Most Japanese enterprises have strong interest in the services and consumer goods sectors in Vietnam, and some two-thirds of Japanese firms active in the country plan to expand operations, showed a recent survey of JETRO.

 Concerning Carrefour’s decision to stop selling Vietnamese tra fish (pangasius) in some of their markets, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said the export of the fish to Europe may be affected but not seriously.

 Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2), Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) and Vietnam General Corporation of Agricultural Materials (Vigecam) have completed procedures for initial public offerings (IPO) this year.

The health sector planned vaccination campaign against Japanese encephalitis for 180,000 kids nationwide, said an official from the Health Ministry yesterday.

Le Ba Hanh, deputy director of the Ha Tinh Province Museum, said experts at the museum discovered 37 ancient books in Chinese-transcribed Vietnamese in Dong Nam Hamlet, Thien Loc Commune, Can Loc District,

Mr. Richard Shih from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam spoke about Taiwanese investments in Vietnam.

 Samsung finds itself in hot water with its last year overly wrought with exploding mobile phones and political scandals. Will this affect the group’s plans in Vietnam?

 The financial problems of Doan Nguyen Duc, president of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group and one of Vietnam’s most influential businessmen, are widely known. However, it was only until 2016 that his company’s income turned negative.

 A number of luxury car importers in Vietnam have been hit with tax arrears collection notices.

 Vietnamese pop singer Son Tung M-TP has once again become record breaker with his new hit Noi nay co anh (I Am Here).

 A herd of seven elephants have appeared in a village in the central province of Quang Nam.

 100 fans made from valuable aloe wood will be given as souvenirs to the heads of states who will attend the Senior Officials’ Meeting of APEC in Nha Trang City.

 Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company are working on a plan to clean Hoan Kiem Lake which is facing serious pollution.   

 Hundreds of passengers were left upset after their flight was delayed multiple times and finally cancelled on February 15 as HCM City's Tan Son Nhat Airport overloaded.

 Vietnam’s chess star Pham Le Thao Nguyen continued her exceptional performance at the ongoing 2017 FIDE Women’s World Championship in Tehran, Iran by beating world No. 21 Alexandra Goryachkina to book a place in the third round.  

 The Ministry of Education and Training has proposed new regulations which will loosen the limit on the age and number of pupils at international schools, but raise the required level of investment capital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Abnormal weather late last year and earlier this year has caused losses for farmers in southern provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Communicable diseases from around the world could enter Viet Nam and spread easily if the country does not improve prevention and control, said Tran Dac Phu, director of the Ministry of Health’s Preventive Medicine Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese boxer Dat Nguyen will fight Miguel Flores of the US in the 10-round super featherweight main event of Premier Boxing Champions, a television boxing series, in Houston, the US on February 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both hosts Hai Phong and visitors Ha Noi FC will miss their top players when they meet each other in an early match of the V.League’s sixth round today.