Vietnam’s improved business climate, along with a number of external factors, would enable the country to receive a boost in foreign direct investment coming from China.

 The Law on Cybersecurity entering into force requires cross-border platforms to establish representative offices or branches in Vietnam, but challenges for local tax authorities are far from over.

 The Authority of Information Security, under Viet Nam’s Ministry of Information and Communications, has forecast five major trends in network safety and security to watch in 2019.

Issuance value of corporate bonds in Viet Nam reached a five-year high of VND39.45 trillion (US$1.7 billion) in 2018, data from Bao Viet Securities Co (BVSC) showed.

 Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) will sell shares worth US$270 million to foreign strategic investors to increase its charter capital.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked accountability to be enhanced in the restructuring and divestment of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to improve the efficiency of the process.

Analysts say that Vietnam is following developed countries. According to Statista, a market analysis firm, the used furnishing retail industry in developed countries has had two-digit growth rates annually. 

The year 2018 saw many well-known CEOs of technology firms change jobs. They included former Microsoft Vietnam CEO Vu Minh Tri, former Uber Vietnam CEO Dang Viet Dung and Facebook Vietnam Country Director Le Diep Kieu Trang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Forests could be managed and protected more effectively with the use of smart apps, which would also increase transparency, experts say.

While the number of mathematicians born in the 1970s is modest, more people who were born in the 1980s are pursuing a career in math, according to Prof Phung Ho Hai, head of the Mathematics Institute. 

 The Ban Flower Festival will be held from March 13-18 this year in the northwest province of Dien Bien and featuring a wide range of activities, heard a press conference in Dien Bien Phu city on January 7. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to supply 300 tonnes of rice seedlings from the national reserve as a relief aid to help Lao people restore production in the post-natural disaster time. 

 Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi highlighted Vietnam’s achievements and the progress of bilateral ties during a New Year meeting with Chinese media in Beijing on January 7. 

 The automobile industry is one of the world’s most important economic sectors by revenue.

 Difficult as it may be, Vietnam will strive to attain the best possible result against Iraq, coach Park Hang-seo told a press conference on the evening of January 7.

 Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo is confident of picking up at least a point when his team play Iraq in their opening match of Group D at the Asian Cup campaign today in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

 The past year has witnessed unbelievably impressive results for Vietnam’s tourism industry, with a record 15.6 million international visitors and 80 million domestic tourists, and total tourism revenue of VND620 trillion (US$26.95 billion).

 The world football governing body FIFA has recognised the Vietnam national football team’s undefeated streak on its website.

Ahead of the Vietnamese football team’s important match at the Asian Cup 2019 in the UAE on January 12, Iran’s Varzeshi newspaper pointed out three outstanding Vietnamese names that Iranian players should watch out for.

 Hanoi was covered by thick smog this morning, January 9, amid cold weather with light rain.