Kilns in Dia Linh Village, in the central Thua Thien-Hue Province are burning these days so that the last batches of Vietnamese kitchen god statues can be baked before the end of the year.

 HCM City’s Police Investigation Agency reported on Friday that they have detained seven Iran nationals and a Malta national for further investigation concerning property appropriation.

 Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho has instructed relevant agencies to take necessary measures to ease the congestion on roads around Tan Son Nhat Airport during Tet (Lunar New Year).

 Financial strain on workers ahead of the New Year has prompted many to use loan sharks, risking falling into a never ending debt trap.

 Besides teaching, ensuring safety and security at schools is also an important duty for teachers, and experts believe that to do the work well, co-operation between families, schools and the community is needed.

 HCM City plans to raze 14 dilapidated apartment buildings this year and rebuild six of them, its Department of Construction has said.

 Nguyen Thi Hoa is 44 and has three children, the youngest of whom is 16 years old. She has been working as a domestic helper over the past 10 years.

 The rate of enterprises registering online is expected to reach 30 percent this year, said Tran Thi Hong Minh, head of the Business Registration Management Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Finland’s education and the best-selling book “Finnish Lesson 2.0” were main topics of a talk held on January 13 in Hanoi as part of activities to celebrate the 100th independence day of Finland.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Gergely Gulyás in Hanoi on January 13.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, from January 17-21, according to the Foreign Ministry.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged Chinese enterprises to further expand their investment in Vietnam, using modern and environmentally friendly technologies, for sustainable development. 

 President Tran Dai Quang on January 13 attended a flag hoisting ceremony on the summit of the Fansipan Mountain in the northern province of Lao Cai and the inauguration of a flagpole on the “Roof of Indochina.”

VietNamNet Bridge – Having succeeded at printing photography on stones and leaves, Le Nguyen Vy started working with sea shells – a tough material for photo printing – and pioneered the art of printing photographs on shells in Viet Nam.

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The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is drafting a decree on compulsory social insurance for occupational accidents and diseases, in which the insurance rate is proposed at 0.5% of a company’s total payroll fund,

 Hanoians follow environmental information online, Illegal sand mining continues, Sa Dec launches electric vehicles for tourism, Photo exhibition on biodiversity of Son Tra launched, Government allocates rice for 12 localities

 Vietnam and China issued a Joint Communiqué on the occasion of the official visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong from January 12-15 at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. 

 Minister of Public Security To Lam had separate meetings with Chinese State Security Minister Chen Wenqing and Commander of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force Wang Ning in Beijing, China on January 13. 

 Internet connectivity in Viet Nam will remain slow for the next two weeks.