VietNamNet Bridge – A week before the lunar New Year, Au Co, the road to the flower market of Quang An in Tay Ho district, Hanoi is always stuck for many  kilometers in late afternoon.

 The European Union published an online version of the full text of the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) on February 1.

 The Ministry of Health has said the Zika virus might hit Vietnam as Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue fever, abound here in the nation.

 The HCMC Tax Department is seeking to collect taxes from Uber, the operator of the taxi-hailing app, though Uber has shown no signs of cooperation.

 Two board members of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) have been suspended from their posts to facilitate a police probe into their alleged irregularities.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Lotte Shopping of South Korea and Singapore's Dairy Farm have said to join the race to acquire Big C Vietnam and Thailand of the Casino Group (France), according to Reuters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Monday morning, many people in Hanoi went to lakes, ponds and the Red River to throw carp on the Day of the Kitchen Gods. People also threw ash, plastic bags and garbage into the lakes.

VietNamNet Bridge - Decorative items and flowers are available at the traditional flower market on Hang Luoc Street in Hanoi Old Quarters although the market is not yet officially open.

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 130km from HCM City, Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap Province provides flowers to the southwestern provinces and HCM City.

 Vietnamese abroad are looking forward to changes after the 12th National Party Congress concluded successfully with numerous new important policies.

 Stronger economic cooperation between Israel and Vietnam will benefit both nations, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin affirmed during a reception for Vietnamese Ambassador Cao Tran Quoc Hai who came to present his credentials on February 2.

 Saudi Arabia wishes to promote its time-honoured relations with Viet Nam and considers it an important partner in Asia, said Chairman of the country's Consultative Assembly Abdullah Bin Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Sheikh.

 The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued a special wanted notice as part of its global hunt for a Vietnamese man named Nguyen Quoc Tuan.

 The People's Committee of HCM City has approved a five-year plan to promote cultivation of organic and safe vegetables.

Beautiful bank officers and luxury rooms with air conditioners will no longer be attractive to Vietnamese customers in the future, when they can stay at home and make transactions through e-banking.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This year online shopping, particularly shopping through Facebook, has been very popular in Vietnam, especially among office employees.

 Ha Noi T&T's young players will play Kitchee Sport Club of Hong Kong in the second preliminary round of the AFC Champions League today at Hang Day Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Singha Asia Holding Pte Ltd (Singha) has transferred $650 million to theMasan Group.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The plan to purchase the remaining 15% capital of Prime Group has been approved by SCG leaders, with capital of more than $60 million.

 Ten days before the Lunar New Year, thousands of wild peach trees and branches were carried by trucks and coaches from the northern mountain provinces of Lao Cai, Son La and Dien Bien to the cities of Hanoi, Hai Phong...