Vietnam earned a ticket to the semi-finals of the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship in Cambodia after beating Timor Leste 4-0 in a match which took place in Phnom Penh on February 19.

 The Government recently issued a decree on amending and supplementing the list of foreign citizens eligible for e-visas and border gates that allow immigration by e-visas. 

Forty years have gone by since Vietnam struggled against Chinese invaders to protect the northern border, the pangs of Vi Xuyen are still there.

 A freight train, called AH2, derailed at Suoi Kiet Station in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan this morning, February 19, bringing the North-South rail line to a temporary halt.

 After 10 years of negotiations, Vietnamese mangoes were licensed for export to the US on Feb 18.

VietNamNet Bridge - PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, at a conference held in late December, said the localization ratio in the textile and garments, and footwear industries, has risen to 40-45 percent.

Vietnam’s pepper output estimated at 200,000 tons in 2019, More funding needed for Southern Key Economic Region, Pepper prices at record lows during harvest season, M&A makes up majority of foreign capital inflows

 While most Asian economies are vulnerable to the ongoing trade dispute between China and the US, Vietnam is a possible exception, as it may attract parts of the global value chain that currently run through China.

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) remains an important economic sector for Vietnam, but the country has to compete fiercely with other nations in FDI attraction.

VietNamNet Bridge - Private universities in the past were often considered inferior to state-owned schools, but that image has changed in recent years. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien talks to Vietnam News Agency about the country’s 2018 performance and plans for the new year.

 Multinational FMCG companies have made every effort to capture the new generation of shoppers in Vietnam - Millennials.

 Last year may be considered a good year for Vietnam’s rice export sector. There remain complicated issues to address, though.

VietNamNet Bridge - As the domestic market is getting saturated, air carriers are opening international air routes as demand increases for inbound and outbound tours.

Beauty queen H’Hen Niê, a member of Vietnam’s E De ethnic minority, surprised everyone by placing in top five at Miss Universe 2018. This is the highest achievement for a Vietnamese contestant 

For most Hanoians, com (green sticky rice) is one of the capital’s most important symbols of gastronomy and elegance, and so is Banh Com (sweet cake made of green sticky rice and green beans). 

Vietnamese Government Inspector General Le Minh Khai held talks with Alexander Anikin, Deputy Head of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Russian President, in Hanoi on Feb 18.

Vietnam, like many other countries, is in a bid to spur economic innovation with Artificial Intelligence (AI), but experts say the country is starting from at a low point and needs to make a huge effort to catch up with the global trend.

 Four men will be prosecuted for the rape and murder of a university student in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên, provincial police announced at a press briefing yesterday.

Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are setting up firebreaks, preparing equipment and putting up warning boards as the area’s forests face a high risk of fire in the dry season.

Power and aviation companies are among the industries forecast for better things this year, according to industry analysts.

Most banks will not officially set their annual targets until their shareholder meetings in April, but many bank leaders are optimistic about 2019 with plans to increase profits through cutting operating costs and promoting digital services.

 It is time to acknowledge the role of consumer finance companies in the economy as they help repel the bad influence of black credit, while guiding borrowers to a more organised and transparent way of borrowing to better their life.

Economist Nguyen Tri Hieu talks about Vietnam’s current standing and the challenges that might impede the country from reaping the benefits from technologies to drive the local finance and banking sector’s development.

 Vietnam is preparing a contingency of 268 military engineers to be sent to war-torn South Sudan as the next step of its commitment to UN peacekeeping efforts, deputy defence minister Nguyen Chí Vinh has said.