Man attacked by wild bear in Nghe AnA man in the central province of Nghe An has just been attacked by a wild bear while in a local forest. A man is attacked by a bear in Nghe An Province on February 5Sam Van Han, 34, from the mountainous Que Phong District's Quang Phong Commune met with the wild bear at 2 pm on Monday while searching for Dong leaves in Pu Huong Forest. He was so scared that he ran and was chased and attacked by the bear. As the bear caught him, Han pretended to had died but it still caused serious injuries to his arm and head before leaving. A representative from Que Phong District's forest ranger team confirmed that there was no bear farm in the area so the man must have been attacked by a wild bear.

Vietnamese taxi company sues Grab for unfair business practicesGrab cars (Photo: VNA)The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court commenced trial looking into the suit initiated by the local domestic taxi operator Vinasun against the popular ride hailing service, Grab, on accusations of unfair business practices. Vinasun also claimed that the company needs to observe 13 regulations, while Grab only has to follow three, creating unfair competition in the field of passenger transport. However, being just an app-based ride hailing service, Grab has disrupted the taxi transport sector, causing several implications to State management activities in tax collection and ensuring social security for those work for Grab," Quy said. "In addition, Grab drivers themselves are encountering difficulties when the company collects up to 25-28 percent from the taxi drivers’ earnings as commissions. The trial yesterday morning attracted a crowd of taxi drivers from Vinasun and Mai Linh, another well-known taxi company in the country, anxiously awaiting the outcome that could determine the course of their futures.

Chinese capital keeps heading for VietnamVietNamNet Bridge - Cash flow worth billions of dollars from China in manufacturing, finance, infrastructure, real estate and e-commerce is flowing to Vietnam. Chinese capital keep heading for VietnamA part of the capital comes from Chinese businesses which plan to expand markets, while another comes as the result of the Chinese government’s new policies. Vietnam has been warned by international experts that it may become the landfill for outdated Chinese technologies. The Vietnamese government’s policy allowing foreigners to own houses in Vietnam, plus the high profitability in a market with young population and increasingly high income also attract Chinese investors. Vietnam has been witnessing many investment deals made by investors from China and Hong Kong, which Chinese investors consider as the intermediary channel for them to pour capital into other countries.

He posted it on Facebook as an open message to the chairman of the province’s People’s Committee. Định’s poem quickly received thousands of “Like” and “Share”, especially from teachers, but, unexpectedly, it reached its target and brought a positive response from chairman of Nghệ An Province People’s Committee, Nguyễn Xuân Đường. Students will learn basic knowledge and safe driving skills from paint pictures or topics of traffic, musical performance about traffic safety. All must be reviewed, screened and evaluated, and only those that genuinely hold social, economic or spiritual merits should be allowed. The Vietnam People’s Navy reported its performance in 2017 at a press conference held in Hanoi on February 6.

Taiwan earthquake: Series of powerful aftershocks hit HualienAftershocks continue to rattle Taiwan after a strong earthquake that killed at least two people and injured more than 200 others. Residents in the city of Hualien have been told to stay away from their damaged homes, and about 800 have taken shelter in community buildings. Among the several badly damaged buildings was a hospital, local media said. Emergency responders, including soldiers, worked through the night, rescuing about 150 people from damaged buildings, but powerful aftershocks have disrupted rescue efforts. The island sits near a junction of two tectonic plates and is regularly hit by earthquakes.

Le Quang Liem reaches highest world position at 20Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has entered the world top 20 for the first time in his career in this week’s ranking. Grandmaster Liem ranks 20th in the world for the first time in his career, the highest position of a Vietnamese chess master so far. — Photo hanoimoi.com.vnLiem’s seventh finish at the recent prestigious Tradewide Gibraltar event which gathered world’s 20 strongest masters gave him enough points to take his highest position of 20 with Elo 2,735 points. It is also the first time Viet Nam has a competitor in this leading group. The former world blitz chess champion will next play in the Aeroflot Open, which he has won twice earlier, in Russia this month and the annual HD Bank Cup in Hanoi next month.

According to its report, the most profitable sector was the petroleum business of the group, with over VND2.49 trillion, equivalent to 51 per cent of total consolidated sales. Non-petroleum business activities contributed nearly VND2.4 trillion or 49 per cent of total consolidated profit. Top five currency earners include mobile phones and spare parts (4.2 billion USD), apparel (2.3 billion USD), electronics and accessories (2.2 billion USD), footwear (1.3 billion USD), machinery and equipment (1.05 billion USD).However, only roughly 1.25 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) was recorded, equivalent to 75.9 percent in the same period last year. The FDI disbursement went up 10.5 percent to 1.05 billion USD. Its pre-tax profit reached over 4.1 trillion VND (179.58 million USD), surpassing the yearly plan by 36 percent.

Vietnam lacks green spaces, suburbs expand to fill needVietNamNet Bridge - The face of urban areas is expected to see big changes in the future as Vietnamese consumers want more green spaces. Hanoi needs a proper tree planning schemeNgoc, for example, spent VND2.5 billion to buy a house in Hanoi three years ago that was only 20 square meters in size because it was located near the central area and was affordable. The rate of greenery per person is 2-3 square meters in Vietnam’s cities, lower than the minimum rate of 10 square meters per head set by the UN. It takes only several minutes to get to Hoan Kiem Lake, and it is near schools, hospitals, shops and modern facilities.But Ngoc and his family members made sacrifices. “We have to walk a long distance to get out of the small alley and reach the street.

Square cakes as Tet gifts for underprivileged peopleThese neat and eye-catching square glutinous rice cakes are made by volunteer students in Ho Chi Minh City during a cake making event for needy people in the city. Wrapping the cakes for the first time but most of the students are eager to learn, with the hope to make the best cakes to present to the poor. Phan Van Vu Phuong, another student from Open University, Ho Chi Minh City shared that "This is our sincere sentiment to underprivileged people. The 2,000 cakes will be boiled and handed to poor and homeless people as well as needy children in the City. Besides making rice cakes, the volunteers also donate blood and present gifts to needy people in the city.

Blockchain becoming more popular in VietnamVietNamNet Bridge - Blockchain is helpful in recording events, medical files, civil status and transactions management, in food traceability and in polls. Blockchain is becoming more popular in VietnamBlockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked and secured with cryptography. One of the typical applications of blockchain, according to The Economist, was Honduras administration’s decision to develop blockchain for its land and house registration system. HI-TEK applies blockchain technology to book rooms and air tickets online which can connect 800,000 hotels and provide 150,000 flights all over the world and apply for visas to Vietnam online. However, blockchain has characteristics which will allow it to become a future technology platform on the Internet.

Poor facilities hinder implementation of new education programVietNamNet Bridge - New curricula for all subjects at the general education level have been announced. Large cities are believed to have better conditions than rural areas to implement the new education program. Large cities are believed to have better conditions than rural areas to implement the new education program. Because of the poor facilities, classrooms are getting more overloaded with 50-60 students in every class. Prof Nguyen Minh Thuyet, chief editor of the new general education program, also expressed his concern about the poor facilities.

Thai tycoon charged over poaching in protected sanctuaryThe head of one of Thailand's largest construction firms has been charged for allegedly poaching in a protected wildlife sanctuary, police say. Mr Karnasuta, 63, is head of Italian-Thai Development, a Bangkok-based firm that helped build the capital's Suvarnabhumi airport and elevated Skytrain. The slain animals - a black panther, a Kalij pheasant and a barking deer - are all protected species under Thai conservation law. Following news of the construction boss's arrest, shares in Italian-Thai Development dropped 3.63%, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Italian-Thai Development did not immediately respond to media requests for comment.

Vietnam, China hold regular deputy foreign ministers’ meetingThe annual Vietnam-China deputy foreign ministers’ meeting was held in China’s Guangzhou province on February 5-6 to review the bilateral ties in 2017 and discuss the focus of exchange activities and cooperation between the two countries in 2018, along with other issues in the relationship. Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung (R) and his Chinese counterpart Kong Xuanyou. The meeting was attended by Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and his Chinese counterpart Kong Xuanyou. China has remained Vietnam’s biggest trade partner and Vietnam has become China’s largest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), they said. During his stay in Guangzhoung, Deputy Foreign Minister Trung met with Guangdong Province Governor Ma Xingrui and Guangdong Deputy Governor Ouyang Weimin.

Vietnamese fisherman in distress rescued by Chinese authoritiesThe Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing and Consulate General in China’s Guangzhou province to deploy citizen protection measures for a Vietnamese fisherman rescued at sea by Chinese authorities. Nguyen Quoc Han, a fisherman of QNg 95806 TS fishing vessel from Vietnam’s central province of Quang Ngai, was heavily wounded while diving on January 20. Vietnam’s Consulate General in Guangzhou province sent representatives to visit the fisherman on January 29. They thanked Chinese competent agencies for their help and requested the Chinese side to continue assisting the fisherman. The Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing and the Consulate General in Guangzhou will implement necessary procedures to bring Han home when he recovers his health.-VNA

HCM City’s calligraphy street bustling with visitorsAround 32 calligraphers is gathering at the annual calligraphy street that was kicked off at the Youth’s Cultural House on February 2. The calligraphers wear traditional costumes, writing and selling nice words written in calligraphy to customers. Buying calligraphic works is believed to bring good luck and prosperity. Calligraphic works are written in Vietnamese, Chinese, English and others languages with special kind of ink. The calligraphy street will run until February 15.