Vietnamese shares edged up on Wednesday morning amid rising profit-taking pressure after having rallied in the previous trading days.

 Viet Nam’s authorities plan to conduct further investigations into the merger of Grab and Uber last year over possible antitrust regulations violations, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Wednesday.

 The central city of Da Nang is calling for investment to 14 public parking lots in a bid to serve the surging demand resulted in by a sharp increase of motorized vehicles.

Four decades ago, on February 17,1979, the Vietnamese Party, people and army had to face a war of aggression across the entire northern border.

Over 40 international students in Hanoi participated in the 2019 Vietnamese Lunar New Year program.

VietNamNet Bridge - Online bookings have been developing rapidly in the tourism industry, bringing trillions of dong a year to travel firms, reports say.

Police in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La arrested a local man on February 12 for illegally storing 3,200 methamphetamine pills.

 Hanoi aims to grow 400,000 trees this year and 600,000 trees between 2019 and 2020 to green up the city.

Villagers from Thi Cam in Xuan Phuong commune of Hanoi’s Tu Liem district gathered together at a communal house on February 12 (the 8th day of the first lunar month) for a traditional rice cooking contest.

Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam Ory Csaba and Can Tho authorities sat down on February 12 to discuss cooperation activities, including the organisation of a Hungary cultural week in the Mekong Delta city this year.

H’Hen Nie, Miss Universe Vietnam, and Catriona Gray, Miss Universe 2018, were among the special invitees who attended a fashion show by Vietnamese designer Phuong My as part of New York Fashion Week.

Over 10,000 local people from Hanoi gathered together to participate in a ceremony which sees fish released into a river to mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year on February 12.

More than 30,000 floating lanterns were released into the lake of the Happyland resort in the southern province of Long An as locals prayed for peace and happiness in the New Year.

 Many people have rushed to buy gold ahead of the God of Wealth Day on the 10th day of the Lunar New Year which falls on February 14 this year.

 The police in HCM City has reported 48 criminal offences during the nine-day holiday, a decrease of five cases compared to the same period last year.

The Truong Hai Automobile Company (Thaco) plans to export locally manufactured buses, cars and semi-trailers as well as spare parts and accessories to the US, Canada, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines worth US$60 million in 2019.

Cybersecurity solution providers are mostly targeting large corporations, ignoring small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which are also facing security problems.

VietNamNet Bridge - The stock index has become unpredictable as there are signs of weaker liquidity, while investors are becoming more cautious.

 Vietnamese shares rose strongly on Tuesday to extend gains for a second session as investor sentiment remained positive on 2019’s corporate performances.

 The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) must resolve all non-performing loans kept at the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) soon, said deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue.