Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc and the US’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Tina Kaidanow co-chaired the ninth Vietnam-US Political, Security and Defence Dialogue in Hanoi on January 30.

The Vietnam Veterans of America on January 30 handed over records related to remains of Vietnamese soldiers who laid down their lives in 1971 at Khe Gio bridge in Cam Thanh commune, Cam Lo district, the central province of Quang Tri.

According to Ban Viet Securities (VCSC), the Vietnamese beer market is now controlled by Sabeco which holds 40 percent of market share, Heineken 25 percent, Habeco 18 percent and Carlsberg 10.8 percent. 

VietNamNet Bridge - iPhone X products are still selling like well in Vietnam, though international media report that poor sales because of its high price, about $1,000.

Geomagnetic storms this year will not be strong in intensity and thus not likely to affect people’s health.

Some secondary schools in HCMC plan to select students with aptitude tests rather than traditional exams, while several universities have decided to enroll students based on SAT and IELTS results.

 Experts have called for a second thought on a plan of the General Statistics Office (GSO) to include the non-observed economy in the calculation of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP), reports Tien Phong newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam of Becamex Binh Duong secured a place to compete in the quarter-finals of the Viet Nam Tennis Federation Pro Tour 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 62 paintings will be displayed at an exhibition of Vietnamese traditional folk art at Da Nang’s Fine Arts Museum from Thursday until February 25.

 Vietmark is executing a plan to add environmental cleanup to tours the team-building company arranges for groups of domestic and foreign travelers. 

 In addition to vehicle type approval (VTA) certificates issued by authorities in exporting countries, enterprises must submit similar certificates for some auto parts when they import cars into Vietnam.

 The northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh, home to the UNESCO heritage site Ha Long Bay, is seeking to build a 1.3km undersea tunnel “at the doorstep” of the world-renowned site.

 The State Securities Commission (SSC) has warned about the risks arising from investing in financial technology (fintech).

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) lost to Vasco Gama B of Brazil in the second match of the annual Binh Duong Television International Football Cup (BTV Cup).

The AFC described Vietnam as “penalty kings” in a recent article reviewing the three-week AFC U-23 Championship in Changzhou, China, in which Vietnam became the first Southeast Asian team to enter the continental tournament’s finals.

 Singer Nguyen The Viet was awarded the golden trophy at the Asia Pacific Arts Festival 2018 for an emotional performance of his song, You Raise Me Up.

 The peak of Mau Son Mountain in the northern province of Lang Son has been covered in frost since Monday after a cold spell hit the northern region on Sunday.

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem tied with Alan Pichot of Argentina in the seventh round of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 in England on January 29.

 Vietnam saw decreases in the number of new HIV infections, people living with AIDS and AIDS-related fatalities for the tenth consecutive year in 2017, according to the Ministry of Health.

 VietNamNet Bridge – H’Hen Niê, 25, is an E De ethnic girl from the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak. She has been working as a freelance model in HCM City for the past few years.