VietNamNet Bridge - Most of the brands to be franchised in Vietnam in the coming years will be in food, education and healthcare, analysts say.

The VN Football Federation has decided to suspend Senegalese striker Pape Omar Faye of FLC Thanh Hoa for eight matches after he made a rude gesture towards supporters during the match between Thanh Hoa and Khanh Hoa.

 The northern province of Nam Dinh and the central province of Quang Binh will host the first round of the National Volleyball Championships on March 21-28, the Viet Nam Volleyball Federation has announced.

 Automobile drivers must set up bank accounts so that when they violate traffic regulations police can deduct the fine from their account directly.

 Tan Son Nhat Airport on Monday entered its busiest time of the year as people started flying back home to celebrate Lunar New Year or Tet.

 HCM City Customs Department will soon deploy an underground scanning system for luggage at Tan Son Nhat International Airport to facilitate entry of passengers and minimise time spent on procedures.

 The Supreme People’s Procuracy on Sunday decided to prosecute six defendants in connection with fraud that occurred at the Viet Nam International Bank (VIB), Nguyen Hue branch (VIB Nguyen Hue), five years ago.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam yesterday said vocational training schools need to be made autonomous to improve their quality.

Forty-three per cent of the country’s young labour workforce is still underutilised, while low quality employment remains a strong hindrance to the country’s productive transformation. 

While a pending draft law would require all Vietnamese to donate blood at least once a year, HCM City has set a target to have at least 220,000 citizens donate blood voluntarily this year.

 The Vietnamese Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) claimed several Vietnamese seafood exporters have been cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in their transactions with Echopack Inc. based in Quebec, Canada.

 Amway has been found not following a number of required procedures in order to carry out multi-level marketing (MLM) activities in Vietnam.

 Vietnam and France need to continue implementing the Hanoi Train Station-Nhon urban metro rail project (Metro 3) in a rapid and effective manner, contributing to developing Vietnam’s urban transport infrastructure.

 The Government has approved a protocol on adjustments to the Agreement on Double Taxation Avoidance with India, which was signed in Hanoi on September 3, 2016.

 Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong and Austrian Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Loidl have highlighted the development of bilateral cooperation.

 The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) on January 16 launched the Sao Khue Awards in 2017 under the sponsor of the Ministry of Information and Communications. 

 Vietnam won four gold medals at the International Taekwondo Technique Open which closed in Lille, France on January 16.

 What do young people think about the Lunar New Year (Tet)?

 Several commercial banks have in the early days of 2017 posted positive business performance for 2016, with profits much higher than the previous year.

 Vietnam’s hotel and resort market will see sustained or even accelerated growth in 2017, according to Alternaty, a real estate service company.