Viet Nam's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently approved a plan for developing a warehousing system at the Viet Nam-China border posts.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has hailed the World Bank (WB) for its assistance in reforming the financial and banking sector in Vietnam, and pledged to hold the sector to international practices and standards.

Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Do Ba Ty had bilateral meetings with defence leaders of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Brunei on the margin of the 12th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces Informal Meeting on February 10.

Vietnam and Qatar discussed concrete measures to intensify their multifaceted cooperation during the first political consultation held between the two foreign ministries in Hanoi on February 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A port that gave way 400 years ago to the famous Hoi An City is set to become a community-based tourism site offering visitors the chance to experience an ancient rural lifestyle, reports Cong Thanh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 60 calligraphers who passed a recent test will get a permit to work at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi this lunar New Year (Tet Holiday).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Ho folk painting artisans in the Song Ho Village of Thuan Thanh District, the northern province of Bac Ninh are increasingly busy during the days immediately preceding the Lunar New Year (Tet),

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese movie “De Mai Tinh 2” had the highest ticket sales in Vietnam, exceeding many foreign blockbusters, on January 18 this year, according to statistics by CGV, the biggest cinema system in Vietnam.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has pledged to provide any necessary support for Tan Rai bauxite – aluminium complex in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, saying that it has performed up to expectations since its trial operations began in October 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of registered motorcycles had surpassed 43 million as of last December, around seven million units higher than the figure envisioned in the master zoning plan for the sector until 2020.

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 Hanoi to get disabled taxi service; Hanoi: Prisoners granted clemency on Tet; Casual workers cash in on Tet holiday; Fake labels on foreign alcohol flood Tet market; HCM City to raise water supply by 50%

World Bank programme requests research proposals; Slow demand means hard year for rubber; Vietnam invests nearly $20 billion abroad; Economy benefits much from oil price slump; Higher taxes for HCMC restaurants, household businesses

VietNamNet Bridge – Online payments now account for only 5-10 percent of total trading value in e-commerce, while payments in cash-on-delivery account for 90-95 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Tan Quy Dong flower village now resembles the color of spring, with the atmosphere of lunar New Year in the air.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, Vietjet is giving away 5,000 free air tickets for flights between Hanoi and Seoul (South Korea) for the next three days.

VN to participate in martial arts tournament; Viet Nam lose to Croatia in futsal match; Lam will not play on Saturday; Ha Noi T&T beat Indonesian team at AFC; National U15 football qualifiers to kick off; Unicorn-lion-dragon dance tournament starts

Vietnam’s telecom giant Viettel was licensed last Saturday to execute a telecom infrastructure project for the second stage of the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in HCMC’s District 9.

 The PM has approved a master development plan for Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh to 2030.

 The Law Online newspaper quoted sources from the National Traffic Safety Committee as saying that in a mere three days from February 7 to 9, 115 traffic accidents were reported nationwide that left 69 dead and 64 injured.