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Madrid to ban old cars by 2025 in crackdown on air pollution

 Madrid's city government announced plans on Monday to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city center by 2025 in a bid to crackdown on air pollution.

State cracks down on bloated civil service

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Vinh Tan, Minister of Home Affairs, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) newspaper about restructuring the country’s civil service.

Life-insurance market to be remapped in 2017

VietNamNet Bridge - Last year was a prosperous one for life insurance companies, with impressive growth of 37 percent, a record 10-year rate.

RoK Foreign Minister to visit VN next week

 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from 19th to 20th March 2017.

Key economic indicators in February 2017

 Key economic indicators in February 2017

Cold weather hits north Vietnam

A cold air mass is currently moving from the northern to the southern provinces of Vietnam, warned the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center.

Int’l travel agents sell tours to see Vietnam beauty

 After the “Kong: Skull Island” was screened globally, international travel agents began selling tours to many heritages sites throughout Vietnam.

VN well-known designer to present latest designs in Phu Quoc

 Around 50 top models in the country will walk in the “Life in Color” fashion show featuring latest designs by Do Manh Cuong. 

Miss Tourism Vietnam 2017’s first runner-up title withdrawn

Miss Tourism Vietnam 2017 First Runner-up, Nguyen Thi Thanh has resigned from her title following accusation that she has undergone cosmetic surgery.

VN Government approves project on preventing and combating illegal trade in endangered species

 The Prime Minister has recently approved in principle the project on prenting and combating illegal trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora.

The Mong woman who preserves and promotes ethnic brocade weaving

Learning the art of brocade weaving since the age of 13 from her mother, artisan Vang Thi Mai has kept in mind that practicing and preserving the traditional craft is the responsibility of every Mong women. 

HCM City to have Vietnam’s largest square

 With an area of over 20ha, Thu Thiem Central Square in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2 is planned to be the largest public space in Vietnam.

Panel of experts to decide on Long Thanh Airport design

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Transport to form a panel of experts from various disciplines to choose the optimal design from the three shortlisted ones for Long Thanh Airport. 

Vietnam, Angola co-operate in IT and telecommunications

 “Big Vietnamese information technology (IT) and telecommunications corporations will become major and reliable partners to Angola if they are given favourable conditions.”

Let the love for Nom come naturally

Dr To Lan from the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies has been featured prominently as one of only a few young female researchers who have immersed themselves into the treasure trove of the forefathers’ language heritage.

Box Office - 'Kong: Skull Island' rules with mighty $61 million debut

 "Kong: Skull Island" emerged victorious after a battle of the beasts that pitted the giant ape movie against the Wolverine's last stand. Cresting a wave of good reviews, "Kong: Skull Island" topped the domestic box office,

Intel's $15 billion purchase of Mobileye shakes up driverless car sector

 Intel Corp agreed to buy Israeli autonomous vehicle technology firm Mobileye for $15.3 billion on Monday in a deal that could thrust the U.S. chipmaker into direct competition with rivals Nvidia Corp ...

Hospitality segment on the rise in Da Nang

 Da Nang holds substantial potential for real estate investment with major opportunities available in the hospitality segment, according to the latest report from real estate consultants Savills.

Sterling slips as Brexit talks get green light, stocks advance before Fed

Sterling dropped on Tuesday after Britain's parliament paved the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to launch divorce talks with the European Union, while stocks advanced ahead of an expected U.S. interest rate later in the week.

VN stock market capitalization reaches $101bn

Stock market capitalization has reached VND2,260 trillion ($101 billion), equal to 50.3 percent of Vietnam’s GDP, a rise of 16 percent since the end of 2016 and the highest level since the market began operations