The National Committee for Vietnamese Persons with Disabilities, taking responsibility for issues related to about 7.8 million people with disabilities across the country, was officially debuted yesterday in Ha Noi.

 A myriad of cultural and artistic activities will be held in the framework of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Monkey, which will opens in Hanoi on January 20 (the 11th of the 12th lunar month) and last through February 5.

 The 2016 Ladies Golf Championship will take place in Vietnam for the first time at the Dàlat at 1200 Country Club and Private Estate in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from March 25 to 27.

 Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Hugh Borrowman on January 18 handed over information boards introducing the Thang Long Royal Citadel to Hanoi People’s Committee.

 The National Power Transmission Corporation under Electricity of Vietnam (EVN-NPT) mobilised about 1.3 billion USD in Official Development Assistance (ODA) for its transmission projects from 2011 to 2015.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued strict regulations on the establishment and operation of remittance companies under commercial banks in order to better manage money transfer services.

VietNamNet Bridge - VinaPhone subscribers on the islands of Phu Quoc and in HCM City can now use 4G services and pay charges for 3G services.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of ‘hot spots’ with plant protection chemicals have been found but authorities have not been able to solve the problem. 

The increasingly heavy pressure from both the overseas and domestic markets has forced many cement manufacturers to think of Merger & Acquisition (M&A) as a solution for their problems.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese pubic, surprised to hear about Lenovo’s spyware, and are now faced with another surprise as the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has stated that most imported computing devices have “back doors”. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group’s stocks are expected to continue their downward trend in 2016 as the firm faces multiple challenges in the time ahead.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has huge potential for cruise tourism, but the sector is underdeveloped, with a lack of ports and services.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The most popular retail brands in Vietnam are falling into the hands of Thai investors.

The construction of Cam Lo-Tuy Loan highway crossing through Bach Ma National Park, central Thua Thien Hue Province will have an adverse effect on ecology; however, there is no other choice for the location of the project,

 VietNamNet Bridge – French-backed car maker Renault may build a factory to directly manufacture cars in Vietnam in order to benefit from slashed import tariffs within the ASEAN Economic Community.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Dinh province has asked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ permission to name a road in Quy Nhon City Yongsan after the name of a district in Seoul (South Korea).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has set ambitious business targets for 2016, driven by high local economic growth and recovery of the international aviation industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Master Le Hai Binh, Vice General Secretary of the Vietnam Vovinam Federation, said Vietnam would ask for UNESCO’s recognition of Vovinam as an intangible cultural form.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The odd "initiative" of using cement as fertilizer was derived from a farmer from Long Hau village in Lai Vung district, Dong Thap province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Big corporations like MobiFone Telecommunication Corporation, Saigon Trading Corporation and Ben Thanh Corporation will be auctioned in 2016.