Viet Nam Football Federation’s (VFF) Deputy General Secretary Duong Nghiep Khoi will retire on Tuesday, ending his 13 years’ association with the national football community.

 Microsoft Vietnam earlier this week signed a memorandum of understanding with Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) to support startups in the information technology sector in the southern region.

 The 40 SOEs are now being directly managed by the HCM City People’s Committee.

 The Viet Nam’s Government plans to sell a part of its ownership in the electricity producer PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) to foreign investors, reported the Wall Street Journal.

 Long-term Government bonds will remain the focus of the finance ministry in the future to help the Government extend the loan due dates and reduce pressure on paying its debts.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) expects to save around VND400 billion (US$17.7 million) by not issuing new small-value banknotes during the Tet holidays.

 Some 48 per cent of 501 Vietnamese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which participated in The Future of Business survey, have positive views about the current situation.

 Incorrect news broadcast by overseas media can hurt exports of tra fish this year, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters (VASEP) has said.

 Lan Anh, an accountant living in District 3, HCM City, is over-worked as the Lunar Year draws to a close.

There is plenty of optimism in the hospitality market this year underpinned by very strong international arrivals growth, according to a recent survey by a real estate consulting firm specialising in the sector.

 The V. League is again facing a crisis with FLC Thanh Hoa president threatening to walk out with his team if the eight-match ban against captain Pape Omar Faye is not revoked.

 Peach flowers, orchid flowers, yellow apricot blossom and pomelos are among hot items at busy Tet (Lunar New Year festival) markets in Ha Noi.

 A fishing vessel with five fishermen on board in distress was rescued by British Innovator on January 22 after having a breakdown, around 282 nautical miles offshore Quy Nhon beach.

Visitors to Hoc Mon District in Ho Chi Minh City will see colourful flower gardens fully prepared now that the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays will come in a week.

Quang An flower market on Au Co street in Tay Ho, Hanoi, in recent days has been overcrowded with customers who come to buy beautiful flowers or bonsais to welcome Lunar New Year.

 Vietnam will meet Hong Kong in group 2’s first round of the Davis Cup, Asia-Oceania zone, on February 3 in HCM City’s Phu Tho tennis club.

 Vietnamese farmers recently showed off their birds in Hanoi at the Vietnam Centre for Arts and Culture Exhibition to find out who has the best poultry.

 Based on stable economic growth and a considerable number of enquiries from both foreign and domestic investors, experts predict that merger and acquisition activity will reach record highs in 2017.

 In 2017, Vietnam’s agriculture should exert greater efforts to overcome difficulties in the export market and ensure domestic food security despite climate change.

 Nguyen Thanh Truc in District 1 has just paid her monthly electricity bills via internet banking.