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Lao Cai, Lang Son work to prevent cross-border avian flu

 The northern border provinces of Lao Cai and Lang Son have intensified measures to prevent A/H5N1, H5N6 and H7N9 avian influenza from entering Vietnam as the viruses are spreading in neighbouring China.

Vietnam’s property market expected to continue growth trend

 Vietnam’s three-year run of growth in its residential property market is expected to continue in the short term, according to a survey conducted by FT Confidential Research (FTCR), a research service of the UK's Financial Times. 

APEC public-private dialogue on services opens

 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Public-Private Dialogue on Services took place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa on February 23. 

Vietnam enters world’s top four in flight safety

 With 734,000 safe flights in 2016, Vietnam was listed among four global winners of the HIS Jane’s ATC Award of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO).

Social News 23/2

 More than 200,000 people join voluntary social insurance, Central Highlands region works to prevent dry-season forest fire, Vietnam, US war veterans enhance cooperation, Khanh Hoa to build sea embankment

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/2

 VHG offloads over four million treasury shares, Government unveils action plan to improve economic competitiveness, India – key supplier of pharmaceuticals for Vietnam, Oversupply seen hitting cement manufacturers hard

18 teachers sign letter criticizing headmaster for lying to the public

Eighteen teachers at Nam Trung Yen Primary School in Hanoi have criticized the school’s headmaster Ta Thi Bich Ngoc for providing false information to the public about a student whose leg was broken in a car accident in the school.

'Alarming' superbugs a risk to people, animals and food, EU warns

 Superbug bacteria found in people, animals and food across the European Union pose an "alarming" threat to public and animal health having evolved to resist widely used antibiotics,

Domestic private conglomerates want to invest in subway systems

Hanoi’s Mayor Nguyen Duc Chung said three Vietnamese large construction and real estate conglomerates - Vingroup, Xuan Thanh and Lung Lo Groups - have expressed their willingness to invest in the metro system in Hanoi.

Internet economy yet to take off in Southeast Asia

 More than half of the 644.1 million population of Southeast Asia now uses the internet with the numbers having grown 30% in the past year alone, according to the London-based We Are Social digital research agency.

APEC Finance, Central Bank Deputies Meeting convenes

 The APEC Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (FCBDM) kicked off in Nha Trang city, south central coastal Khanh Hoa province, on February 23.

Vietnam, Cambodia boost bilateral cooperation

 Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung and Cambodian Minister of Planning Chhay Than co-chaired the 8th ministerial-level meeting in Phnom Penh on February 23.

Vietnamese youth expect IoT to significantly impact future

 Vietnamese youth believe there are certain technologies that will have a significant impact on their lives, according to survey findings released on Wednesday by Microsoft.

Mass fish death in Thanh Hoa Province sparked pollution concerns

 VietNamNet Bridge – A sudden incident of mass fish deaths that occurred Wednesday in a section of Am River in the central province of Thanh Hoa have sparked concerns of environmental pollution.

Dong Nai polluters not ready to relocate

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five years after Dong Nai Province began implementing a plan to relocate nearly 480 polluting production and other facilities out of urban and residential areas, most of the establishments remain in place.

Two drug traffickers, 30 bricks of heroin seized in Son La

 Police of the northern mountainous province of Son La arrested two men for illegally transporting 30 packs of heroin on February 22.

Concert celebrates Pop star Quang Dung’s 20-year singing career

 Pop star Quang Dung will give performances marking his 20-year singing career at home and abroad on March 18-May 14.

Vietnamese shooters to head for ISSF World Cup in New Delhi

 Vietnam’s shooting team will be competing in the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, India from February 24 to March 1, the first stage of the 2017 ISSF World Cup Series.  

Traffic accidents sharply increase in February

 Traffic accidents killed 826 people among the total number of 1,763 traffic accidents in a month from January 16 to February 15 this year, according to a latest report from the Ministry of Public Security.

Storms forecasted to arrive early in the East Sea

 Storms and tropical depressions are likely to arrive earlier and with more frequency in the East Sea than in the average monsoon season, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said.