Heritage Space Library in Hanoi will hold a talk themed “Finding the Souls of Cities” on March 2, featuring associate professor Pham Thuy Loan as guest speaker and Dr. Dang Hoang Giang as host.

Berlin-based sound artist, composer and experimental turntablist Ignaz Schick will hold a workshop on electronic music at the German cultural center Goethe Institut in Hanoi on Sunday, March 3, starting at 8 p.m.

 The Government Inspectorate has submitted at least eight land and housing transfer files involving jailed property tycoon Phan Van Anh Vu, 44, alias Vu Nhom, and his relatives to the Ministry of Public Security for further investigation.

 Can Tho International Airport, which is the crucial air link between the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and other localities, such as Hanoi, Danang, Con Dao and Phu Quoc, is operating at only some 30% of its capacity since its launch in 2011.

 State ownership at Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) will remain at approximately 65% in the upcoming period, after the bank launched its initial public offering.

 The number of new employees needed in the southeastern provinces will reach an estimated 100,000 people this year, as the demand for labor after the Tet Holiday surges. 

South Korea's Seoul Metro Corporation on February 21 proposed spending over US$3 billion on construction of an urban railway system in Danang, including metro and tramway lines, during a meeting with the Danang City municipal government.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s economy is becoming more vulnerable to world events, especially the US-China trade war.

 African swine fever (ASF) has continued spreading its wings to Vietnam, affecting the northern city of Haiphong, making it the country’s third locality hit by the epidemic.

 Vietnam is willing to provide the best conditions for the second DPRK-USA Summit scheduled to take place in the capital city of Hanoi on February 27 and 28, said a local official.

 Vietnam and Cambodia expect the State visit by Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong will help build a new vision for bilateral cooperation towards 2030 and beyond, said Ambassador Vu Quang Minh.

 Vietnam leaves imprints on major multilateral events

 US President Donald Trump will arrive in Hanoi on Tuesday to a second face-to-face gathering with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and meetings with Vietnamese leaders.

Global manufacturers are speeding up their pace of FDI diversion and relocation from China to Vietnam as a result of the US – China trade war, according to HSBC in its latest report. 

 Reporters covering the US – DPRK summit, which is slated for February 27 and 28, will be served free bus service between February 25 and March 2.

 The second meeting of US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi this week, will leave positive impacts on Vietnamese tourism and real estate market, according to Savills Vietnam. 

 South Korea’s new unicorn Woowa Brothers, operator of the country’s leading food delivery platforms Baedal Minjok, has acquired Vietnam’s food delivery company Vietnammm, Deal Street Asia reported. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Company to promote technology transfer to its local partners in Viet Nam and increase its localisation rate to a minimum of 40 per cent.

 Less than 1 per cent of total mobile subscribers have registered for mobile number portability (MNP) services after three months of deployment, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 Viettel is among only 50 telecom companies in the world to successfully deploy the narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT), a technology developed for devices supporting IoT connectivity.