VietNamNet Bridge – A comedy slated for cinemas nationwide during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday is expected to do well at the box office.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People’s Procuracy has prosecuted Tu Thanh Nghia, former General Director of Viet Nam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro, for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets.”

 Xuan Pha is a traditional dance in Xuan Truong commune, Tho Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province.

 As the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday draws nearer, the electronic appliance market has also entered its peak season with an array of promotional campaigns and several products on sale at half price.

 Here are the 10 outstanding economic events of Vietnam in 2018:

“Le hoi cau mua” (bumper-crop praying ceremony) of the San Chay ethnic minority group in Thai Nguyen was granted the status of national intangible cultural heritage on January 5.

 Vietnam will enhance its telecommunications infrastructure, expand its broadband network and develop 5G mobile connectivity this year.

 The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) on January 5 announced the top 10 securities companies with the largest brokerage share and fund certificates in the fourth quarter of 2018.

 Logistics, considered an industry with huge contributions to the development of the economy, has not lived up to its potentials due to human resources shortage.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has set up a council to scrutinise alleged violations of competition regulations in ride-hailing services firm Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s business in Vietnam.

 FOX Sports Asia devoted an article in its “Players to Watch” series for AFC Asian Cup 2019 to write about Nguyen Quang Hai, describing him as “the outstanding prospect carrying the hopes of Vietnam”.

 As Tet (or Lunar New Year) festival draws closer, ornamental plant botanists in Hanoi have received a raft of orders for pomelo, peach blossom, and kumquat trees. 

 Despite being seen as a potential blockchain development nation, Vietnam lacks a proper legal framework which may prevent the country maximise benefits from the emerging industry.

 Many odd-shaped houses have appeared on Pham Van Dong Street in Hanoi after a project to widen the street started.

 The pair were accused of infringing state regulations, allowing property tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu, aka Vu Nhom, to profit from public land appropriation.

 The implementation of the commitments in the CPTPP will further promote transparency and institutional modernization.

 The Van Don Economic Zone (EZ) in northern Quang Ninh province needs $70.2 billion by 2050 to meet its investment needs, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the provincial people’s committee as saying.

 Some young people have made video clips in which they dismount from their bikes while waiting at the red lights due to safety fears.

 The northern province of Phu Tho will launch a short film in Vietnamese and English to introduce and popularise the Hung King Temple and traditional Vietnamese beliefs.

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired the 41st session of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee in Hanoi on January 6.