Nguyen Thanh Tai, former permanent vice chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee in the 2011-2015 tenure, was again charged with alleged violations of regulations on the management of State assets at a public music center.

 Train cars for the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line in HCMC will be transported to Vietnam from Japan during the first quarter of 2019. 

Forest flowers bloom, signaling the coming of spring in the Northwestern villages. 

The VND5 trillion credit package initiated by the State Bank (SBV) will be ineffective if it is not managed well, analysts warn.

 The Vietnamese habit of making big-ticket purchases ahead of Lunar New Year has sparked off huge demand for cars in recent weeks.

  ‘Smart homes’ are becoming a new trend in Viet Nam’s housing market, however experts say that standards for ‘smart’ projects are needed.

 The hospitality market in Viet Nam, which has been an attractive sector for investors over the past few years thanks to its consistent growth, is expected to continue to expand this year, partly due to global trends.

 Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has ordered the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam to review all pedestrian bridges nationwide to prevent further accidents.

 Vietnam’s national football team received a hero’s welcome as they returned home following the Asian Cup on Saturday.

 The goal scored by Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong at the 51st minute in the Vietnam – Jordan match has been selected as the best goal of the AFC Asian Cup 2019’s round of 16.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has delivered Vietnam’s strong message, aspiration, and determination to become a “country of renovation and creativity” when engaging in every activity of the World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos, Switzerland.

 Russian automotive manufacturer Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) is seeking a joint venture with local Thanh Dat Group to build an automobile plant in the central city of Da Nang.

 At present, flower growers in the Mekong Delta region are busy preparing stock to supply for Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

 The international windsurfing competition – Fun Cup 2019 concluded in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan on January 26.

 The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group of the UN Human Rights Council adopted a preliminary report on the third review of Vietnam at a session at the UN headquarters in Geneva on January 25. 

 Vietnam has joined countries’ call for UN agencies, including the UN Security Council, to coordinate and help countries and regional organisations in dealing with climate change at an open debate of the UN Security Council on January 25. 

 Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, his spouse, and Overseas Vietnamese performed a ritual of releasing carps into Hoan Kiem Lake to bid farewell to the Kitchen Gods on January 26.

Fox Sports Asia football editor Gabriel Tan has expressed his belief in the bright future of the Vietnamese football team despite their exit from the quarter-final against Japan at the ongoing AFC Asian Cup 2019 in the United Arab Emirates. 

 About 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV) gathered at the annual “Homeland Spring” programme in Hanoi on January 26 to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year. 

With the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) just around the corner, bonsai kumquat trees in the northern province of Hung Yen have been put on sale to prepare for welcoming the Lunar Year of Pig.