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Peach growers prepare blossoms for Tet

Le Dinh Hong, of An Duong District in the northern Hai Phong City, is taking care of peach trees in his garden in Dang Cuong Village. There are about three weeks left before Tet (Lunar New Year).

Social News 23/1

 Vietnam Veterans of America members honoured, Cambodia hopes to send more students to Thai Nguyen, National fund gets 4.2 million USD to support poor children, USAID helps with dioxin remediation at Bien Hoa Airport

Defence cooperation important to Vietnam-Russia ties: President

 President Tran Dai Quang told visiting Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoyu on January 23 that cooperation in defence and military technology continues playing an important role in Vietnam-Russia relations.

BOT project on National Highway No.53 stopped

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) and people’s committees of Mekong Delta provinces of Vinh Long and Tra Vinh agreed Monday to cancel the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project on National Highway No.53.

PVC trial highlights rule of law

 The high-profile trial of Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of the PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), and his accomplices, ended on January 22 after two weeks of sitting.

Vietnamese music in 90s goes on YouTube

 VietNamNet Bridge – People worldwide now can enjoy Vietnamese music on YouTube by Phuong Nam Film, one of the HCM City’s leading music, film producers and distributors.

Oscar nominations 2018: Will Three Billboards sweep the (red) carpet?

 After big wins at the Screen Actors Guild awards - and earlier this month at the Golden Globes - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri appears to be front runner for best picture when this year's Oscar nominations

Avalanche kills one in Japan ski resort after volcanic eruption

 A Japanese soldier has been killed in an avalanche in central Japan that may have been triggered by a volcanic eruption.

Oil & gas loses the ‘throne’ as the biggest export item

VietNamNet Bridge - The oil & gas sector once had the highest export turnover of any industry, but that ended in 2009.

HOSE shut for maintenance following crash on Monday

 The HCM Stock Exchange is switched off for maintenance today following its crash during the At-the-Closing (ATC) period on Monday.

IPOs needed to improve market

  The Government needs to enlarge the scale of the market and lure more State-owned enterprises to list shares through speeding up their equitisation, according to Luu Trung Thai, Vice Chairman of the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank.

Foreign exchange market to be stable in 2018

 Commercial banks are optimistic about the foreign exchange market in 2018, noting that the market would be stable with the Vietnamese dong devaluing slightly by some 0.5-1 percentage points to VND22,710 to VND22,950.

VN’s shrimp industry will become key economic sector

Viet Nam’s shrimp industry will become a key economic sector with sustainable development that is environmentally friendly and can withstand the challenges of climate change.

Cashew industry lowers export goal

 Viet Nam’s cashew industry has targeted 300,000 tonnes of cashew exports at a value of US$3 billion this year, a year-on-year reduction of 50,000 tonnes in volume and $500 million in value.

Agency to tax e-commerce like other businesses

 The HCM City Tax Department plans to continue to collect taxes from online businesses that use Facebook and other social media sites.

Nicole Kidman's powerful speech and other SAG top moments

 It was back to the bold and beautiful at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild awards, following the almost universal black dress code deployed at the recent Golden Globes.

US slaps 'America First' tariffs on washing machines and solar panels

 The US has approved controversial tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels.

S Korea bans anonymous cryptocurrency trades

 South Korea is banning the use of anonymous bank accounts to make cryptocurrency transactions.

Communal house to host traditional New Year event

 VietNamNet Bridge – So Village’s communal house on the western outskirts of Hanoi will provide a platform to showcase the traditional customs of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February 10.

University students ready for SMEA 2018

Seven teams of students from five universities in Vietnam will participate at Shell Eco-Marathon Asia (SMEA) 2018 – Make the Future, which will take place at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore from March 8-11.