VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Ninh Thuan has approved a new wind power project in Thuan Nam District’s Phuoc Minh Commune.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance will propose to the Government that the number of State-owned cars are cut by 30 to 50 per cent by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In its list of 17 best destinations for 2017, the UK edition of Esquire recommends going to Viet Nam for its optimism and street food.

 Business confidence is expected to improve in 2017, following the Government’s hastened reform efforts aiming to create momentum for firms and boost start-up entrepreneurship.

Viet Nam’s top ten products in terms of 2016 export turnover accounted for 71.8 per cent of total national export value, according to a recently announced statistics report by the General Department of Customs. 

 Vietnamese beverage producers plan to produce about 4 billion litres of beer in 2017, up by 10 per cent from 2016, according to the Vietnam Beer Alcohol Beverage (VBA).

 The national team will convene on February 6 in Hanoi to prepare for the international U18 football tournament held in China from February 16-24.

 Defender Doan Van Hau has attracted the attention of Germany’s Fortuna Dusseldorf FC, according to Hoang Anh Tuan, coach of the U20 squad.

VietNamNet Bridge - They are the next generation of successful businesswomen in Vietnam who own large conglomerates such as Thanh Thanh Cong, Biti’s, Nam Cuong and Muong Thanh.

 Amazon.com Inc forecast an unexpected dip in operating profit for the current quarter, sending shares down more than 4 percent due to concerns about the costs of investments including new warehouses and video content.

  A group of dance therpay artists from the Stephen Petronio Company will perform at the Hanoi Opera House and host workshops for disabled children in the famework of DanceMotion USA on February 12 and 14.

Hundreds of people flocked to Gia Vien, a village on the outskirts of Hue, early this morning to cheer the swinging chair game, called đu tiên in the Vietnamese language.

 The German Resonanz Ensemble will present their Urban String concert in Ha Noi on February 13 as part of their Asian tour.

 The southern province of Tay Ninh on Tuesday opened a month-long Spring Festival with an arts performance Tay Ninh – Perfume and Beauty of Spring at the Ba Den Mountain Resort.

 Chinese visitors led the pack as more than a million foreigners visited Viet Nam in January.

Several majors at Hue College of Arts under Huế University are in danger of being discontinued due to a lack of students.

 Heavy fines for littering public places, vocational training support for young people and change of dialing codes are among important regulations that will be effective from this month.

 Police in the northern province of Hai Duong have reported 13 incidents due to illegal firecracker using and smuggling, and seized around 35kg of firecrackers during the Lunar New Year festival.

The Government Inspectorate (GI) will this year conduct a series of crucial inspections, according to an official.

 HCM City Party Secretary Dinh La Thang on Tuesday paid a Tet (Lunar New Year) visit to Intel Products Viet Nam at the Sai Gòn Hi-Tech Park in District 9.