VietNamNet Bridge – Drivers in the capital who use iParking, a smart parking mobile app, can pay parking fee by cash if they face problems with the app, 

 Fox Sport Asia has picked two Vietnamese players as ASEAN stars in the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship, the final of which will be held in China on Saturday.

 The central Thua Thien - Hue Province has plans to dredge Huong River in an attempt to increase the draining capacity of the river.

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has targetted to take 110,000 labourers abroad this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport has begun to dismantle the tollbooths in the Thu Thiem Tunnel under the Sai Gon River, which have remained unused for six years, to ease the flow of traffic.

 This year’s flower street event, to be held from February 13-19, will be titled The Great Ambition, showcasing a modern city that still keeps its attraction.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on January 25 concluded activities at the 48th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland.

The AAG undersea cable was fully repaired on the night of January 23, restoring full Internet connectivity between Vietnam and foreign countries, two days earlier than scheduled.

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 As many as 200 representatives of nearly 80 travel firms of Vietnam and Japan gathered for a meeting held by the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) in Ho Chi Minh on January 25.

The People’s Procuracy of Hanoi on January 25 proposed a life sentence to Trinh Xuan Thanh on the charge of “asset embezzlement” at PetroVietnam Power Land JSC (PVP Land). 

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 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with leaders of Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar on the sidelines of the ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi, India, on January 25.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has issued a draft regulation requiring the initial margin ratio contracted by securities companies for margin lending to be at least 60 percent, which is expected to take effect in early February. 

 The second National Survey on Women’s Health and Life Experience funded by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam was launched at a workshop in Hanoi on January 25.

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The technical breakdown at HOSE (HCMC Stock Exchange) on January 22 causing a 2-day interruption is estimated to have caused a loss of hundreds of billions of dong. 

 Sir Elton John has announced he will stop touring in order to prioritise his family.

 Vietnam is taking important steps towards fulfilling the commitments to international bidding outlined in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, in anticipation of growing investment from the region in the future.

 Those passing by Tran Hung Dao Street in District 1, HCMC might see a nearly-100-year-old building attached to the story about Nguyen Van Hao, one of the wealthiest businessmen in Saigon, the former name of HCMC, in the early 20th century.