There are smiles, happy faces, dreams of new cars in the upcoming Lunar New holiday, or Tet, and lavish vacations for those employees having huge Tet bonuses. But Tet is a big worry for those getting meager year-end rewards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Auto manufacturers of Russia and Belarus are expected to join hands with Vietnamese partners to form joint ventures to manufacture and assemble trucks and other vehicles in this market.

An exhibition recounting a traditional Tet celebration of Vietnamese people in the old days opened at Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi on January 29 as an event to greet the Lunar New Year 2016.

 Students from schools in Ha Noi will learn about the traditional new year customs and rituals during a programme called Discovering Tet held yesterday at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology.

 The 2015 Viet Nam e-Business Index (EBI) report revealed a great disparity in e-commerce development among localities.

 Vegetables grown in Da Lat using seeds imported mainly from Japan and the US and using high technology are becoming a big hit with customers for their quality and safety.

 Villagers in Thuy Tram Village in Phu Tho Province are rolling up their sleeves to harvest carp fish for sale in time for the Kitchen God worshiping ritual which takes place on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month, which falls on Monday next week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are facing a loss of crops as severe saline intrusion has occurred earlier than normal this year.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photo contest on Vietnam’s beauty organized by Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper and Saigontourist discovers endless charm of the beautiful borderland including highland markets.

Drivers found to have severely breached company regulations, while more than 8,000 others rewarded for providing honest service.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental pollution in a section of Bac Hung Hai River flowing through northern Hung Yen Province's Yen My District has damaged local people's health and daily life.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Government Inspector General Huynh Phong Tranh talks with Tuoi Tre (Youth) about how to make asset declarations more effective to combat corruption.

VietNamNet Bridge - The auction of 23 land plots located in the most advantageous positions in the city is expected to be the biggest event of the real estate industry in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Newly built high-rise buildings near Tan Son Nhat International airport have increased traffic congestion, said Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 711,000 pupils had no access to English education in the 2014-15 school year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign television channels allowed on Vietnam’s pay TV networks are capped at 30% of the total number of channels as regulated in the Government’s Decree No. 06/2016 on management of radio and television services.

VietNamNet Bridge – The values of the Mo Muong, a unique cultural heritage of the ethnic Muong who live in the northern province of Hoa Binh, was the main theme of a recent workshop held in the province.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam government has been trying to build stronger economic ties through active dialogues with some of the world’s largest economic regions such as the US, EU, Eurasia, with the most promising partner being Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you like fishing, grab a rod and head for Cu Lao Xanh Island in Binh Dinh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the biggest enterprise in Vietnam’s aviation industry, has asked for the governing body’s permission to start negotiations to find strategic shareholders in January.