In recent days at Nhat Tan village, Hanoi expensive peach blossoms have been selling quickly despite their high prices.

Acquiring Tran Anh is expected create additional diversity in the operations of Mobile World Group, while the M&A deal between the two largest local electronic retailers also opens expectations for further M&A deals among competitors in the sector.

 Mobile payments – and QR code payments in particular – are beginning to take hold in Vietnam, but a lack of common payment standards poses many challenges for mobile payment providers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investments from Japan, South Korea and China were the most significant players in FDI (foreign direct investment) in 2017.

As the country shifts to a Euro 4 emission standard for diesel-fuelled vehicles, industry observers warn that the three fuel types on offer could spell problems for these more advanced engines, and opportunities for tricksters. 

 Vietnam’s bank stocks are making their way back onto investors’ radar, as the sector recovers from lingering bad debt issues and strives towards Basel II standards.

 A man in the southern province of Hau Giang has attempted to kill his three children and then committed suicide using pesticide after arguments with his wife.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said that international economic integration would be the focus of economic restructuring in 2018, requiring breakthroughs in negotiation, signing of free trade deals and improving the legal framework.

 The mission of Vietnamese diplomacy in 2018 is to continue maintaining an environment of peace, stability and cooperation to ensure Vietnam’s security and development goals.

 Vietnamese players were ousted from the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters badminton tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.

 Viet Nam lost to arch rivals South Korea 1-2 in the first match of Group D at the finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship held in China yesterday.

 Nguyen Thi Ngoan and Nguyen Thi Phuong will represent Viet Nam in Karate 1-Premier League Paris 2018, to be held in Paris from January 26-28.

 The city’s Department of Information and Communications has completed expanding and upgrading the information system for infrastructure breakdowns, called the 1022 system.

 The Ministry of Health has issued a set of criteria to classify the quality of private hospitals and healthcare clinics across the country.

 The Hanoi procuracy on January 11 proposed life imprisonment for Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of PetroVietnam (PVN) Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC) on the charge of “asset embezzlement”.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will take a number of measures to promote culture, sport and tourism activities in 2018.

 Vietnam and France have agreed to step up cooperation in training, military medicine, navy, defence industry and peace-keeping operations.

The book street, next to the city’s landmark Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral, opened in January 2016 with 20 book stores of 14 publishing houses and 2 café book shops. 

 An exchange programme promoting Vietnamese startups entitled “Runway to the World” was officially launched in Ho Chi Minh City on January 11.

 Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan shakes hands with ​ambassadors and representatives from EU member nations in Vietnam