Vietlott, Việt Nam’s first matrix computerized lottery programme, has become a craze in the last two months, following news of players winning the special Jackpot prize, and attracting people from across the country in significant numbers.

 Farmers in the central highlands town of Da Lat of Lam Dong gradually forget the concept “Farming is back-breaking work”. 

 Problems in planning and large gaps between land prices and incomes will pose challenges for the property market over the next few years, experts said.

 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched a regional project to enhance the resilience of wetlands in Lower Mekong countries on the occasion of World Wetlands Day (February 2).                                         

 Sebastian Mathias Schoch has been appointed doctor of the national squads of Việt Nam following a recent order by the national coaches.

 Viet Nam’s U23 squad -- which is practicing for a friendly match against Malaysia next week - has players with great skill, coach Nguyen Huu Thang said.

 Storing cooked food and leftovers in refrigerators after Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday is a cause of food poisoning, health experts said.

 By 2020, all state governing bodies in education and training and all other educational institutions hope to perform administrative activities online.

 The municipal Department of Culture and Sports is officially inviting public feedback on a draft Code of Conduct in public places for Hanoians.

 Residents of Mekong Delta provinces such as Ben Tre and Long An have complained about being bombarded with noise over the Tet holiday this year. 

 A fundamental driver of economic growth, industrial production is forecast to be down a touch in 2017 against 2016 as it still lacks sustainable development.

 The beauty and cosmetics retail market in Vietnam has been estimated to be worth US$1.7 billion annually, a figure that will likely reach US$2.35 billion by 2018, according to market research company Mintel.

 Vietnam is a country in transition from traditional brick-and-mortar retail to the digital age of e-commerce and online commercial activity, but many factors have placed a stranglehold on its growth, say the experts.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been successfully calling for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last 10 years, but in order to improve the quality of FDI projects, it needs new policies and technologies.

 Nearly 500, or 10.1 percent, of the over 4,780 flights operating during the six-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays were delayed, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has said.

 The Vietnam – US Society (VUS) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations held a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) in Hanoi on February 3.

 President Tran Dai Quang has urged the education sector to focus on developing high quality human resources and training “global citizens” in the wake of the fourth industrial revolution.

 A ceremony took place in Tay Ho district, Hanoi, on February 4 to kick off the capital’s greening-up campaign in honour of the late President Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnam will continue boosting ties with the US and further deepening bilateral comprehensive partnership, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told former US Senator James Webb.

 The Government Inspectorate will conduct a series of crucial inspections this year, said Deputy Chief of the Government Inspectorate Ngo Van Khanh.