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Under 50kmh speed signs to be removed from highways

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport departments and agents across the country have been asked to remove all 50km per hour (kmph) speed limit signs on national highways by the end of January.

Hanoi urban train's design adjusted following public feedback

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both Vietnamese and English will be used parallel for all directions on Cat Linh–Ha Dong urban railway trains, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Vietnamese judo stars need to prove a point on path to Brazil

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese judokas will have to work hard to earn places at the Brazil Olympics this summer.

Image: Hanoi streets decorated for Lunar New Year 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi is busily decorating streets to welcome the lunar New Year 2016 (Tet holiday), which is coming in three weeks. Some images of the capital city before Tet:

FDI capital to continue to flow to Vietnam

Vietnam attracted $23 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in 2015. The figure is expected to be even higher in 2016 as foreign investors have been flocking to Vietnam to take full advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs).

Images: special peach trees not for sale, only for lease

 VietNamNet Bridge – For nearly a week, peach growers in Hanoi’s famous flower villages of Nhat Tan and Phu Thuong have displayed their products to serve this lunar New Year (Tet holiday).

5 incredible destinations to enjoy snow in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Although snowboards and toboggans are not commonplace to Vietnam, when the cold air and white, fluffy, powder starts to roll in, here’s a list of five places to take your children sledding or to just enjoy the snow.

National development, protection solutions proposed at Congress

 The ongoing 12th National Party Congress had a plenary session in the morning of January 22 under the chair of 11th-tenure Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/1

 Interest reduced on dollar, euro loans, Site for customs checks to be built at Moc Bai border gate, Footwear industry exports to grow 20 per cent, SME support law needed, Retailing firms target rural markets

Entertainment News 22/1

Collaborative performing arts project to be launched, Quang Ninh: Ngoa Van festival to be held annually, Students engaged in Vi-Giam folk singing festival, Free wifi at HCM City festival spots, Work begins on Tet flower show

King Kong filming in Ninh Binh gets date

  The technical crew for Legendary Pictures arrived in Ninh Binh Province on Wednesday to prepare for the company's new film, Kong: Skull Island or Titan, the upcoming King Kong prequel.

Early bloom of flowers worries Da Lat's farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several flowers being grown in southern Da Lat-Lam Dong in preparation for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) have bloomed ahead of schedule, posing a loss risk to local farmers.  

Eating green leafy vegetables may lower glaucoma risk

 People who eat more green leafy vegetables, a good source of nitrate, may significantly decrease their risk of developing glaucoma, according to a large study.

Phuong suffers injury as UAE defeat Vietnam

 Vietnam suffered another loss in the last-round Group D match of the Asian U23 Football Championship on January 21 in Doha, Qatar.

Vietnamese tourism popularised in Panama

 An eight-minute film featuring Vietnam’s beautiful landscapes, unique culture and 30-year reform achievements, began a seminar held in Panama on January 20, to popularise Vietnam’s people and tourism potentials.

Strongest cold spell to chill northern region

Northern Vietnam will experience the strongest cold spell since the onset of winter from January 22, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Airports Corporation of VN seeks French partner

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has sought permission from the Ministry of Transport to commence negotiations with French group Aeroports de Paris (ADP), the potential partner in the firm.

Indonesia returns Vietnamese fishermen

The Indonesian authorities, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Jakarta, completed procedures to repatriate 10 Vietnamese fishermen on January 21.

Minister: media must fight wrongful allegations by hostile forces

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son has urged the media to not only disseminate the Party policies and guidelines but also fight false allegations by hostile forces.

Indian diplomat honoured with insignia

 The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics awarded the insignia “For the course of building and developing the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics” to Preeti Saran, Ambassador of India to Vietnam , at a ceremony held on January 21.