Vietnam has sent 11 beauties over the years to compete at the Miss Universe beauty pageant, including Thuy Lam and H’Hen Nie in Top 15 and Top 5 this year, respectively.

 Vietnam earned about US$9 billion from exports of aquatic products in 2018, an increase of 8.4% year-on-year, said Acting Director General of Directorate of Fisheries Nguyen Ngoc Oai.

 A 40-year-old brain-dead patient from the northern province of Ninh Binh donated six organs, including his heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, to save five patients suffering critical illness or diseases. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been warned of a brain drain as Japan has applied a new policy which allows foreigners to work for a long time and live with their families in the country.

 The North-South high-speed railway, which is designed to connect the capital city of Hanoi and the southern metropolis HCMC, will travel at a maximum speed of 320 kilometers per hour and take some five hours to cover the entire route.

The HCMC Superior People’s Court yesterday handed down a prison sentence of 20 years to Pham Cong Danh, 53, former chairman of Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB), following an appeal for his economic mismanagement.

 A significant wave of private investment is flying into aviation infrastructure on the back of improvements in long-term development planning for the sector in Vietnam.

Disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in 2018 hit 19.1 billion USD, an increase of 9.1 percent over the previous year. 

 The Prime Minister has signed a decision to designate 22 valuable items as “national treasures”, the seventh batch earning recognition this year.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Department of Tourism has just displayed 11 most beautiful photos featuring the locality’s tourism.

 Forward Tien Linh was on target as Vietnam were held to a 1-1 draw by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in a friendly football match at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on December 25.

 The export of tra fish from Vietnam to the US market has continued its upward trend throughout the year and is predicted to have reached US$2.3 billion during 2018, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

 HCM City may need around 90,000 employees in the first quarter of this year.

 The “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) 2019 programme will be held in the capital city of Hanoi on January 26 (the 21st day of the 12th lunar month).

 The V-concert will be held for the second year at the Hanoi Opera House on January 1 to celebrate the 2019 New Year.  

 Vietnam sent more than 140,000 workers to work abroad in 2018, up 7 percent against the previous year, according to the Department of Overseas Labour Management under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 This has been the largest amount of FDI recorded in Hanoi after 30 years of renewal and global integration, cementing the capital city as an ideal investment destination in Vietnam.

 The Hanoi Metro Line 3 project is struggling to be completed by the year-end.

With the stable growth rate of 8-10 percent per annum as reported by Vicofa, Vietnam’s instant coffee market is a lucrative market which deserves investments.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sexual abuse cases discovered recently show that Vietnamese students lack knowledge about the issue and do not know where to go for counseling.