Hanoi and HCM City are planning to install LED screens in public venues to serve local people who want to watch the final match of the AFC U23 Championship between the Vietnam and Uzbekistan on January 27.

 The US will send an aircraft carrier to Vietnam in a post-war first, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on January 25; evidence of deepening military ties between the former enemies more than four decades after the American War ended.

From January 14 to February 10, the first field of carp-shaped wind streamers is open in Mizuki Park in Ho Chi Minh City, drawing in photographers and Japanese culture lovers.

2017 was a discouraging year for investors who poured money into condotels. However, analysts believe that once legal problems are settled, investment in this type of property will be increasing rapidly.

The Vietnam Social Security refuses to deal with Mai Linh’s request to be exempted from interest and late payment fees as well as to extend the deadline for its original social insurance payment.

 The group’s satisfactory 2017 operating results came on the back of its strategy of being promptly adaptable to changes in the market and consumer needs, as it prepares to continue to expand its services.

 Uber and Grab, which have offices in Ho Chi Minh City and other cities and provinces, will have to pay taxes to the Hanoi People’s Committee.  

Workshops in Thuong Tin District, Hanoi make more than 20,000 banners every day to meet football fans’ demands as they get ready to cheer on Vietnam’s U23 squad in the final match of the AFC U23 Championship.

Two double-decker buses are being brought from Da Nang to Hanoi to carry the Vietnam U23 squad on a parade of Hanoi after the final against Uzbekistan in the AFC U23 Championship 2018 in China on January 27.

 In the fast food market, global giants McDonald’s and Burger King are leading the game. The Vietnamese market is no exception. But in the local market, these two players are encountering a tough rival: street food.

 Several buildings, construction sites and streets in Hanoi have been covered with the image of the national flag to cheer U23 team which advanced to the AFC U23 Championship final.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has warned that businesses must carefully verify information on their business partners from the US before making deposits and payments or doing business as some cases of fraud have been reported recently.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested the ministries of industry and trade - and finance, to report on price changes of petrol products this month.

 As many as 87% of women suffering from violence do not seek any support from public service providers according to a survey on violence against women in Vietnam conducted by the General Statistics Office.

 Hanoi chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has asked for investigation into a case where a building investor has failed to repair lifts in an apartment block for months.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications’ Information Safety Department has detected at least around 700 websites that are cheating Vietnamese internet users.

The north might experience a cold snap during the Tet holiday, while the south region would have good weather with light rainfall, the National Hydro-meteorological Centre said.

 Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication and India’s Ministry of Communications have jointly issued a set of commemorative postage stamps featuring ancient architecture of both nations.

 Vietnamese shares soared on January 25 as investors flocked to pour money into the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) after a two-day halt in operations following a technical crash.

 Minister of Public Security To Lam on January 25 asked other ministries and administrations of coastal localities to work with his ministry to stop fishermen violating foreign seas.