The parliament of Belgium’s Wallonia region held the third hearing on the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) on January 19. 

 Various traditional customs of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year will be featured on January 22 at So Village’s communal house on the western outskirts of Hanoi.

 he consideration of projects relating to areas with exceptional values like Son Doong Cave, as well as the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, must especially take into account impacts on the local environment, culture and society.

The Institute for Socio-Economic Development on January 19 donated to Hoang Sa district several documents and old maps that clearly establish Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

 HCM City has agreed to the transport department’s proposal to open temporary smart parking lots in downtown areas to meet demand.

 Hanoi’s youth union hosted a ceremony on January 20 to honour 10 outstanding youths in 2016 for their significant contributions in a wide range of fields.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has hailed the press’s significant contributions to the country’s external affairs last year at a New Year meeting hosted by the Foreign Ministry on January 20.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in the US along with the US-APEC Business Coalition and the US National Center for APEC (NCAPEC) held an event to promote Vietnam’s APEC Year 2017 in Washington on January 18.

VietnamNet Bridge - Many foreign conglomerates have jumped into the Vietnamese farm produce market after Vietnam signed a series of FTAs.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with WB President Jim Yong Kim, WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo, and Chairman of the Chinese Alibaba Group Jack Ma on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

Pham Nhat Vuong, president of Vingroup, Trinh Van Quyet, president of FLC and Bui Van Nhon, president of Novaland are developers of the most luxurious projects in Vietnam. They have now jumped into the low-cost apartment market segment.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has continuously engaged in a series of sessions and meetings with world and business leaders as part of his sideline activities at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had an open and candid dialogue with chief executive officers of global leading IT groups on the margin of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 19.

 The Consulate General of Vietnam in Guangzhou city, the Chinese province of Guangdong, has held a banquet in celebration of the 67th founding anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic ties (January 18, 1950). 

 Brazil and Vietnam need to continue efforts to effectively implement agreements signed by the two countries while negotiating new ones, contributing to further developing bilateral relationship, said Brazilian President Michel Temer said.

 Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, stressed his country’s readiness for UN peacekeeping operations at talks with UK officers on January 20.

 The 14th National Assembly’s Standing Committee wrapped up its sixth session in Hanoi on January 20 after three days of sitting. 

 The sixth and last Kilo-class submarine that Vietnam has purchased from Russia arrived at Cam Ranh military port in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on January 20.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has continuously engaged in a series of sessions and meetings with world and business leaders as part of his sideline activities at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

VietNamnet Bridge -  Though the sugar industry enjoys benefits from protectionism, manufacturers are still complaining that business is tough because of smuggling.