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Holiday season is prone to fires

 Fire prevention police across Việt Nam have issued warnings on the use of fire, electricity and petrol during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Plastics, e-commerce, power, steel sectors receive Chinese capital flow

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese capital is heading for a series of business fields in Vietnam. What will the capital bring?

The Take of Kieu featured in new suite

 Music Professor Dang Ngoc Long has a long association with Vietnamese music. He is the person who popularized Vietnamese music including Nghe Tinh and Quan Ho folk songs in Europe.

Hanoi, HCM City streets gridlocked as Tet arrives

Many of the streets around Hanoi and HCM City are currently facing a traffic quagmire with congestion affecting popular thoroughfares as droves of people travel to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year.

Flower growers hope to reap Tet rewards

 Gardeners in HCM City’s Thủ Đức, Gò Vấp and 12 districts and southern provinces are hoping their hard work will pay off during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Retired police officer scours country for Tay Nguyen artefacts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Retired police officer Dang Minh Tam is passionate about preserving the artefacts of ethnic groups in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) region.

Social News 11/2

 BOT National Road 6 case: Warning over contractors’ weak capacity, Project helps provinces improve adaptation to climate change, High supply, low demand affects watermelon farmers

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 11/2

Transport ministry to restructure five large corporations, Delta region’economic growth slows down, Local giants offer to fund Hanoi metro line studies, Moody’s positive about bad debt settlement in local banks

What can $3.05 billion worth of FDI bring to Vietnam?

Real estate ranked third among business fields which received the most FDI (foreign direct investment) capital in 2017, with $3.05 billion committed, accounting for 8.5 percent of total registered FDI capital.

Mekong Delta students recycle waste mud to potting soil

 VietNamNet Bridge – Potting soil made from wastewater, a project initiated by two college students, offers a comprehensive solution to protect the environment and create economic value in the Mekong Delta.

Tet speciality products fly off shelves in HCM City

 Shops in HCM City selling speciality items for Tết (Lunar New Year) have entered their peak sales period.

Domestic telecom providers face new challenges

 The number of mobile phone subscriptions nationwide stood at about 127 million at the end of 2017, down 2.1 percent year-on-year. 

Adding canine colour to the canvas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Bui Hoang Duong, 37, from an ethnic Muong group in the central province of Thanh Hoa, has a special affection for dogs, particularly those he had raised and lived with.

Pre-made food lessens Tet’s burden on women

 VietNamNet Bridge – For most Vietnamese people, the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival symbolises the beginning of a new year and the accompanying hopes for a happy life.

Local banks’ revenues grow on increasing retail, services

 Local banks have reported their revenues last year, mainly from retail banking activities and services, and the trend will continue this year, according to Dau Tu Chung Khoan newspaper.

Hanoi streets brightly decorated to welcome Tet

Many streets around the capital city of Hanoi have been colourfully decorated with flower displays and decorative signage to welcome the Lunar New Year Festival.

Trang An complex opens new waterway for tourists

 On February 10, Xuan Truong Construction Company opened the third waterway for operation at Trang An eco-tourism site to serve tourists visiting the Trang An Scenic Landscape complex.

South Korean firm leaves 2,000 workers out of pocket for Tet

 Nearly two thousand workers at a South Korean company in the southern province of Dong Nai have gone on strike to ask for salaries while the company's leaders had left the country. 

Soul prayer ritual of the Thai

 The Thai in Vietnam’s northwestern region pray for the souls of sick people, new born babies, people traveling far from home, and new daughters-in-law to wish them good health, safety, and happiness. 

Workers busy to make dog-shaped savings containers

Many ceramic workshops in the southern province of Binh Duong have focused on producing dog-shaped savings containers to welcome the Lunar Year of the Dog.