The Vietnam Culture Festival is to take place from March 6 to 10 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi.

When VinFast, a Vietnamnese automobile manufacturer, announced the plan to make Premium (Pre), or a low-cost product line, many Vietnamese hoped they would be able to buy cars at reasonable prices in the near future.

 The liquidity on the derivatives market has shown signs of improvement and stabilising in the past two weeks, beating previous projection that the new trading fees may discourage them from derivative trading.

 Despite likely hurdles, export of marine products is expected to rise by 17 per cent to US$3.5 billion this year, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep).

 Despite Vietnam’s restrictions on direct drug distribution by international pharmaceutical companies, more foreign-invested enterprises are seeking opportunities in the lucrative local market. 

 Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke on March 3 announced that the country will consider resuming the search for the missing plane of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

 Vietnam has become an attractive destination for foreign investors largely due to the country's policies encouraging FDI, its political stability and strong economic growth, according to the latest report of JLL real estate services firm.

 The northern province of Quang Ninh is set on beginning construction of the Van Don-Mong Cai highway in the first quarter of this year. 

 HCM City has a surplus of houses for relocated residents, but severely lacks social housing.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) has just sent out a warning against risks about foreign companies taking advantage of country of origin (in Vietnam) to reap benefits from their exports to a third nation.

 Farm produce exports to the Republic of Korea, including those from Vietnam, are subject to the East Asian country’s stringent food safety rules which came into effect at the start of 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - Enterprises are pouring money into farm produce processing projects, targeting the world market of 7.5 billion consumers.

The sixth ao dai festival kicked off on March 2 at the Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

 To preserve the traditional culture of ethnic minority people, many schools in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have invited artisans to teach gong playing and xoang dances to their pupils.

 The owners of peach blossom in Hanoi’s Nhat Tan are busy collecting and replanting peach blossom stumps which were rented out for Tet holiday. After collecting, the stumps will be used for the following Tet.

Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways is carrying out its plan to conduct flights on 37-40 air routes in 2019 with the aim of expanding its network across Vietnam, according to General Director Dang Tat Thang.

Vietnamese shares are forecast to advance in March as investors may seize the chance to invest in companies that are about to provide clearer visions for 2019 at their annual shareholder meetings.

 The Hanoi People’s Committee on March 3 proposed subsidised ticket rates on its first metro project – the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway – when the metro opens for commercial operation next month.

Vietnam is in the early stages of developing renewable energy sources and needs to introduce more incentive policies to attract more investment, experts have said.

Vietnam’s expenditures on education amounts to 20 percent of total budget expenses, a relatively high figure compared with other countries. But education quality will still depend on how the money is used.