The Saigon Heat escaped with a slim 74-72 victory over the Formosa Dreamers in the ASEAN Basketball League on Saturday.

 One person was killed and seven others were injured in a road accident in the central province of Thanh Hóa yesterday.

An increasing number of European business leaders are confident of the future of their enterprise and of the economic climate in Vietnam, according to the EuroCham’s Business Climate Index (BCI) survey for the fourth quarter of 2018.

 Experts have been upbeat about Vietnam’s merger and acquisition (M&A) market this year, fueled by the government’s continued initiatives to relax the foreign ownership ceiling and the country’s adoption of new trade deals.

 Hanoi FC still had a 2-0 win against Becamex Binh Duong, thanks to Hoang Vu Samson’s brace, to win the 2018 Vietnamese National Football Super Cup at Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium on February 16.

 It is the courage and resolve of soldiers of the Vietnam People’s Army that contributed to the victory of the northern border defence war in Vietnam 40  years ago (February 17), said Russian Major General Viktor Demyanenko. 

 The Tan Vien Son Thanh (Tan Vien Mountain Saint) festival is underway in Minh Quang commune, Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi from February 17-19.  

 Competent forces of the central province of Ha Tinh on February 17 arrested a Lao man carrying 294 kg of crystal meth from Laos to Vietnam. 

International sailing tournament - the Vung Tau Marina Cup - kicked off in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau on February 17. 

 The war to defend the northern border of Vietnamese people 40 years ago (February 17, 1949) was spotlighted in a recent seminar held at the Ho Chi Minh Institute under Saint Petersburg State University of Russia. 

The 17th Vietnam Poetry Day officially opened on February 17 in Hanoi, featuring a wide range of activities. 

 Vietnam’s U22 football team defeated the Philippines 2-1 in their Group A match of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship, which kicked off in Cambodia on February 17.

Lieut. Gen Porfiry Ivashko, one of the first experts and advisors of the former Soviet Union sent to Vietnam right after the northern border defence war began in the country 40 years ago has asserted the just struggle of Vietnamese people.  

In the early days into the spring season, Hoan Kiem lake has experienced the transformation in colour of foliage of Barringtonia acutangula and maple leaves, creating a breathtaking natural scenery.

 Land in HCMC’s suburbs and surrounding provinces like Long An, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, and Binh Duong are abundant and rather cheap, offering investors various options.

Vietnam has experienced a year of exciting activities in real estate market with bustling transactions and additional stocks in major cities in 2018, Savills Vietnam has said in an overall view. 

 Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung talked about the year’s economic achievements, and the country’s new investment attraction strategy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s aviation authorities are expected to receive a CAT1 aviation certificate soon, but the readiness of domestic air carriers is still unclear.

 Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The discussed with VIR strategies to garner private funding in the sector and the opportunities for foreign investors in 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foxconn, one of Apple’s most important partners, is planning to set up factory in Vietnam, possibly in the northern province of Bac Giang.