It is customary for Vietnamese people to decorate their houses with paintings during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). Tet pictures often depict the 12 zodiac animals or a happy, peaceful, affluent family life their owners wish for.

 A flight of Vietnam’s budget carrier Vietjet Air from Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An to Ho Chi Minh City on February 6 changed its schedule for a technical check. 

Every week, a group of people with disabilities, poor kids and orphans gather in the front yard of a social centre in HCM City’s Binh Tan District, laughing, playing and getting ready for their taekwondo class.

VietNamNet Bridge - About 70 million people subscribe to 2G in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC).

Efforts to improve Vietnam's agriculture sector need to be improved and built upon, a range of experts told VET.

 As one of the most famous businessmen in Austria, Ho Xuan Thai, or Thai Ho, has emerged as a Vietnamese business symbol in the European nation in the sector of restaurants, events, and nightclubs. 

After a period of working at Singaporean National University, a 35-year-old female lecturer, who won the Golden Globe Youth Award on Science and Technology 2018, returned to Vietnam to work for a state-owned university.

 Real estate developers must review their business strategy if they want to keep up with the opportunities set to come from the expected changes to the sector, according to industry insiders.

 Vietnam, over the past three decades, has sought to boost its levels of industrialization by developing an indigenous automotive industry. And VinFast, a member of Vietnam’s leading real estate development Vingroup, seems to be a dream come true.

Though some startups in organic agriculture have successfully called for capital, it is still difficult for many of them to seek funding. 

 In 2018 retailers seem to have had a successful year with great revenue figures. For instance, FPT Retail, the owner of FPT Shop and F.Studio by FPT, maintained e-commerce revenue growth with 21 per cent in 2018.

VietNamNet Bridge - Coastal erosion is one of the biggest threats faced by the sea tourism industry, according to the Tourism Development Research Institute. 

 Vietnam welcomes the second US-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) summit and strongly supports dialogues to maintain peace, security and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam talks to Vietnam News Agency about Japan’s visa policy for Vietnamese guest workers.

 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 5 sent a letter of greetings to the Vietnamese community in Canada and the world over on the occasion of the lunar New Year.

 The Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications, has forecast five major trends in network safety and security to watch in 2019.

 Vietnam’s shrimp exports are expected to grow this year to a value of more than 4 billion USD thanks to free trade agreements, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

 Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong visited police officers, staff of the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) and environmental workers of Hanoi who were on duty on the last night of the Year of the Dog on February 4.

 Up to 70% of EVN`s loans are denominated in foreign currencies, leaving the company heavily exposed to foreign exchange risks.

 HCM City’s revenues last year grew by 8.6 percent to 378.54 trillion VND (16.3 billion USD), according to the municipal Department of Finance.