Police in Dien Bien has announced that its Drug Crime Investigation Office on January 3 arrested two persons transporting 489 bricks of heroin, weighing 171kg and worth $3 million.

 Viet Nam maintained a trade surplus of about US$2.7 billion this year, the same figure as 2016, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has outlined three scenarios for inflation in 2018, with the consumer price index (CPI) in all circumstances staying below 4 per cent, the target set by the National Assembly.

The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development plans to set up 10 safe farm produce markets that will open every weekend to bring together producers and buyers of clean agricultural products.

Viet Nam gained its highest ever seafood export value of US$8.32 billion in 2017, a year-on-year increase of 18 per cent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Viet Nam’s economy could achieve a growth rate of 7 per cent in 2018, despite an anticipated decline in the mining industry.

 Viet Nam’s textile and garment industry targets a year-on-year increase of 10 per cent in export value, to US$34 billion, in 2018.

The Netherlands-based ride-hailing firm Uber International Services Holding B.V has filed a lawsuit against the HCM City tax department after it decided to forcibly collect tax.

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Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh was named second in the world men’s 10m air pistol rankings for January, according to the latest announcement by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

The nation’s top tennis player, Ly Hoang Nam entered the quarterfinals of Hong Kong F6 Futures tournament yesterday.

 Manzi Art Space will host Air/Sound – a solo flute concert by artist Laura Chislett from Australia, on January 12.

  Musician Ngo Hong Quang, who sings and plays traditional Vietnamese instruments, will introduce his new songs at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre on January 11 in District 2.

 The Saigon Classical Music Group will present a concert titled “Four Seasons in Music” at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on  January 7.

 Vietnamese-American pianist child prodigy Evan Le will perform in a concert called “Spring Buds” in HCM City on January 7.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe the petroleum distribution market will see a breakthrough after the conclusion of IPOs for PV Oil and Binh Son Refinery (BSR).

VietNamNet Bridge - From February 2, psychological counseling divisions will be set up at all schools to give support to students.

The natural conditions in Hanoi are favorable for aquaculture with 4,327 hectares of lakes and rivers which allow the farming of fish in cages.

Impressed by the effectiveness of Barista, a drink dispenser created by a group of FPT University students, Do Cong Hung, a lecturer in software technology, said he wanted to buy the smart ‘bartender’ at the thesis defending ceremony.

The HCM City Customs Department on Tuesday began piloting the use of the Viet Nam Automated System for Seaport Customs Management at Lotus Port in District 7 and SP-ITC International Container Terminal in District 9.