VietNamNet Bridge – Slag dumps of Vinh Tan 2 thermoelectric plant pose a high risk of causing environmental damage, local authorities said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young designer Dang Thi Bich Ngoc has just won the Silver Award in the Design Poster Category of the New Talent Annual 2018 by the New York-based Graphis magazine.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A DVD with performances from more than 70 singers, dancers, musicians and theatre artists has been released to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year), which begins on February 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a national action plan to prevent, minimise and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by 2025.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have expressed their delight at the strong development of bilateral ties since the establishment of comprehensive strategic partnership during Modi’s Vietnam visit in September 2016.

 Viet Nam have made international headlines after they secured a berth in the final of the Asian Confederation U-23 Championship.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam on Wednesday launched a new Health Co-operation Programme for 2018-2019.

 The National Assembly and the Supreme People’s Court should guide implementation of new laws and the Government should provide more funding for courts at all levels to use IT in their daily working to improve their efficiency.

 Viet Nam finished at the bottom of the CFA Four National Tournament that concluded in China’s Guangdong Province on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than one-third of Vietnamese households shop at convenience stores or minimarts 10 times a year, according to Kantar Worldpanel. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung, Oppo and Apple topped the list of the best selling smartphones in the Vietnamese market in 2017.

 Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has plans to add new train cars to gradually replace all aging ones by 2021.

Smart environment management systems have been applied in the central city of Da Nang, considered by many expats and locals alike to be the most livable city in Vietnam. 

The non-State sector took the lead in contributing to the State budget (accounting for 46%) in 2017, according to the General Statistics Office. 

 Vietnam is the world’s second largest coffee exporter, behind only Brazil. However its coffee export value is much lower than other nations’ as the country only exports raw coffee. 

 Some 72 per cent of Vietnamese women have joined the labour force, higher than the average world percentage (42 per cent), and ranking only behind Cambodia (81 per cent).

 FLC Thanh Hoa won at the preliminary second stage of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday.

 The Chinese Consulate in Viet Nam on January 24 announced a specialised desk for receiving visa applications of Vietnamese citizens to China starting January 24 to 26.

 People living in HCM City are suffering from photochemical smog, a kind of air pollution that’s harmful to human health.

 The Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) decided on Tuesday to set up the Viet Nam Certificate Authority and Digital Transaction Club (VCDC).