Fashion shops on Nguyen Trai Street linking District 1 and District 5 in HCMC has become crowded these days with a lot of people rushing to buy clothes, shoes and other items in the run up to the Lunar New Year holiday

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic enterprises have won contracts to ship 240,000 tons of rice to Malaysia this year,

The capital city of Ha Noi's People's Committee has decided to stage five high-range fireworks displays, alongside 25 smaller ones, across the city on the Lunar New Year's Eve.

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The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has decided to buy the Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB) at zero dong per share. This is the first time in history the central bank has bought shares of a commercial bank.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of HCM City are rushing to book various services from home security to rental cars, despite the dramatic price increases as demand surges during the lead-up to Tet.

 The number of new cases of Ebola went up in all three of West Africa's worst-hit countries in the last week of January, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

 Audiences to the Art Talk 4 at S.O.C Studio in HCMC’s District 1 on Friday and Saturday nights will have a chance to exchange and receive drawing lectures from Rodney Dickson, a popular artist from Northern Ireland.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have expressed doubts about Southern Food Corporation’s (Vinafood 2) plan to “restructure rice production and export”.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities are increasing prices of admission tickets to tourist sites and scenic areas, saying that such fees could drive tourists away.

 The European Central Bank (ECB) has toughened its stance with Greece by restricting financing to the country's banks.

 Rescue teams in Taiwan are continuing to search for the 12 people who remain unaccounted for after a plane crashed in a river.

 VietNamNet Bridge - T&T Group is the first domestic investor expressing the ambition to replace the state to hold all shares in Quang Ninh Port - the second largest port in the North.

  HCMC-based multimedia firm IMC Group announced to take over the management of MTV Vietnam on February 3, three years after the channel was launched for youth in the country.

 Traffic jam just occurred in some main roads and near some schools, hospitals and trade centers in Ho Chi Minh City in the past. However it has become a permanent issue in several areas now and worse with hours-long congestions being seen recently.

 The Government will not modify the special consumption tax rate imposed on cars as proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Director of the Heavy Industry Department said.

 Vietnam has great tourism potential with its myriad of fascinating destinations attracting international visitors, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach told Iranian Safar Magazine.

Vu Thi Trang of Viet Nam has jumped two spots to a career-high 48th place in the World Badminton Federation's February rankings for women players.