Due to the poor competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural and livestock products, agriculture will be significantly impacted by the CPTPP. However, it will also be a driving force for the institutional reform of Vietnamese agriculture.

VietNamNet Bridge - Large food corporations have jumped into the snack market with traditional dishes, competing directly with street food shops.

 Considering the major barriers to financing renewable energy projects in Vietnam, researchers at the ADB have recommended the Government establish more conducive conditions for private investment and strengthen the domestic funding environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For many years, Auréline Malnoury has never stopped thinking about his Vietnamese roots and his biological parents.

 Located in a rustic and peaceful land on the banks of the Thu Bon River in Hoi An city, in the central province of Quang Nam, Thanh Ha pottery village was formed by immigrants from Thanh Hoa province in the 16th century.

 Saltwater intrusion and water scarcity are issues attracting much public concern in recent days. The paradox is that water shortages and saltwater intrusion still occur during the rainy season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gabor Vargyas was the first foreign anthropologist to study the Bru Vân Kiều people in the central region of Vietnam in depth.

 Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam has released its latest report on Vietnam's retail market for the third quarter of 2018.

 The liberalization of the retail market has made Vietnam more attractive in the eyes of investors.

 Ever since the ASEAN Economic Community was established at the end of 2015, businesses in Vietnam have been gradually capitalising on the bloc’s import tariff cuts to swell their exports.

 The highlight of Vietnam Web Summit 2018, the largest annual web and internet festival in Vietnam, is expected to be the presentations by experts on the application of new technologie.

 Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is always hot, noisy, chaotic and perhaps unromantic, but still a very popular holiday destination.

 Bau Truc pottery village in Ninh Thuan Province is highly recommended by many travel guides and it has existed since the reign of Cham King Po Klong Garai (1151-1205) and is considered one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s real estate giant Vingroup started the construction of VinUni University in Hanoi on November 14.

 Open-sourced data is increasingly considered a flexible resource which greatly benefits businesses, consumers, as well as the national economy in general. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Virtual art is still a new concept in Vietnam, but Manzi Art Space in Hanoi has launched recently Into Thin Air 2 – an art in public project which offers art lovers a completely new way to enjoy art.

 Bai Tu Long National Park in the northern province of Quang Ninh has proven to hold significant biodiversity values, with great efforts having been made to conserve them.

CPTPP, slated for adoption by the National Assembly on November 12, will provide Vietnam with numerous opportunities to expand trade networks and draw in more investment. 

At the 17th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME17) held in Germany in August, Nguyen Viet Hung was the only Vietnamese speaker invited to present his work in front of over 2,000 renowned scientists from over 60 countries.

 With chef Vu Anh Duc from Sheraton Hanoi Hotel. Let’s try Vietnamese “Phở” with a foreign addition. Cheers!  

The members of the LGBT community in Vietnam are now confidently living up to their true sexuality, including being open about their orientation in their careers.

 Vietnam will pilot a fifth-generation (5G) network next year and officially provide the service in 2020, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

MPI to expand eco-industrial park model, Mekong Delta’s regional connectivity remains limited, Property firms propose lifting seven barriers, Agriculture sector targets 3 pct annual growth by 2020

 Quảng Trị to allocate funds for erosion prevention, Toll collection system in need of private investment, Cambodian drug trafficker arrested in HCM City, Vietnam takes part in annual charity bazaar in Indonesia

The fifth Hanoi International Film Festival 2018, with the participation of nearly 50 cinemas worldwide, has become a cultural event that brings a lot of excitement to the artists and film lovers.