The ADB in Vietnam revealed that it has signed a $100 million loan facility agreement with China Everbright International Limited to help a series of municipal waste-to-energy plants in first- and second-tier cities in the Mekong Delta region. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – At first, I thought it would take only one day to sample the best of Tra Vinh, a coastal province in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, but I was quickly proven wrong.

So Village’s communal house on the western outskirts of Hanoi will provide a platform to showcase the traditional customs of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s woodworking industry has registered significant growth in recent years. The industry earned US$8 billion last year, up from $7.3 billion in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam earns billions of dollars from fruits exported to the US, Japan, South Korea and Australia, while lower quality fruit is sold in the domestic market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Trung Hai, Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the city’s achievements in 2017 and plans for 2018.

 The 40th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee, scheduled to take place in Laos on February 4 and 5, will review the implementation of the two counties’ cooperation plan in 2017 and set tasks for this year.

 A luncheon featuring the favourite delicacies of Belgium was prepared by Belgian chef Christoph Pouls for nearly 100 special guests at the Pullman Hanoi Hotel yesterday.  

Vietnam’s futsal team lost to Malaysia 1-2 in their opening Group A match at the AFC Futsal Championship in Taipei (China) on February 1. 

 An exhibition of folk Vietnamese paintings opened in the central city of Da Nang on February 1 with a view to honouring cultural and spiritual values of Vietnamese ethnic groups. 

 Nine high-range shows and 22 low-range displays of fireworks will be organised in Hanoi on the eve of the Lunar New Year 2018.

 Vietnamese shares declined on January 1 as the market reversed quickly at the end of the trading session and especially during the ATC session, dragged down by blue chips in the banking and energy sectors.

VietNamNet Bridge - The report that Vietnam’s productivity is even lower than that of Laos has sparked concern.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The social insurance agency in the central province of Ha Tinh has revealed that some 38,000 students in the province have not registered for the school medical insurance service.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) will allow universities to set admission quotas and take into account the number of visiting lecturers they’ll have based on the number of admitted students, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is looking for private investors to fund urban development, especially the relocation of 20,000 households living along canals.

A strong cold spell continues to wreak havoc on the northern and central provinces and the Central Highlands region in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Hon has been a farmer all of his life. Now, in his mid 50s, he is working as a tour guide. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign e-commerce retailers are dominating Vietnamese firms through ad campaigns, delivery services and money collection services.

Two years ago, news about the achievements in the IC (integrated circuit) industry often appeared in local newspapers. But since the beginning of 2017, there have been just sporadic pieces of news.