VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister recently approved an international integration strategy on labour and social affairs by 2020 with a vision to 2030.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – India accounted for almost half the volume of completely built-up (CBU) passenger cars Vietnam imported last year despite lower tariffs on vehicles from ASEAN countries.

 The Ministry of Health urged the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) to strengthen its monitoring and detection of suspects infected with Zika virus at a meeting on January 29.

 Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities and Vietnam Fatherland Front officials met overseas Vietnamese on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Horse on January 29.

 A four-storey parking ramp in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district became operational on January 30.

  Police and customs officers uncovered six consigned suitcases containing alleged elephant tusks and ivories at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on January 30.

 The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has corrected the Sanya flight information region (FIR) map – which includes Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago as requested by Vietnam.

Drawings of Vietnam on display in Kremlin, Spring music released for Tet, Lunar New Year festivities held at Metropole Hanoi, Spring press festival kicks off in Hanoi, Over 1,000 antiques showcased in Binh Thuan

 Hanoi streets are awash in colourful flags, flowers and new year decor as thousands hustle about making last minute preparations to usher in the Year of the Monkey.

 The Binh Duong International Women's Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2016 – is scheduled to kick off in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 8.

 Hung Vuong Corporation (HVG) plans to invest US$15 million to purchase 51 percent of stakes in the Russian Fish Joint Stock Company, Duong Ngoc Minh, chairman and chief Executive officer (CEO), said.

 Viet Nam has invested in upgrading its electricity transmission lines in preparation for importing power from Laos, according to the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVN NPT).

 Domestic airlines have launched promotional ticket fares and increased the number of flights to serve the increasing demand on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 A spring festival kicked off at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on January 29 as part of the activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the 86th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Vietnam needs about US$40-50 billion for traffic infrastructure development from now until 2020, said Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong on the sideline of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

 A total of 12,312 head of livestock, including 9,356 buffalos and cows, were killed by a severe cold that hit the northern and northern-central regions over the past week.

The National Election Council convened its second session in Hanoi on January 29 under the chair of Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, who is also Chairman of the National Assembly. 

 The Government will take measures to create momentum for economic development right in the first months of this year, particularly in the context of dropping oil prices, Chairman of the Government Office Minister Nguyen Van Nen said.

 The ​special envoy of the Chinese Party General Secretary and President Song Tao congratulated Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on his re-election for the 12 th tenure during a meeting in Hanoi on January 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the French Colonialists were busy developing the post and telecommunications sector in Indochina, they failed to realise that the infrastructure they were building would one day be used against them.