Construction of pavements in Ba Dinh and Hai Ba Trung districts continues despite an order by the capital city’s authorities, e-newspaper Vietnamplus reported.

 Up to 90 per cent of stores in the country use online channels to increase their customer base and expand business, reports sapo.vn, a shopping management software.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will deal strictly with credit institutions if people cannot withdraw money from their ATM in the months approaching Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 The HCM City customs department aims to cut the time it takes for clearing goods by half by the end of this year, Dinh Ngoc Thang, its deputy head, told the media on the sidelines of a meeting with American businesses on Wednesday.

 Vietnam handed over two wanted Korean men to police of the Republic of Korea (RoK) at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on January 24. 

 The Hollywood blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island”, which was shot in Vietnam, has received an Oscar nomination for Visual Effects.

 Prudential Plc on January 23 announced that it had reached an agreement to sell 100 percent of its Prudential Vietnam Finance Company (PVFC) to Shinhan Card Co Ltd, a subsidiary of the Shinhan Financial Group (Shinhan), at a cost of 151 million USD.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh met with Minister of State attached to France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne in Hanoi on January 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A unique exhibition will introduce Japanese contemporary wood-carvings in the netsuke tradition, a technique used since the Edo period (1603-1868).

 A wooden drum in the Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap was recognised as Vietnam’s largest drum by the Vietnam Record Association.

 The Spanish Government pledges to provide financial assistance for Ho Chi Minh City to develop one more metro line, said an official from Spain’s Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MEIC). 

 The ninth International Exhibition on Shipbuilding, Shipping and Offshore Technology (Vietship 2018) officially opened at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on January 24.

 The Prime Minister has recently granted approval for a national action plan to prevent, mitigate and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing until 2025.

 Non-life insurance premium in 2017 continued its sustained growth, with an estimated revenue of 40.5 trillion VND (1.78 billion USD), representing an 11 per cent year-on-year increase.

 Vietnam is in urgent need for a national strategy on financial inclusion, which is in line with the country’s socio-economic development strategy, according to Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Kim Anh.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue continued activities on January 23-24 (local time) in the framework of the 48th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

 Shares fell slightly on January 24 on the Hanoi Stock Exchange after rising for four consecutive sessions, due to investors’ profit-taking attempts that hit the large-cap stocks in the energy and banking sectors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a thrilling victory over U23 Qatar, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung shares the journey of U23 Vietnam in Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship in Changshu, China. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Slag dumps of Vinh Tan 2 thermoelectric plant pose a high risk of causing environmental damage, local authorities said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young designer Dang Thi Bich Ngoc has just won the Silver Award in the Design Poster Category of the New Talent Annual 2018 by the New York-based Graphis magazine.