During these days, Hanoi, where the second DPRK-USA Summit is taking place, is more bustling than ever and many of its residents also seem to be eager to welcome the event in their own ways.

The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) has witnessed some 300 businesses reportedly exceeding their 2018 business plans in a spectacular way. 

 Hosting the worldwide political event of the year will be the perfect opportunity for Viet Nam and Ha Noi to showcase its strengths and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) this year.

 Foreign investors have poured US$8.47 billion into Viet Nam this year as of February 20, 2.5 times higher than the same period of last year, data from the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment revealed.

 Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism signed a tourism development co-operation agreement in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Tuesday that runs through 2021.

 While Netflix is eating into the business of the cinema industry across the world, three years after being launched, it has yet to find success in Vietnam. 

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong on February 27 held talks with US President Donald Trump, who is in Hanoi for the second DPRK-USA summit. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Since opening again after the long Tet holiday, the stock market has bounced back, restoring investors’ confidence in the market.

 A fire broke out at a 2,000sq.m shopping mall in Tu Son Town in the northern province of Bac Ninh on Wednesday morning, causing widespread panic.

 Saigon Heat have signed Stefan Nguyen for the rest of the ASEAN Basketball League season following a series of injuries to its players.

Vietnam is seeking consensus from members of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, on tightening the protection of some endangered species in the country.

Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea established diplomatic relations on January 31, 1950.

 DPRK - USA summit: Vietnam's role and position highly valued

 Since Hanoi was chosen to host the DPRK - USA summit, there are nearly 3,000 foreign journalists in Hanoi reporting on the summit. For many of them, Hanoi is the ideal destination for international events.

 Representatives of Vietnam’s labour sector met with Russian partners last week to kick off the first round of negotiations for sending Vietnamese labourers to work in Russia. 

 US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un will meet one-on-one before a dinner together at the Sofitel Legend Metropole on February 27, according to the AP.

 The Japanese government passed a plan to sign a revised free trade agreement (FTA) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a Cabinet meeting on February 26, according to Kyodo News.

VietNamNet Bridge - International investors believe the opportunity to develop a robust affordable housing market in Vietnam has great potential.

As on-the-go transport services in Vietnam extend beyond simple taxi rides to offer a broader range of services, experts have been weighing in on the prospects of so-called multi-purpose “super-apps.”

 Low investment in technological innovation and human resources development could be undermining the competiveness of the Vietnamese economy and businesses, especially amid the country’s drive towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution.