VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors from all over the world are joining residents on HCM City’s streets as artificial and natural yellow flowers bloom in profusion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Holiday spirit seems to be in short supply at the Ministry of Transport (MoT), as the body has rejected a proposal to waive road tolls for the first three days of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese men’s U22 football team will be undermanned in Cambodia for the 2019 AFF U22 Championship, said head coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Policies relating to smuggled tobacco, bank cards, child care and teachers’ probationary periods are set to take effect this month.

Police said on January 31 they are investigating wrongdoings relating to Dinh Ngoc He, alias Ut troc, and Thai Son Development and Investment JSC under the Ministry of Defence that occurred in Hanoi.

Three years after implementing the 12th National Party Congress’s Resolution, Vietnam has attained remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and Party building, boosting trust in the nation’s bright future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book has been published revealing stories of famous Vietnamese and international figures as seen through the perspective of journalist Nguyen Thi Bich Yen (Yen Platz) from Austria.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will host the 12th Intergovernmental Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia (EST 12) this year, said the Ministry of Transport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem lost to grandmaster Yu Yangyi from mainland China in the ninth round of the Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019, held on January 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat suffered their second-straight loss on Wednesday in a match that saw the hosts’ best performance of the season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The coastal province of Bac Lieu will host the National Petanque Championship 2019, which will be held from April 26 to May 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Customs agents in the northern city of Hai Phong discovered nearly 1.4 tonnes of pangolin scales and 20 elephant tusks weighing more than 100kg hidden inside a container shipped from Nigeria.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Van Dung, chairman of the State Securities Commission, speaks to Vietnam News Agency about the securities market’s prospects this year following negative growth in 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quang Thanh, deputy general of the State Audit Office of Viet Nam, speaks to Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the key missions his agency will be focusing on in 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of provinces across the country including Lai Chau, Nghe An and Tay Ninh are taking precautions to prevent forest fires as the dry season begins.

The share of job seekers who are using formal channels is growing in Vietnam, but still accounts for a minority of the job search channels used. Most jobs in the country today are filled through personal contacts, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has set a target to reduce hospital violence by between 15 and 20 per cent by 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From the Asian U23 Championships a year ago through the Asian Games, the AFF Cup and now the Asian Cup, Vietnamese footballers have shone on the international stage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sugarcane farmers in the Mekong Delta are facing losses during the harvest of the 2018-19 sugarcane crop because of low prices and yield.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viettel FC on Wednesday introduced their new head coach Lee Heung-sil, who has signed a two year contract.