Increasing hospital fees and benefits from health insurance helped increase the number of people buying health insurance in HCM City last year by nearly 662,000 compared to 2015, according to the city’s Social Insurance Agency.

 Vietnam’s goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh has been fined a hefty 1,000 USD by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after he got a red card at the recent ASEAN Football Federation Cup.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed the Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Co Ltd (Formosa) to import coal for electricity production at its thermal power plant in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Epicor Software Corporation has signed an agreement with the HCMC Open University to provide the latest enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for application in training and research.

 Japanese and Vietnamese experts gathered at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on January 12 to share experience in enforcing copyright and related rights.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi has said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to China from January 12-15 is of great significance to bilateral ties in the new period. 

 Chief of the Defence Cooperation and Exports of the Israel Ministry of Defence Mishel Ben Baruch has pledged effective cooperation between his agency and relevant agencies of Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence.

 India’s TATA Group has already planned to invest in a wide range of business sectors in Vietnam, said Indronil Sengupta, Executive Director of the conglomerate in Vietnam.

 The court sector needs to work more closely with investigation, procuracy and relevant agencies to timely and strictly try cases of corruption and violations of economic laws, President Tran Dai Quang said on January 12.

The visit to China by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam is of great importance, a Chinese researcher has said.

 Vietnam and China on January 12 signed 15 cooperation agreements in various fields from economy, transportation and defence to health care, tourism and training, on the occasion of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s ongoing visit to China.

The top Party leaders of Vietnam and China discussed major orientations to reinforce trust and friendship during their talks in Beijing, China on January 12.

Vietnam had a successful year in diplomacy in 2016, with its political stability and development potential continually spotlighted and its relations and diverse cooperation with other countries and partners deepened.

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2006, the Vietnamese stock market had only three businesses with capitalization value of $1 billion and more. The figure by 2016 had risen to 20.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has only three journals accepted by ACI (ASEAN Citation Index), ranking just above Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Brunei. 

 Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho said asking passengers to arrive three hours at the airport early is evidence of weak management skills. 

 Ancient apricot trees in different shapes are taken care by artistic florists in HCM City and put up for sale at prices ranging from VND100 million to VND800 million for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival.

 Hanoi has suffered from increased traffic jams at peak hours due to bad weather.

Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho yesterday required airlines to reduce airfares for passengers especially those travelling to central provinces in the upcoming Tet holidays.

 Ambassador of China to Vietnam, H.E Hong Xiaoyong, shares his thoughts with VET’s Ha Nguyen about the partnership between the two countries.