Asian shares dipped from four-month highs on Wednesday and the euro was pressured as lingering political and economic uncertainty in the United States and Europe sapped investor confidence.

 As of January 20, 175 new projects were licenced with a total investment of 1.244 billion USD, a rise of 23 percent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency.

 The Korea Western Power Co. (KOWEPO) of the Republic of Korea plans to construct a 1,200MW coal-fired power plant in the central province of Quang Tri in 2018.

 The Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources on February 6 announced a relaxation of the ban on importing shrimp, cooked or uncooked prawn meat products, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia. 

 The Government has detailed tasks for ministries in a recently issued resolution, pointing out the focuses of their activities at the start of 2017.

 By 2020, all state governing bodies in education and training and other educational institutions hope to perform administrative activities online.

 Only 62 percent of the 240,000 watercraft operating in the country are registered and quality verified, the Vietnam Register Agency has reported.

 Scientists have unearthed a large number of prehistoric artifacts inside volcano caves at the Krong No volcanic cave geo-park in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong.

 Canada will support Vietnam in successfully organising the upcoming APEC event, said Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Ping Kitnikone.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong held a reception in Hanoi on February 7 for Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.

 European Union institutions moved a step closer on Tuesday to letting consumers access their online subscriptions for services like Netflix or Sky when they travel across the bloc.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded the Japan External Trade Organisation’s (JETRO) coordination with Vietnamese agencies to prepare for a programme to call for Japanese investment in Vietnam in the first half of 2017.

Agoda, Traveloka, Booking and Expedia have to pay VAT (value added tax) and CIT (corporate income tax), which is 5 percent of total revenue, for profits from doing business in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

 Vietnam designer applies lacquer to ao dai, Tree planting festival launched in Vinh Phuc, Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival to be held in March, Fishermen in Mekong River Delta celebrate Whale Worshipping Festival

VietNamNet Bridge - In early 2019, Vietnam will launch LOTUSat-1, a satellite with radar technology that will observe the Earth. Three years later, it will launch LOTUSat-2.

 When poet Nguyen Thuy Kha, a Hai Phong native, penned these verses, he was speaking for all the people of the port city who never fail to get nostalgic for this particular dish when they are away from home.

Who does not dream of a New Year bonanza? Huynh Van Ut was not dreaming, however. He saw it piled up right in front of his eyes. All 40 tonnes of it, worth around VND10 billion (around US$450,000).

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more green architecture awards have been given to buildings in Vietnam, a refection of the country's effort to develop construction works friendly to the environment.

Agriculture was never found on the list of the most attractive investment channels for those who have idle money. But things are changing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is a long-standing Tet (Lunar New Year) tradition to give out li xi (lucky money) to children and others, wishing them greater prosperity in the coming year.