Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held talks with President of the Australian Senate Scott Ryan after an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on January 21.

 Vietnam will face Japan in the first quarterfinal match of the ongoing AFC Asian Cup 2019, which will take place at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 24 at 8pm (Vietnam time).

 A lorry, plated 29C-71953, crashed into a delegation from the Kim Luong communal chapter of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in the northern province of Hai Duong on January 21, leaving seven dead at the site. 

 Buoi Market on Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Hanoi, in the days nearing the Tet holiday, becomes more crowded and busier with all kinds of flowers and ornamental plants from everywhere to be sold. 

While the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) supports waste-to-electricity project with huge investment capital of VND2 trillion, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) views it as problematic.

 Corona Casino Phu Quoc, which opened late last week, is the first casino in Viet Nam to allow Vietnamese to gamble.

 The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports has officially announced a hotline to receive reports from residents and localities about activities related to cultural festivals as well as difficulties in organising and managing festivals in Hanoi.

The Hanoi People’s Court on January 21 opened a first-instance trial for four former executives of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR) on the charges of “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”.

 The World Economic Forum (WEF) will expand cooperation with Vietnam in 2019, which will be momentum for the two sides to strengthen their partnership in the time ahead, according to Justin Wood, head of the WEF’s Regional Agenda – Asia Pacific. 

 Hanoi’s Culture Center has become an increasingly popular destination for domestic and foreign tourists. The center was inaugurated in 2015 as part of the city’s efforts to promote its historic Old Quarter.

Vietnamese beauties Tieu Vy and H’Hen Nie have been named among the Top 50 of Miss Grand Slam as announced by Global Beauties.

“Ruou can” is an indispensible rice wine at important events such as the New Year celebration of ethnic people in the Central Highlands.

 Is rising investment from Chinese enterprises the reason for an increase in land rents at industrial parks in Vietnam?

 The northern region has continued facing the cold weather with rains with temperatures forecasted to fall to below eight degrees centigrade in many mountainous localities. 

 A seafood drying village in Ca Mau Province is busy preparing for the Tet Holiday.

 The Hanoi authorities are planning to reconstruct the ruined Kinh Thien Palace in the UNESCO-recognised Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - Among luxury car brands, Lexus suffered most from strict regulations stipulated in Decree 116 on conditions to manufacture and import cars to Vietnam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s presence at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland from January 22-25, will be a chance to propagate the country’s socio-economic development and international integration achievements in 2018.

 The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) may include stocks of four listed companies in its coming large-cap VN30 Index review.

 A few years ago, Samsung, a world-leading electronics company, encouraged local Vietnamese firms to produce spare parts for its factories.