Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam has been given the 11th place among the 19 cheapest holiday destinations in the world in 2019 in the annual Holiday Money report compiled by Post Office Travel Money.

 The Garmin Run Hanoi will be held for the first time on March 24 at Gamuda Yen So Park.

 Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan has called up 30 players for the ASEAN U22 Football Championship in Cambodia next month.

 The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said there are no Vietnamese citizens recorded among victims of the January 12 gas-leak blast in Paris.

 A team has been set up by the central province of Khanh Hoa to verify information and organize the salvage of a fishing ship from the province which was reported to have sunk offshore Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.  

 The Vietnam Stock Exchange (VSE) will be set up with a view to unifying the stock market and ensuring efficient, fair, open and transparent activities on the market.

 More than 9,000 runners from 50 countries and territories joined the Ho Chi Minh City Marathon 2019 on January 13 which was jointly held by the city’s Athletics Federation and the company Pulse Active.

 A stone wind instrument initially believed to date back about a thousand years ago was recently discovered on the Bui Hui grassland of Ba To district, the central province of Quang Ngai.

 Craft villages are at the centre of a series of lunar New Year (Tet) activities, which are taking place at the Hoi An Impression Theme Park in Hoi An city, a World Heritage site in the central province of Quang Nam, from January 11 to February 11.

 The Intra Asia (IA) cable system connecting Vietnam to Hong Kong and other parts of Asia encountered a power failure on January 10 morning, affecting the speed of internet connection of local users. 

 The Test Kitchen Vietnam 2019, where visitors can taste original Japanese dishes, is ongoing at AEON Mall Long Bien in Hanoi from January 10 to 20.

 Most of credit organisations expect their business performance will keep improving in 2019, according to the central bank’s Monetary Forecasting and Statistics Department.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to conduct an anti-dumping investigation into aluminium, alloy or non-alloy rods, bars and products of other shapes imported from China.

 Motorcycle sales in 2018 broke the record set seven years ago (3.3 million) with nearly 3.4 million vehicles sold in the domestic market during the year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s jet fuel demand is predicted to soar this year with the continued hot development of the travel industry. 

Ahead of the landmark enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, European investors in Vietnam are making preparations in anticipation of the benefits that this historic agreement will bring. 

 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son writes about what the country will do during the new year to accelerate economic development, after taking big strides towards international economic integration in 2018.

 The Vietnamese workforce is facing opportunities and challenges in technology disruption ahead of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is considering new measures for the solar power industry.

 Since the ASEAN Economic Community was established three years ago on December 31, 2015, businesses in Vietnam have been boosting exports to regional markets by taking advantage of the import tariff cuts in the bloc. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many people agree that the áo dài tân thời (modern traditional long dress) or Le Mur long dress designed by painter Nguyen Cat Tuong (1912-1946) is symbolic of Vietnamese women.

Tuyen Lam lake is considered to be a pearl in Da Lat. The lake is blessed with many natural features including breathtaking scenery, the surrounding pine forest, majestic mountains, clear blue skies, and white clouds.

Work starts on 700-bed general hospital in Tra Vinh province, Mekong Delta promptly prepares agricultural products for Tet Holiday, Landslide causes damage worth of nearly VND 11 bln for Dong Thap Province

VietNamNet Bridge - In the last two years, Vietnam was able to fulfill its economic development plans with a stable macroeconomy, high GDP growth rate, and stable inflation rate. 

 With strong investment in acquiring retail businesses, this market is forecast to be more and more competitive, and the game seems to be only for big players.