The HCM Stock Exchange has announced the first update of the year to the blue-chip VN30 Index, a basket of 30 stocks with the largest market capitalisation and highest liquidity.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of provinces across the country including Lai Chau, Nghe An and Tay Ninh are taking precautions to prevent forest fires as the dry season begins.

 PV Oil’s locking of the foreign ownership ratio at 6.6 per cent is a temporary measure before the Government endorses its new capital divestment plan, according to the company’s general director Cao Hoai Duong.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will rank credit institutions and foreign bank branches operating in the country in a move to ensure the safety of the banking system and protect legitimate rights of depositors.

The trade deficit will be a big challenge for the economy this year due to tax incentives the lower the price of imported goods on the Vietnamese market.

The share of job seekers who are using formal channels is growing in Vietnam, but still accounts for a minority of the job search channels used. Most jobs in the country today are filled through personal contacts, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has set a target to reduce hospital violence by between 15 and 20 per cent by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students complain about choosing majors at school because they and their parents cannot find a common voice.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From the Asian U23 Championships a year ago through the Asian Games, the AFF Cup and now the Asian Cup, Vietnamese footballers have shone on the international stage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sugarcane farmers in the Mekong Delta are facing losses during the harvest of the 2018-19 sugarcane crop because of low prices and yield.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel FC on Wednesday introduced their new head coach Lee Heung-sil, who has signed a two year contract.

Ha Dong flower village is one of the three most popular flower villages that can be found in Da Lat city, enticing visitors with a diverse range of flowers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Amazon and Alibaba’s presence in Vietnam could create a heated battle for customers. 

The flower market on Hang Luoc Street in Hanoi has become overcrowded with customers flocking to buy beautiful peach blossom branches or trees to welcome in the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Huy Chu High School teacher Nguyen Kim Anh has assigned her students the task of helping their parents with preparations for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 Ambassadors of Canada, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland to Vietnam have delivered a special Tet message during a recent fact-finding visit to disavantaged students at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Primary and Secondary School, Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC have strengthened their team by signing a one-year contract with free agent American-Guamanian midfielder Brandon McDonald, their second deal in the last two days.

The Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) under the Ministry of Health has issued a warning about batches of Modilac baby formula products suspected of Salmonella infection imported to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director General of the Viet Nam Consular Department Vu Viet Anh speaks to the Thế giới & Việt Nam (World & Việt Nam) newspaper on the country’s resolve to protect its citizens overseas.

 The Forest Protection Department of Dong Nai Province has distributed new equipment to the forest rangers on January 29 in Dinh Quan District to prevent rampaging elephants.