VietNamNet Bridge – At the age of 70, Thanh Chuong, one of the most distinguished painters in Vietnamese fine arts, said he is still as passionate as he was years ago.

The Viet Nam Register (VR) has asked its branches nationwide to increase technical safety examinations of vehicles, particularly container trucks, coaches and tractor trailers, as part of measures to improve traffic safety.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six children were admitted to Dien Bien Province General Hospital on Sunday suffering side effects of the ComBE Five vaccine, three of them had serious reactions. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces across the country are taking action to prevent the spread of disease that has affected cattle and poultry breeding facilities and farms in recent weeks.

Vietnam’s U16 team has convened in Cam Pha City in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh to prepare for the second qualifying round of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation Women’s U16 Championship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Popular poet and composer Nguyen Trong Tao passed away on January 7 after dealing with a lengthy and serious illness. He was 71.

A European Parliament (EP) delegation is in Hanoi to prepare for the ratification of a bilateral agreement on forestry that would promote trade in verified legal timber products from Vietnam to the EU and other markets.

A recent Hanoi policy barring citizens from taking photos, videos or audio recordings without permission during meetings with public servants has created controversy, with many criticising its implications for transparency efforts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Closed-loop organic waste processing technology and de-centralised waste processing are possible solutions for Vietnam’s organic waste problems, experts said at a discussion panel on Monday.

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 Three Vietnamese tourists, who were seriously injured in a roadside bomb attack in Egypt in December 2018, are to leave hospital to travel home on January 9.

 Over the past year, most investment funds in Viet Nam’s equity market have seen negative growth in net asset value per share (NAVPS) due to the poor performance of the market indices.

 Under a new regulation, commercial banks will have to switch 30 per cent of their current magnetic strip ATM cards – more than 25 million in total – to chip cards by the end of this year to enhance safety and service quality.

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has resumed the purchase of US dollars from commercial banks after a six month break thanks to favourable conditions in the country’s foreign exchange market. 

 The Turkish Ministry of Trade has announced it is conducting a final review on potential anti-dumping duties on textured polyester yarn imported from a number of countries, including Viet Nam.

 Up to 53.6 per cent of information technology (IT) companies said they hope to increase their workforce by 10-30 per cent this year.

 Cassava processors are facing difficulties due to a raw material shortage and, especially, tightening of overland imports and erection of barriers to imports of farm produce by China, their largest export market.

 Shipping routes along the coast of Vietnam have played an increasingly large role in transporting goods from the north to the south of the country in recent years, helping ease the burden on road transport.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 10 years ago, high-end hotels and resorts were the biggest consumers of candles. Now, the demand from middle-class consumers is increasing.

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