam.

 A smart traffic monitoring and operation centre, the first of its kind in Việt Nam, was opened on Monday by the Saigon River Tunnel Management Centre.

 The time needed for completing housing approval procedures in HCMC has been reduced to 15 days from the previous 57 days, Nguyen Toan Thang, director of the municipal Natural Resources and Environment, told a meeting today in the city.

A U.S. delegation arrived in Hanoi on Monday to work with the competent Vietnamese agencies on security for the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

 The quality of life of a 71-year-old woman from Dong Thap Province has improved considerably after receiving an implanted six-arm prolenen mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse.

 The HCMC Real Estate Association (HoREA) has proposed that the Government consider raising the loan interest cap to 25%, from the current limit of 20%, the local media reported.

 Despite recent enormous growth, the local credit card market still offers potential for local commercial banks, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported.

 The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Trang An in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been covered by rubbish during the on-going festival season.

 Local authorities in the Mekong Delta have warned about forest fires during the dry season as temperatures in the last two days reached 34 degrees without any rain.

 Vietravel have announced plans to establish an airline which would be headquartered in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 Several toy makers of the US are intending to move their production facilities in China to other markets, including Vietnam, due to concerns about negative effects from the US-China trade war.

 Robots using Italian technology will be used for the implementation of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro project.

 Power and aviation companies are among the industries forecast for better things this year, according to industry analysts.

 Mr. Makhtar Diop, the World Bank Vice President for Infrastructure, will pay his first official visit to Vietnam from February 20 to 22.

 The first Made-in-China mini electric cars have been introduced to Vietnam by a company in Hai Phong City, but local authorities have warned people not to buy the vehicle.

 Japanese writer Isayo Takano was taken down while he was working in the border province of Lang Son. While he did not survive the battle, his photos remained immortal.