The central city is planning to allocate 300ha for the development of a horse racing track and farm with total investment of US$200 million.

 The slow listing of post-equitisation firms, including State-owned enterprises (SOEs), may make Vietnamese firms less attractive regarding a lack of corporate transparency and government agencies managing those firms must be blamed for the problem.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade will send a working delegation to the northern province of Thai Binh in March, in charge of collaborating with stakeholders to handle remaining shortcomings regarding the Thai Binh 2 coal-fired power project.

 Than Quảng Ninh have been tipped as dark horses for the upcoming national premier league.

 Young shuttler Nguyễn Hải Đăng of Việt Nam stepped into the second round of the Beer Lao International Series yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - More Vietnamese enterprises are buying overseas companies in an attempt to expand their operation.

 Shandong Luneng came from behind to end Hanoi FC’s dream of reaching the AFC Champions League Group Stage for the first time after a 4-1 win in the play-off stage at the Jinan Olympic Sports Centre yesterday. 

 The transportation of pigs has been restricted in the northern province of Thai Binh following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).

 Vietnam’s U22 team received praise from foreign media outlets for earning a spot in the semi-finals of the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship after beating Timor Leste 4-0 on February 19.

 A ceremony was held in Hanoi on February 20 to welcome President of Argentina Mauricio Macri and his spouse, who are paying a State visit to Vietnam from February 19-21 to deepen the ties between the two countries.

 Police in Mong Cai City, Quang Ninh Province have arrested two women for children trafficking on February 19.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of casuarina forests belonging in Thanh Hoa province have been cut down to make room for tourism projects.

Vinachem has decided to pull out of a loss-making potassium salt mining and processing project in Laos’ province of Khammuane after pouring trillions of Vietnamese dong into the megaproject for 15 years, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported.

A long-suspended project managed by State-run Thai Nguyen Steel and Iron Corporation (TISCO) saw its total investment skyrocket from the initially approved VND3.8 trillion to over VND8.1 trillion due to poor oversight.

VietNamNet Bridge - Leading technology firms in Vietnam have gathered resources on AI research and development over the last two years and have gained initial results.

 State employees and workers will have eight days off in total during the upcoming holidays such as the Hung Kings’ death anniversary, Reunification Day and International Labor Day.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on February 18 had a working session with a delegation of China’s leading firms.

 After a 26 year-old taxi driver was killed near My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi on the evening of January 29, images of a taxi with a protective screen separating the driver appeared online. 

Hail and whirlwinds in the northern mountainous region killed one person and injured three others over the weekend.

 Bắc Sơn border guard station under the Quảng Ninh Province Border Guard said on Monday it had arrested 12 people (including seven Vietnamese citizens and five Chinese people) who were crossing the Vietnam-China border illegally.