320,000 workers will be needed in trade, services, IT, food processing, and engineering sectors, according to the HCM City Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

 Local people on Ly Son Island, Quang Ngai Province have expressed concerns about possible damage to the island if a newly-proposed urban area is approved.

 Many English teachers in Thanh Hoa have expressed worries after the local Department of Education and Training announced to carry out a quality test to improve English teaching in the area.

VietNamNet Bridge - While robots have been used widely at many factories around the world, few are seen at factories in Vietnam, according to La Manh Hung from University of Nevada.

MobiFone has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Information and Communications to test 5G service in Ha Noi and HCM City to evaluate technology and the market before official implementation.

 HCM City-based property developers listed their difficulties at a meeting between the HCM City Real Estate Association and the city authorities on Wednesday.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has supported the Vietnam Flight Training JSC's (VFT) proposal to build a pilot training centre at Rach Gia Airport.

 Thousands of people are expected to visit the annual Phu My Hung Spring Flower Festival to be organised at the Phu My Hung City Centre in District 7, HCM City, from January 28 to February 4.

 Winner of Man of the World 2018 Cao Xuan Tai has been chosen as ambassador for season three of Viet Nam Fitness Model 2019.

Vietnamese golfer Nguyen Thao My has been invited to compete at the Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Championship at the Royal Golf Club in Japan from April 25-28. 

 Grandmaster Le Quang Liem dropped eighth at the ongoing Gibraltar International Chess Festival after drawing his third round match on Wednesday in the UK.

 Spring and love are the hottest themes for music videos (MV) that have been released this month to welcome Tết (Lunar New Year), which begins February 5.  

 Pig-related paraphernalia originating from the kilns of Bat Trang Village and around the world are on display at an exhibition entitled ‘My Zodiac Animal – Prosperous Pig’.

 An exhibition to mark the 10th year anniversary of quan họ (love duet singing) receiving the title of intangible cultural heritage of humanity from UNESCO is opening in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

 “The Parting of the Plastic Sea” art installation opened on Friday in the atrium of the Estella Place retail mall in HCM City’s District 2.

 Discarded wheels, wheel parts and plastic items have been turned into interior decorations at a Hanoi shop.

 Police across the country had arrested 22 drivers who tested positive for heroin over the past four days, according to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security.

 More high-speed boat trips from the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang to Phu Quoc Island will be added during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday from January 26 to February 14.

 In April 2017, Muto Tadashi waved goodbye to his wife and two sons and left his house in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, where he can see Mount Fuji from his window, to come to Vietnam, determined to do something to help Vietnamese enterprises.

 HCM City this year plans to open more roads and bridges in an effort to reduce traffic congestion and accidents, according to the city’s Transport Department.