The Government and the State Securities Commission plan to carry out key measures to develop the stock market in a rapid and effective but safe manner, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung has said.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh made an official visit to Norfolk city in the US state of Virginia from February 21-22. 

 Agroforestry and seafood exports set a new trade record of US$36.37 billion in 2017, a rise of more than US$4 billion over the previous year and setting new milestones in the process.

Expected to account for 33 percent of Vietnam’s population by 2020, the middle class is  a major contributor to the country’s development, according to Phung Duc Tung, head of the Mekong Development Institute.

 Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018 has been slated to take place from April 29 to June 30 and is expected to attract eight teams.

 In the Year of the Dog, let’s learn about police dogs who have had significant contributions to help border forces ensure national border security.

 Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung talks with the Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper about financial and budget works this year.

Many people have flocked to Lam Son Stadium in Vung Tau City to watch the first dog race of the Lunar New Year.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has requested the northern province of Vinh Phuc to tighten control over the organising of the Hai Luu buffalo fighting festival in the local district of Song Lo.

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 Thousands of pilgrims and tourists are flocking to visit Huong (Perfume) Pagoda after the Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity.

Many telephone booths in Hanoi have been decorated with colourful paintings carried out by young volunteers.

 58-year-old Truong Van Chong, who was declared dead in 1985, shocked his whole family after returning home during Tet Holiday.

The cultivation sector aims to earn export revenue of more than $21 billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 2.2-2.3 per cent, the Vietnam News Agency reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as saying.

 The Ninh Binh Nitrogenous Fertiliser Company has just proposed to get an additional loan of VND350 billion (USD15.43 million) from the government to save its loss-making plant.

 Authorities of Khanh Hoa Province have revoked the investment license of a tourism project for illegally encroaching on the renowned Nha Trang Bay.

Immediately after being set free by people, fish and turtles were caught again for resale to customers in front of the renowned Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi.

An exhibition of paintings on 2018 Lunar New Year (the Year of the Dog) will open at Dong A Gallery in Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi on February 25.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment threatens to shut down factories found polluting Nhue and Day rivers in Ha Nam Province.

Nguyen Van The, Minister of Transport, talks to Viet Nam News Agency about important missions for the transport sector in 2018.