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South Korean firm leaves 2,000 workers out of pocket for Tet

 Nearly two thousand workers at a South Korean company in the southern province of Dong Nai have gone on strike to ask for salaries while the company's leaders had left the country. 

Soul prayer ritual of the Thai

 The Thai in Vietnam’s northwestern region pray for the souls of sick people, new born babies, people traveling far from home, and new daughters-in-law to wish them good health, safety, and happiness. 

Workers busy to make dog-shaped savings containers

Many ceramic workshops in the southern province of Binh Duong have focused on producing dog-shaped savings containers to welcome the Lunar Year of the Dog. 

Mobile service providers ready for Tet rush

 Leading mobile phone service providers Viettel and MobiFone have said they are ready to cope with the expected rush during the Lunar New Year.

Banks battle Tet ATM overload

 As demand for cash withdrawals at ATMs doubles or triples around the Vietnamese Tet holiday, banks are recommending customers use electronic payment or scan their cards at POS machines or use quick response (QR) codes.

VN, India eye greater trade in paper products

 Trade in paper between Viet Nam and India is quite low and there is significant potential for growth, a meeting between Indian and Vietnamese paper companies heard in HCM City on February 9.

Hai Phong slashes investment paperwork

 For two years, Hai Phong Chamber of Commerce, Investment and Tourism has played a key part in making the northern port city one of the most attractive destinations in the country.

Hanoi faces water shortage for spring crop

 After two periods of pumping water, Hà Nội by Thursday afternoon had water for only 63.2 per cent of rice fields, lower than expected, according to the Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).

Dung gets chance to shine for FLC Thanh Hoa

 Bui Tien Dung, who shot to fame following Việt Nam U23 team’s silver medal at the AFC last month, will be the No 1 goalkeeper for FLC Thanh Hoa.

Traditional calligraphy markets welcome Tet

 Calligraphy markets have begun sales 10 days before Tết (Lunar New Year), the traditional time for opening of the markets.

BOT investors asked to let cars pass free

 The Ministry of Transport has sent an official notice, requesting investors of BOT across the country to ensure traffic order and avoid congested roads during Tết (Lunar New Year).

Hanoi's peach blossoms in full bloom for Tet

 This special time of year has finally come again.

PM orders probe into professor appointments

Minister of Education and Training cum Phung Xuan Nha has been told to fully review the list of professors and associate professors that were appointed early this month.

Da Nang: Man gets 18 months in prison for SMS threats

 The Da Nang City People’s Court on Friday sentenced a man to 18 months behind bars for sending death threats to two high-level city officials.

Rental cars hard to find for Tet

 The rental market for cars has become boisterous in Việt Nam with the approach of the Lunar New Year (Tết) holiday.

Government committed to slash business costs

 This year, the Vietnamese Government intends to further slash business costs and regulations as well as fostering co-operation between domestic enterprises and their foreign direct investment (FDI) counterparts.

Genco 3’s IPO ends with only 3 percent of shares sold

 Only 3 percent of a total of 267 million shares offered in the initial public offering (IPO) of Power Generation Corporation 3 (Genco 3) on February 9 were sold successfully, a poor result given the high market expectations before the sale.

Curbing 2018’s inflation needs prudent price control

 The success in keeping inflation under 4 percent and achieving positive economic growth in 2017 created momentum for adjusting the State’s policies such as interest rate reduction in 2018, helping ease difficulties for businesses.

4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Dien Bien province

 An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck Dien Bien Dong district, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, late February 9.

Life sentence given to swindling ex-Vietinbank official

 The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on February 10 sentenced Huynh Thi Huyen Nhu, former deputy chief of the Risk Management Department of the Ho Chi Minh City branch of VietinBank, for “swindling to appropriate assets” to life imprisonment.