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Vietnam Airlines warns flyers of social-media free ticket scam

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines warned customers of a scam on social media that entices them to participate in the airline’s survey and get two free tickets in return.

Vietnam to meet Thailand at AFF futsal event

 Vietnam are in Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championship 2018, according to the event’s draw.

Vietnamese martial arts league makes debut in Algeria

 The Vietnamese traditional martial arts Son Long Quyen Thuat league made its debut in Algiers, Algeria on February 24.

Stocks set to break all-time record

 Vietnamese stocks are expected to rise further with the benchmark VN-Index forecast to surpass its all-time peak of 1,170 in 2007 on rising investor confidence in the market outlook, analysts said.

Australia-VN to raise relations to a strategic partnership

Australia and Vietnam established diplomatic relations in 1973 after negotiations were concluded in Paris that resulted in an Agreement to End the War and Restore the Peace in Vietnam. 

Parents now need ID card to buy kid’s medicine

A new regulation which requires the identity card number of a parent or guardian in the prescription form to buy medicines for a child aged six or less is making parents uneasy.

2017 FDI attraction: improvement in quantity, quality

Vietnam has remained an attractive destination for foreign investors in 2017 with total foreign direct investment (FDI) capital hitting $36 billion, a record over the past 10 years. 

Wrongdoings in PetroVietnam’s investment in Ocean Bank to be tried next month

 Former Chairman of the Board of Directors and Member Council of the PetroVietnam Dinh La Thang and six accomplices will be tried for their wrongdoings in investing PetroVietnam’s capital in the OceanBank at a trial slated for March 19 in Hanoi.

Woman rejects money to keep fish sauce traditions alive

On a recent sunny day, Phan Thi Kim Ngan, 53, wore an old palm-leaf conical hat, as she removed the cover of a barrel containing traditional fish sauce in her garden in Con Son Commune in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho.

Salary of workers increased by 9.3 percent in 2017

 The average monthly salary increased by 9.3 percent in 2017, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnam signs contract with fitness coach Dominic Palmer

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has signed a contract with German fitness coach Dominic Palmer.

ITC helps improve Vietnamese businesses’ competitiveness

 The International Trade Centre (ITC) will continue working with Vietnam to improve the competitiveness of its enterprises during their integration into international trade, affirmed ITC Executive Director Arancha González.

Vietnamese consumers open to buying electric vehicles

 Up to 33 percent of Vietnamese buyers are open to considering an electric vehicle (EV) as their next car, demonstrating the country’s strong potential to speed up the electrification of automobiles.

Localities nationwide launch New Year tree planting festival

 Many provinces and cities across Vietnam, on February 25, simultaneously held the annual New Year tree planting festival, initiated by the late President Ho Chi Minh in 1960.

Quang Nam team takes National Super Cup trophy

 Defending V.League 1 champions, Quang Nam, defeated winners of the Vietnamese National Football Cup, Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA), 1-0 to lift the trophy of the National Super Cup which took place in Hanoi's Hang Day Stadium on February 24.

Vietnam’s property market expected to grow

 Analysts expect the real estate market, especially the residential land segment, to continue to grow solidly this year thanks to huge infrastructure works in many places around Vietnam accompanied by a raft of property developments.

US naval ships to visit Da Nang

 A group of ships of the US navy will visit the central city of Da Nang from March 5 to 9 at the permission of the Vietnamese government. 

Fugitive banker wanted internationally

 The Ministry of Public Security’s investigation police has issued an international wanted notice for a fugitive bank executive for fraudulence, illegally appropriating over 10 million USD from a customer.

Animal health agency warns of possible new bird flu outbreaks

The Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned of a high risk of the return of avian influenza in Vietnam after the epidemic was put under control for a long period of time.

Made-in-Vietnam varieties cover 59 percent of rice fields

As many as 4.6 million hectares of land, or 59 percent of total rice area in Vietnam, have been cultivated with domestically-made varieties.