The authorities in Quang Ngai Province are seeking VND90bn (USD3.8m) from the state budget to deal with drought and water shortages that will affect 8,000 people.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a decision on plans for the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

 A large area of forest in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has been burnt down for farming.

 Hoa Phat Group (HPG) chairman Tran Dinh Long is no longer named on Forbes' 2019 list of billionaires published on March 5, including five Vietnamese names.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DRPK) President Kim Jong-un took a train to Vietnam to attend the US-DPRK Summit in Hanoi on February 27-28. 

The Ministry of Health and the International Committee of the Red Cross on March 7 inked a memorandum of understanding on efficient natural disaster, calamity and emergency response.

About 190 foreign investors were granted securities trading codes in February, bringing the total number of foreign investors participating in Vietnam’s securities market to 29,454.

 Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) jointly launched a scientific and technological cooperation program for the period of 2020-2022.

 Experts anticipated the Vietnamese finance and banking sector will experience a sharp increase in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in 2019 as positive signals for the surge have been seen right in the first months of the year.

As a part of the HCMC People’s Committee project “ Building intelligent urban model”, the education sector targets to build smart schools.

Mr. Marcel van Miert, Executive Chairman of Vietnam Australia International School, tells VET of his appreciation of Vietnamese women and their strengths in integrating into the global economy.

The digital economy has opened the door to more women successfully running their own business endeavors or moving into senior management positions.

 Non-equity modes (NEMs) trade is spreading in Viet Nam and exposing the country to both opportunities and challenges, one expert believes.

VietNamNet Bridge - The US-China trade war has helped IZ developers earn big money as more foreign investors are coming to Vietnam to seek land for workshops.

Mr. Warrick Cleine, Chairman & CEO of KPMG in Vietnam and Cambodia, talks about International Woman Day and gender diversity and why it's such a critical part of KPMG's strategy.

 Businesswomen play an increasingly key role in Vietnam's digital economic development though gender inequality persists.

With passionate enthusiasm and tremendous efforts, locals in Dong Ngu water puppetry village have sought a way to revive its glory days of the past, reaffirming the vitality of their ancestors’ age-old practice.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Advanced Institute for Science & Technology promotes Vietnam’s materials science with a high number of successful scientific research works and technology transfer deals. 

 Vietnam’s medical equipment and pharmaceutical markets have seen double-digit growth in recent years and that momentum would continue, making the country increasingly attractive to foreign investors, experts have said.

Hanoi topped global cities in terms of office yield with the rate of 8.57%, according to Savills World Office Yield Spectrum for the second half of 2018.