VietNamNet Bridge - Statistics show satisfactory results for agricultural production in 2018. However, there were ‘dark corners’ that need to be cleared, experts say.

 Haiphong City police arrested members of an online gambling ring working at three branches of the Long Nguyen Binh game chain in the city, Le Hong Thang, head of PC02, told local media yesterday.

 Nguyen Thanh Tai, former permanent vice chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee in the 2011-2015 tenure, was again charged with alleged violations of regulations on the management of State assets at a public music center.

 Train cars for the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line in HCMC will be transported to Vietnam from Japan during the first quarter of 2019. 

Forest flowers bloom, signaling the coming of spring in the Northwestern villages. 

The VND5 trillion credit package initiated by the State Bank (SBV) will be ineffective if it is not managed well, analysts warn.

 The Vietnamese habit of making big-ticket purchases ahead of Lunar New Year has sparked off huge demand for cars in recent weeks.

  ‘Smart homes’ are becoming a new trend in Viet Nam’s housing market, however experts say that standards for ‘smart’ projects are needed.

 The hospitality market in Viet Nam, which has been an attractive sector for investors over the past few years thanks to its consistent growth, is expected to continue to expand this year, partly due to global trends.

 Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has ordered the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam to review all pedestrian bridges nationwide to prevent further accidents.

 More than 10,000 migrant workers living in rural districts will attend a music gala at the HCM City Youth Cultural House called Golden Ochna Welcomes Tết (Lunar New Year).

 Vietnam’s national football team received a hero’s welcome as they returned home following the Asian Cup on Saturday.

 World-renowned bubble artist Fan Yang, who has enchanted audiences all over the world with his unique and fantastic shows combining lasers and music, has returned to Vietnam to dazzle spectators.

 The goal scored by Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong at the 51st minute in the Vietnam – Jordan match has been selected as the best goal of the AFC Asian Cup 2019’s round of 16.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has delivered Vietnam’s strong message, aspiration, and determination to become a “country of renovation and creativity” when engaging in every activity of the World Economic Forum 2019 in Davos, Switzerland.

 Russian automotive manufacturer Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) is seeking a joint venture with local Thanh Dat Group to build an automobile plant in the central city of Da Nang.

 An exhibition themed “My zodiac- prosperous pig”, featuring thousands of works by historian Duong Trung Quoc and his friends is taking place in Hanoi to welcome the Lunar New Year – the year of pig.

 At present, flower growers in the Mekong Delta region are busy preparing stock to supply for Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

 An exhibition on the war in Vietnam, titled “Vietnam, your pain is in my heart”, is scheduled for April in Russia’s second-largest city Saint Petersburg.

 The international windsurfing competition – Fun Cup 2019 concluded in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan on January 26.