In addition to infrastructure facilities to serve operations of reporters coming to cover the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, the International Media Centre (IMC) has provided them with free lunches and dinners.

 Vietnam’s U-22 football team ranked third at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-22 Youth Championship after beating host Cambodia 1-0 on February 26.

 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed a cooperation agreement with the Hanoi Architectural University and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture on February 26 to improve training capacity.

 The visits to Laos and Cambodia by Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong are important external activities which have profound meaning in the relationship between Vietnam and the neighbouring countries.

 The first Singapore cultural exchange festival will take place in Hanoi on March 23-24, according to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Catherine Wong.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended the opening session for both meetings of the APF’s Women’s Parliamentary Network and the APF Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs Committee in Hanoi on February 26. 

 Armored cars mobilised for security of summit

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to the comprehensive partnership with the US during talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Hanoi on February 26. 

 US President Donald Trump arrived at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, at 20:58 hours on February 26 for his second summit with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un, and bilateral activities in Vietnam. 

 US special agents inspect security at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Feb. 26 prior to President Donald Trump’s arrival for DPRK-USA summit.

 Vietnam’s goods are successfully entering many European and Asian markets through foreign retailers. 

 Chairman Kim Jong-un visited the embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Hanoi on the afternoon of February 26.

 International news agencies on February 26 published various articles on the arrival of DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un in Vietnam earlier the same day, beginning an official friendship visit to the country and attending the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam.

 Mobile World Investment Corporation has approved a plan to pour another VND1 trillion (US$43 million) into its grocery store chain subsidiary Bach Hoa Xanh to raise the company’s charter capital.

 A centre to support low-income people has been found cheating billions of VND from their depositors across Vietnam.

 Go-Viet has yet to be approved to launch ride-hailing services by the Ministry of Transport (MoT), however, the company is already operating in Ho Chi Minh City.

The stock price of steel companies like Hoa Sen, Nam Kim, and Hoa Phat are still on the rise despite securities companies’ warnings to rein in buyers.

 Lawyers believe Lazada and Shopee could be fined for VND30-40 million ($1,300-1,740) for the loose administration of goods sold on their websites, causing serious consequences. 

Neither Vinasun nor Grab are satisfied with the HCM City court’s decision in their lawsuit for damages, scheduling an appeals case for March.

 Enduring a slight fall in 2018, foreign direct investment inflows into Vietnam rebounded in the first month of 2019 with an impressive growth rate of 52 per cent, promising further rise in the months ahead.