The Political Bureau will issue a new resolution that serves as basis for Viet Nam to improve institutions, including tax policies, on foreign investment attraction in years to come.

 The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports have proposed to the local authorities to reissue licenses to EDM festivals in the area.

 The local authorities in Ha Tinh Province are seeking approval from the government for a greyhound race track in the area.

 Authorities of the central province of Quang Nam are seeking government approval for a VND700 billion (USD30.43 million) assistance to save Cua Dai Beach from serious erosion.

 The newly-appointed ambassadors of Bulgaria, Italy, Brazil, Tunisia, Iceland, Lesotho, Syria, Benin, Malta, and Ghana on January 16 presented their credentials to Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong.

The made-in-Vietnam earth observation satellite MicroDragon will be launched into orbit from the Uchinoura Space Centre in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture at 7:50am on January 18.

 Vietnam will focus on attracting private investment in infrastructure to accelerate economic growth, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang said at the Vietnam Economic Forum.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received former US Secretary of State John Kerry in Hanoi on January 16.

 Two Philippine sailors who were had been drifting at sea for days were recently rescued by a fishing vessel in Vietnam’s central coastal province of Binh Dinh.

 The Travel Exchange 2019 (Travex 2019), part of the ongoing ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 (ATF 2019), opened in Ha Long city, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on January 16.

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) launched the tourism application Vietnamgo in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 16. 

 Hanoi sanitary workers have worked through the night to clear the large amounts of rubbish piled up for four days following a blockade by local people at a local dumping site in Soc Son District.

 There are two key components needed to rid the oceans of plastic, a senior professor has warned.

 The Politburo has issued a directive on enhancing the Party’s leadership in protecting those who detect, denounce and fight corruption, wastefulness and wrongdoings. 

 MoMo cements its position as the number one e-wallet and digital financial services platform in Vietnam with another year of record-breaking growth in 2018 on the back of the Series C investment led by Warburg Pincus.

The 27th annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum wrapped up in Siem Reap ancient city, Cambodia on January 16 and its chair, President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin, declared it a success.

 Standard Chartered Bank anticipates that the Vietnamese central bank is likely to remain accommodative in the near term to support growth, even as inflation edges higher.

 As the stock market is experiencing high volatility and shows little signs of strong recovery, the state is struggling to sell its stake in SOEs on schedule.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency announced it had detained Phan Xuan Thien, former deputy director of Viet Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company, and Hoang Truc Vy, ...

 According to the United Nations’ report, the amount of plastic waste discharged every year is enough to circle the earth four times.

 Many companies are rushing to recruit seasonal workers before the upcoming Tet Holiday, offering them quite attractive salaries.

 The Vietnam Economic Forum (VEF) 2019 officially kick-started on January 16 in Hanoi, with the opening of an international seminar entitled “Infrastructure Development, Financing and Governance in Asia”.

 Vietnam defeated Yemen 2-0 in the last match of Group D in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2019, which was held at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UEA) on January 16 (local time).

 Mekong Delta firms should make use of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to do more business with Japan, experts told a conference in Can Tho city.

 The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2019 opened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on the night of January 16.