U23 goalkeeper Dung signs for Ha Noi FC

 VietNamNet Bridge – Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung signed a one-year contract with V.League 1 defending champions Ha Noi FC on Monday.

About 80% of Vietnamese in Cambodia have gained legal recognition

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 70-80 per cent of Vietnamese living in Cambodia have gained the country’s legal recognition that paves the way for them to obtain Cambodian citizenship, 

Vietnam seeks models of solid waste treatment technology

 Vietnam’s current daily-life solid waste management has not met the requirements of environmental protection as it has not been managed and disposed in a safe way.

CPTPP gives Vietnam upper hand in negotiating trade deal: Economist

 Being the deal’s co-founder, Vietnam has the rights to accept or refuse a third country joining the CPTPP, while future participants could not propose too many new clauses to the deal as they must accept existing conditions.

Sweden pushes for innovation, safe Internet surfing in Vietnam

 Following the success of the first edition of the Vietnam Internet Forum (VIF) in November 2017, the embassy will hold the second edition on March 20 and 21, 2019.

Home is where the heart is for these Vietnamese expats

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Dinh Khac Cu, this year’s Tet (Lunar New Year) is set to be the most special yet.

VN car importers getting hang of new rules

 Despite initial hiccups, most of Viet Nam’s car firms are now complying with import rules that were tightened early last year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

Vietcombank’s charter capital reaches US$1.6 billion

 The charter capital of (Vietcombank has increased by 3 per cent to VND37.1 trillion (US$1.6 billion) after it sold selling shares to strategic investors Singaporean investment fund GIC Private Limited (GIC) and Japan’s Mizuho Bank.

Philippines imposes provisional safeguard measures on cement imported from Vietnam

 The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has decided to impose provisional safeguard measures on cement imported from various countries, including Viet Nam.

New circular on certificates of origin issued

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Circular No 03/2019/TT-BCT stipulating the certificates of origin (C/O) rules in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Vietnam to build product origin portal

 The Prime Minister approved the ‘Scheme of deploying, applying and managing the traceability system’ with the goal to build and operate a portal on national product and goods traceability by 2020.

Government News 29/12

Hanoi leader lauds LDS Church’s performance, Condolences sent to Philippines over terror bombings, Japanese navy airplanes visit HCM City, Vietnamese, Chinese leaders exchange New Year greetings

Tet drives up demand for organic products in Vietnam

 Despite their high prices, demand for organic products like rice, fruits and vegetables has increased sharply, more so ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Chung cake making village hustles ahead of Tet

Tranh Khuc village in Thanh Tri District, Hanoi, specialises in making Banh Chung (rice cake). It is hastily producing the festive delicacy for the Lunar New Year festival, which begins in one week.

Singapore Slingers beat Saigon Heat in ABL

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Heat were defeated by the Singapore Slingers 87‒80 in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) on Sunday.

3,650 domestic flights to be added during Tet holiday

 Domestic airlines have announced that there will be an additional 3,650 flights to 19 internal airports to meet the increasing travel demand during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival 2019.

GM Liem places fifth at Gibraltar Chess

 VietNamNet Bridge – Grandmaster Le Quang Liem of Vietnam stands fifth at the Gibraltar International Chess Festival after six rounds early on Monday, Hanoi time.

VN central bank to end cross-ownership in local banks

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has set a target to stop cross-ownership among credit institutions (CIs) by the end of 2020.

Vietnam strongly condemns bomb attacks in Philippines

 Vietnam strongly condemns the terror bomb attacks on a Catholic cathedral in Jolo island city in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on January 27, spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang has stated. 

VN Prime Minister’s Special Envoy visits Myanmar

 Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung visited Myanmar on January 28 in his role as Special Envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Vietnam stock market remains efficient capital mobilization channel despite recent plummets

 The government’s strong push for privatization and divestment in 2019 would present new opportunities for Vietnam’s stock market.

Traditional things to do in Vietnam during Tet

 Tet, or Lunar New Year, is the most important festival in Vietnam. This event is the time for family reunion, so people visit their family, prepare and enjoy holiday together.

Singapore’s Keppel to divest US$100 million stake from Vietnam township project

 Singapore-based multinational group Keppel Corp has announced its intention to divest 70% interest worth VND2.3 trillion (US$99.67 million) in Dong Nai Waterfront City. 

Young people help rivers clean on Kitchen Gods' Day

 A group of young people in Hanoi are helping to raise awareness about environmental protection by collecting plastic bags released during the carp releasing rituals at local ponds and rivers on Kitchen Gods' Day. 

Air quality worsens in Hanoi

 Air pollution in Hanoi has become worse in the past few days.