The world football governing body FIFA has recognised the Vietnam national football team’s undefeated streak on its website.

Ahead of the Vietnamese football team’s important match at the Asian Cup 2019 in the UAE on January 12, Iran’s Varzeshi newspaper pointed out three outstanding Vietnamese names that Iranian players should watch out for.

 Hanoi was covered by thick smog this morning, January 9, amid cold weather with light rain. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Miss Universe 2017 H’Hen Niê will share her inspiring story at BridgeFest 2019 in Hanoi on Sunday.

 Police in Khanh Hoa Province have arrested a 19-year-old man who fled after killing his mother and brother.

 Two ships collided near Bai Chay Bridge in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long City, killing one captain.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Public Security is investigating 210 loan shark gangs who are lending money to around 2,000 people and demanding payback at extortionate rates.

 The 2019 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) will be held along with the ATF Travel Exchange (Travex) in Halong City, Quang Ninh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - 2018 was described as a fearful year for cryptocurrency investors.

 Vietnam is making great strides to increase international integration for trade expansion and investment attraction. 

Late in August 1969, Michael Maclear, then with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, arrived in Hanoi. He was the first western television journalist to visit the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam during the American War years.

The Paris Peace Accords on Cambodia was signed on October 23, 1991 and just a day later, I received a call from Do Phuong, Vietnam News Agency General-Director with an instruction to prepare to head to Phnom Penh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Quang Nam Culture, Sports and Tourism Department has just set up a Quang Region Cuisine Museum to honour local noodle dishes.

 Vietnam is expected to cash in on container shipping in 2019 as the US-China trade war will make the country busier with import and export activities, experts said.

 Vietnamese footballers are actively training in preparation for the match against Iraq on January 8, their first game at the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

 Vietnam sets a target of having 60-62 percent of its labourers trained by the end of 2019, of whom 24-25 percent will be granted certificates.

 Hanoi and Finland’s South Ostrobothnia region inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation enhancement as part of their leaders’ meeting in Vietnam’s capital city on January 7.

 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong had a bilateral meeting in Hanoi on January 7 with Vice President of the European Parliament (EP) Heidi Hautala who is leading an EP working delegation to Vietnam from January 7-9.

VietNamNet Bridge - Local newspapers noted six noteworthy events in e-commerce in 2018.

 Four domestic carriers, Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, Jetstar Pacific and the Viet Nam Air Services Company (VASCO), reported a total of 39,632 delayed flights in 2018.

 The Tax Department of HCM City has decided to suspend its decision to collect VND3.14 trillion (US$134.8 million) from Sai Gon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) for the company’s special sales tax violations.

 Viet Nam is among the most dynamic start-up hubs in the world and well-educated, young entrepreneurs are expected to improve the country’s position on the global start-up map.

 The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) has recently accepted or looks set to accept the listing of three more large-cap companies, but questions remain following a volatile year for the market.

 Commercial banks have to adjust the limit of cash withdrawals in foreign currency abroad to the maximum equivalent of VND30 million (US$1,280) per day for international credit and debit cards from early this year to meet a central bank regulation.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has advised Vietnamese exporters to strictly abide by regulations related to products’ origin.