A foundation stone-laying ceremony for a monument to Hoang Sa soldiers took place in the island district of Ly Son, central Quang Ngai Province, yesterday.

Top lawmakers passed a draft resolution on Saturday detailing and instructing the organisation of a voter consultative conference.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam has sent warmest regards and wishes of successes to all members of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and people of Laos on the occasion of the 10th National Party Congress of the LPRP. 

 Preparations for the 12th National Party Congress at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the National Convention Centre were fully examined on January 17.

Vietnam vehemently condemns recent terrorist attacks, with the latest in Burkina Faso on Friday leaving many dead and injured, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh one day after the attack.

VietNamNet Bridge - Low labor costs must not be considered Vietnam’s advantage to attract investment and develop economy in the new development period, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - Computing device manufacturers have been criticized as ‘playing dirty’ when collecting users’ personal information.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Bach Ma National Park and Phong Dien Natural Sanctuary are at high risk as a highway is expected to go through them and damage local biodiversity.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students who are reticent by nature are considered autistic because of the attitudes of inexperienced teachers. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Citi has lately inked an aircraft financing loan with Vietnam Airlines, allowing the latter to purchase two Airbus A321s from Airbus SAS (Airbus), in a bid to expand the airline’s fleet and operation.

Core inflation in 2016 will not be much higher than that of 2015, at about 3 percent, while the inflation rate will be a little bit lower than core inflation, about 2-3 percent. The exchange rate and interest rate would bear hard pressure.

 Raw shrimp prices in the Mekong Delta have risen to the highest level over the past two years as Chinese traders boost direct purchase, leaving local traders with insufficient supply to fulfill export orders.

 Viet Nam lost to Australia 2-0 in the second match of Group D of the Asian U-23 Football Championship in Qatar yesterday.

$46 million allocated for urgent projects, Deputy Chief, Inspector jailed for corruption, Tay Ninh Police seize smuggled cigarettes, Hanoi pours nearly 2.4 bln USD in rural transport infrastructure

A recent report from the Ministry of Construction painted Vietnam’s real estate sector in a positive light in 2015, especially regarding property inventory and the disbursement of the government’s $1.4 billion housing credit support package.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Danh Lien, chairman of the Ha Noi Transport Association, spoke to Hai Quan (Customs) online about measures to limit the use of private vehicles and promote public transportation.

 Domestic enterprises will continue to face stiff competition from foreign enterprises in attracting and retaining talent and skilled employees.

 Twenty traditional craft villages that were identified as Ha Noi's worst polluters will receive Government funds totaling VND100 billion (US$4.5 million) to build wastewater treatment systems by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dancesport has become more popular in Hanoi and other major cities in Vietnam.

About $15.5 billion worth of preferential loans within the framework of official development assistance (ODA) have been allocated to localities in the last 10 years.