With only days left before Santa Claus hits Ho Chi Minh City, the festive atmosphere is starting to warm up the city’s streets.

The use of remote sensing technology and GIS (geographic information system) in monitoring, forecasting, and giving alerts to disasters and the impact of climate change has brought encouraging results.

VietNamNet Bridge - A survey of 294 students conducted by Ngo Thi Ngoc Hanh from the HCM City Food Industry University found alarming problems in teaching English.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though coal-fired thermopower causes pollution, it remains a solution to the rapidly rising indeed for power.

VietNamNet Bridge - The slowdown in demand for mobile phones may affect Samsung's operations in Vietnam, which could affect the domestic economy. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The competition in the Vietnamese retail market has been consistently hot over the last decade.

 HCMC has plans to develop an additional 2,000 convenience stores and nearly 50 supermarkets throughout the city by 2025, which will help control food origins more strictly and provide safe food products for consumers.

Vietnam’s internet security firm Bkav has released a warning over a new version of GandCrab ransomware, with an estimated 3,900 computers across the country currently infected with the blackmail malware.

 Enforcement efforts are underway in provinces and cities across the country following software owners’ requests to take stronger action to protect copyright and software ownership.

 Despite recent positive signals, the road for foreign investors to acquire expressway concessions in Vietnam remains long due to the lack of legal framework, hindering interested investors. 

Though the CPTPP will reduce many tariffs to zero in member countries, Vietnamse farm exports could face non-tariff barriers, according to local experts.

 Director of the Centre for Vietnam Studies in Turin of Italy Sandra Scagliotti recently launched her Italian-language book featuring Vietnamese cuisine and culture.

If the regulation on compulsory social insurance for foreign workers in Vietnam is implemented, Vietnam would have the highest labour cost for foreign workers in the region, foreign experts warn.

 Vietnamese singer Huong Tram has won the Best Asian Artist in Vietnam title at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2018 in Hong Kong.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though 4G service quality cannot satisfy customers, Vietnam is proceeding towards 5G.

The Ha Nhi people in northern mountainous Dien Bien province celebrate their traditional New Year festival (Tet) at the end of the 10th or the beginning of the 11th lunar month annually.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses can now see great opportunities to sell products internationally via online retailers such as Amazon.com or Alibaba.com.

 President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in has congratulated Vietnam’s national football team and Korean head coach Park Hang-seo on their triumph at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 on December 15.

 Vietnamese shares are forecast to rise at a slower pace over the last two weeks of the year amid worries about volatile global markets and falling domestic purchases despite the upcoming quarterly earnings season.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rich medicinal plant treasure of Vietnam is in danger. From the northern mountainous provinces to the Central Highlands, the plants are being overexploited for export to China.