Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is accelerating preparations to complete the equitisation in early 2019.

 A man in the central province of Nghe An has successfully grown vegetables and flowers in a special garden made from hundreds of car tyres.

 Many men in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong make money by picking up pine cones for sales.

 The expansion of Tan Son Nhat International Airport must be completed within one to two years, according to an instruction by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

 Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have requested a stop to app-based taxi firm Grab’s operations in the locality.

 An IT engineer in central Vietnam is demonstrating the value of hydroculture as an effective way to build climate change resilience in the storm-prone region, Hoài Nam reports.

 Many people are complaining about the higher parking fees in Hanoi that have taken effect since January 1 while the city continues to lack good public transport.

 The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will re-arrange the organisation of its sub-units in 2018-2020.

 The Ha Noi Department of Taxation has proposed to the municipal People’s Committee not to approve new projects or adjustments for property developers with tax arrears.

 Viet Nam witnessed positive development in the real estate market in 2017 with increased transactions of apartments and reduction in real estate inventory.

 Business performance of commercial banks is forecast to continue its upward trend in 2018 after making significant improvements last year, according to a State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) survey.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Ministry of Justice and the State Bank of Viet Nam to hasten and complete the legal framework for managing virtual currencies in Viet Nam.

 Strong economic growth in 2017 is fuelling investor confidence in the Vietnamese economy in 2018, with many investment opportunities on the horizon, experts said at conference held yesterday in Thanh Hoa Province.

 The finance ministry has announced 10 draft decrees that will guide implementation of as many free trade agreements (FTAs), drawing a roadmap to zero per cent import tariffs for many goods.

 Many expired cars and trucks have been found for sale online at cheap prices despite being banned earlier this month, prompting concerns over traffic safety and environmental pollution.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a pilot programme to sell safe food at two traditional markets -- Bến Thành Market and the Hóc Môn Wholesale Market in the district of the same name.

 A rescue ship from the Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre saved six sailors from a drifiting fishing boat 100km off the coast of Quảng Trị Province yesterday morning.

 Potential wrongdoings involving VNĐ15 trillion (US$658.5 million) and 6.7 million sq.m of real estate were found with the State-owned coal and mining giant, Vinacomin.

 Former Vietnam national team coach Toshiya Miura said he hopes to lead V.League 1 club Ho Chi Minh City to third place this season.

 The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau held a ceremony on January 5 to launch a consulate office in Macao Special Administrative Region of China.