Hundreds of flower traders from western regions have flocked to the Binh Dong Pier, their boats loaded to the hilt with a vast colourful and varied assortment of spring flowers and ornamental plants for Tet.

 Two officials responsible for Nguyen Thanh Chan’s wrongful 10-year prison term will spend eight and 12 months behind bars for their negligence in the case.

 Most bus tickets in central Da Nang City for peak days during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year), which begins on Friday, have been sold out. This has forced some people into trying alternative ways of getting home.

 The Vietnam Badminton Federation has announced that the country’s top badminton players will participate in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017, set for February 14-19 in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Vietnamese Government will seek measures to create favourable conditions for Japanese firms to operate in the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Akio Mimura.

 The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has forecast that Vietnam’s rice exports in 2017 will reach over 5 million tonnes, a slight rise over 2016.

 The Tan Binh Import and Export Joint Stock Corporation (Tanimex-code Tix) has recently approved an ambitious plan in 2017.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged authorities of Ho Chi Minh City to devise immediate and long-term solutions to the worsening traffic congestion in the city, especially during the upcoming Lunar New Year festival. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wished Kamal Malhotra, new UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative to Vietnam, a successful term at a meeting in Hanoi on January 23.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong hosted a reception on January 23 in Hanoi for chief representatives of diplomatic agencies from countries who extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Party, State and people of Vietnam.

The Military Zone 7 needs to proactively intensify relations with the Royal Cambodian Army to help ensure peace, friendship, stability and development along the Vietnam – Cambodia borderline.

VietNamNet Bridge - Billionaire Wilbur Ross, hailed as someone who knows how to help businesses achieve success, had an unsuccessful experience in Vietnam 10 years ago.

Tran Ba Duong, a big shareholder of Thaco, a manufacturer, the largest privately run conglomerate, could be on a par with Pham Nhat Vuong and Trinh Van Quyet, the richest billionaires, if Thaco shares are listed on the bourse.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese women have proven they can contribute greatly to the advancement of science, a field where men still dominate.

In the past, Mekong Delta residents, striving to produce as much rice as possible, built closed embankments to prevent floods and cultivate third crops. But now they need floods to preserve water to fight drought and saline intrusion.  

 Hanoi’s urban planning has been constantly disrupted with dozens of apartment buildings sprouting along the streets, badly influencing the city’s appearance and worsening traffic conditions. Huu Tuan reports.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese parents once thought that sending their children to overseas schools was the best choice to help them make their way in the world. 

 The demand for house help has been increasing as the Lunar New Year nears but there are few interested despite the increased wages offered.

 Vietnam has the right to request a removal of and directly prevent news seen harmful to the nation and fake news as per Circular 38 on cross-border dissemination of information, said an official of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held a drawing ceremony of the preliminary qualification round for the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.