2019 will be a challenging year for Vietnam’s textile and garment industry as it needs to obtain major breakthroughs to take on new roles in the global value chain.

 A Vietjet Air passenger has been banned from flying for 12 months after claiming to airport employees that there was a bomb in the luggage.  

 The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) is proposing to build a decree on data connection and sharing with an aim to create a legal framework and accelerate the Government’s administrative reforms.

 A group of internationally renowned chefs will be present in Hanoi during the first week of October for a culinary extravaganza.

A VND2.83 trillion (USD127.27 million) wind power project in the southern province of Tra Vinh has had its investment license revoked due to sluggish implementation. 

 The national e-government committee made debut at its first meeting in Hanoi on September 20 under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 Hanoi will continue to cooperate with the US Cable News Network (CNN) to promote tourism industry in the 2019-2021 period as it is a great way to popularize the city's image to the world, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

 Vietnam has recorded 35 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5-4.5 so far this year, according the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the Institute of Geophysics.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee has approved environmental protection tax hike for oil and petroleum products from early next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some retailers have predicted that iPhone XS Max may be priced at over VND40 million when it hits the Vietnamese market, the highest price ever for an iPhone.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi authorities have been trying many solutions to mitigate the pollution of the rivers in the city, but the effects remain modest.

Though the number of Vietnam’s international scientific publications has increased significantly, Vietnam still lags behind other regional countries.

A number of banks have rushed to raise the deposit interest rates in the last two months. The record interest rate increases are feared to have a negative impact on the market. 

 At least 40 people have died after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

 The pottery of Chu Dau has been through some fluctuations in popularity, first flourishing during the 13th-17th centuries but facing a decline after this period. 

 Along with the strengthened cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, over the past 45 years, many young Vietnamese have come to Japan to study, launch business and gain success. 

 More than 30 New Zealand institutions will be present at the New Zealand Government’s agent-led education fairs in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi on September 22 and 23

 The Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi started its trial run today, September 20, after being delayed several times. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Elephants are considered humans’ best friends in the Central Highlands in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A herd of pigs runs up a high hill, in front of them, a vast farm spreads out, reaching the horizon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Breeding deer to harvest their antler velvet, the soft skin that grows on top, is enabling farmers in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province’s Xuyen Moc District earn a steady income.

On the sidelines of the ongoing 14th assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions in Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency talked to delegates about fostering co-operation between members

GreenViet and the Da Nang–based Centre of Biodiversity Conservation has started construction of the Son Tra Nature Education Centre on Son Tra peninsula to provide a space for students to explore the area’s biodiversity.

According to the Viet Nam Real Estate Brokers Association last year around 23,000 units of condotels, or condo-hotels, were offered for sale, and 65-70 per cent of them were snapped up. 

 The first-ever Italian Film Week is set to get underway in Hanoi from September 20-23, as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Italy-Vietnam diplomatic relations.