VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Trung Hieu, a farmer from An Giang Province’s Chau Thanh District, not only cares for his orange garden, but does so using an invention he designed and built on his own.

 Many firms in Vietnam, both local and domestic, will face tax audits this year.

 From February 20, 2018, logistics businesses have to meet the business conditions outlined in Decree No.163/2017/ND-CP on logistics services, replacing Decree No.140/2007/ND-CP.

While rumours circulate of the US potentially re-joining the TPP, renamed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the UK has also recently expressed wishes to have its name added to the pact. 

 As Decree No.116/2017/ND-CP  has tightened quality checks, it is very hard to import automobiles to Vietnam, but a huge investment wave is forming to hit the automotive industry.

Grab and Uber received permission to extend the pilot programmes on using technology applications to connect and manage transport activities until the new decree is issued and comes into effect.

Groups and corporations run by ministries and agencies will be shifted to the Committee for State Capital Management after the launching of this committee.

Demand for offices is forecast to increase sharply in 2018 thanks to the improved economy, while the number of co-working spaces will also expand proportionally. 

The capitalisation of Minh Phu Seafood Corporation decreased by $48.7 million after information that $10.8 million was appropriated from Chu Thi Binh’s - the wife of the “King of Shrimp”—savings account at Eximbank.  

A large number of local people and tourists came to Tien Du district from the early morning of February 28 to join the Lim festival, which honours Quan Ho – a world intangible cultural heritage recognised by UNESCO.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam lacks necessary mechanisms to enforce provisions on bribery of foreign public officials and officials of international public organisations under the 2015 Penal Code, 

Vietnamese representative Huong Giang put in a strong performance in the talent competition at the international transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand.

 Vietnamese movie star and director, Ngo Thanh Van appeared on the cover of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet on February 27 with an exclusive interview.

 The young Vietnamese director Phan Gia Nhat Linh has been selected as one of the jury members for the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018 running from March 9-18 in Japan, according to the organising board.

Irrespective of listed domestic giants like Vingroup and Novaland Group securing substantial sales revenue and profits from the real estate sector in 2017.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has requested the United States to carefully consider alternative means to restrict the import of steel and aluminum products from Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An ordinary shift for a train guard at Hanoi’s Giap Bat level crossing will last for 12 hours non-stop, starting either from the early hours or through the night. 

 Two Vietnamese players arrived in Kolkata for the India F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on March 5-11, their first event after the Lunar New Year festival.

 A Bugarian rose festival – the second of its kind – will kick off next week in Hanoi’s Water Park near the West Lake, organisers have said.

 Heritage Space continues its monthly concert series Beyond Sound on Friday night, featuring the “hottest” generation of Vietnamese experimental musicians and international guests.