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Will there be another real estate bubble?

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate prices are rising again, thus raising concerns that a real estate bubble may return.

Tax authority probes recover $1.4b

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tax authorities conducted investigations and checks at more than 70,000 businesses, reducing losses of around VND20 trillion ($889 million) in 2015.

Under 50kmh speed signs to be removed from highways

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport departments and agents across the country have been asked to remove all 50km per hour (kmph) speed limit signs on national highways by the end of January.

Hanoi urban train's design adjusted following public feedback

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both Vietnamese and English will be used parallel for all directions on Cat Linh–Ha Dong urban railway trains, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Vietnamese judo stars need to prove a point on path to Brazil

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese judokas will have to work hard to earn places at the Brazil Olympics this summer.

Image: Hanoi streets decorated for Lunar New Year 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi is busily decorating streets to welcome the lunar New Year 2016 (Tet holiday), which is coming in three weeks. Some images of the capital city before Tet:

FDI capital to continue to flow to Vietnam

Vietnam attracted $23 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) capital in 2015. The figure is expected to be even higher in 2016 as foreign investors have been flocking to Vietnam to take full advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs).

Images: special peach trees not for sale, only for lease

 VietNamNet Bridge – For nearly a week, peach growers in Hanoi’s famous flower villages of Nhat Tan and Phu Thuong have displayed their products to serve this lunar New Year (Tet holiday).

5 incredible destinations to enjoy snow in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Although snowboards and toboggans are not commonplace to Vietnam, when the cold air and white, fluffy, powder starts to roll in, here’s a list of five places to take your children sledding or to just enjoy the snow.

King Kong filming in Ninh Binh gets date

  The technical crew for Legendary Pictures arrived in Ninh Binh Province on Wednesday to prepare for the company's new film, Kong: Skull Island or Titan, the upcoming King Kong prequel.

Early bloom of flowers worries Da Lat's farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several flowers being grown in southern Da Lat-Lam Dong in preparation for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) have bloomed ahead of schedule, posing a loss risk to local farmers.  

Phuong suffers injury as UAE defeat Vietnam

 Vietnam suffered another loss in the last-round Group D match of the Asian U23 Football Championship on January 21 in Doha, Qatar.

Strongest cold spell to chill northern region

Northern Vietnam will experience the strongest cold spell since the onset of winter from January 22, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Airports Corporation of VN seeks French partner

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has sought permission from the Ministry of Transport to commence negotiations with French group Aeroports de Paris (ADP), the potential partner in the firm.

Indonesia returns Vietnamese fishermen

The Indonesian authorities, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in Jakarta, completed procedures to repatriate 10 Vietnamese fishermen on January 21.

Minister: media must fight wrongful allegations by hostile forces

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son has urged the media to not only disseminate the Party policies and guidelines but also fight false allegations by hostile forces.

Indian diplomat honoured with insignia

 The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics awarded the insignia “For the course of building and developing the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics” to Preeti Saran, Ambassador of India to Vietnam , at a ceremony held on January 21.

Global community welcomes 12th National Party Congress

 The ongoing 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam received congratulatory messages from 167 foreign parties and organisations worldwide by the end of January 20.

Vietnam considers human head transplant operations

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese scientists believe that Vietnam has sufficient conditions to carry out human head transplant operations through technology transfer. 

Da Lat - A city of flowers

Da Lat City in the central highlands province of Lam Dong is called with different names due to its romantic beauty such as “Little Paris”, “City of Pine Forests”, “Land of Mist”... Da Lat’s flowers, lakes and waterfalls attract tourists