There were about 10,000 new HIV carriers detected in 2018, including 2,000 fatalities, equivalent to those in 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told ministries, sectors and localities that consolidating macro-economic stability and promoting growth is their most important task for 2019.

 The family of a 27-year-old man in Hanoi, who was declared brain dead in a traffic accident, has voluntarily donated all of his internal organs as well as his corneas and tissues to patients needing replacement.

 Ho Chi Minh City supports and creates optimal conditions for the Republic of Korea’s NongHyup Bank to open a branch in the southern largest economic hub of Vietnam, said a municipal official.

 The atmosphere of Tet is heating up as residents of Vinh Hoa village, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province are busy preparing square sticky rice cakes.

 Cherry blossom or sakura trees presented by Japanese partners in Hanoi in recent time begin to bloom ahead of Tet (or Lunar New Year) festival.

 Thirty-two cases of measles were recorded in Hanoi in the first three weeks of 2019, mostly children who are under five years old and have not been fully vaccinated.

VietNamNet Bridge - The reported bad debts of many commercial banks decreased within the last three months of 2018. At some banks, the debts were halved.

 The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is likely to grant Vietnam category 1 status in the coming time, setting the stage for direct services between the two countries, Reuters has reported. 

 Tobacco smuggling is increasing in the southwestern border region to meet high demand for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

A delegation of Party, State, National Assembly, Government leaders on February 1 paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 89th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

 More than 37.6 million shares will be up for sale in the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) in February, according to the HNX.

Total revenue from retail trade and services in Vietnam reached an estimated $17.26 billion in January, up 4.4 percent month-on-month and 12.2 percent year-on-year, the latest report from the General Statistics Office showed.

 The Management Board of the Cham Islands Marine Protected Area has released a rare sea turtle that was accidently caught by a local fisherman back into its natural habitat.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Public Security to investigate and strictly handle the organisations and individuals who illegally traffic Vietnamese people abroad via tourism routes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tet is a special time of year for everyone in Vietnam, but it means a bit more for some families this year.

Mai Van Nhon, from the Industrial Zone Management Board, said the province will be choosier when licensing FDI projects and will refuse outdated technologies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors from all over the world are joining residents on HCM City’s streets as artificial and natural yellow flowers bloom in profusion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Holiday spirit seems to be in short supply at the Ministry of Transport (MoT), as the body has rejected a proposal to waive road tolls for the first three days of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese men’s U22 football team will be undermanned in Cambodia for the 2019 AFF U22 Championship, said head coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan.