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Vietnam’s core interests still ensured with CTPPP membership

Vietnam’s core interests will still be ensured after the country joins the CPTPP, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the National Assembly on November 5. 

Vietnam builds web monitoring center for safe cyber space

 For better cyberspace, the Vietnamese prime minister has asked competent agencies to build a code of conducts on the Internet for both telecommunications service providers and social network users.

Vietnam proactive in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

 Vietnam will undertake many adaptation activities to increase its resilience to climate change, enabling it to contribute more to mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Vehicles will have to pay to enter Hanoi downtown

 2030, there will be 1.9 million cars and 7.5 million motorbikes circulating in Hanoi.

Foreign firms to be requested to store social media user database in Vietnam

 Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has draft a decree guiding the enforcement of Law on Cyberspace which provides that foreign firms have to store Vietnamese social medial user database in the country.

Foreign investors optimize Vietnam’s beverage market

 Foreign beverage producers are expanding footprint in Vietnam to capitalize high growth potentials of the estimated US$4 billion market.

Vietnam’s mobile network operators start R&D activities on eSIM

Soon after Apple began marketing its iPhone model with eSIM, two large Vietnamese mobile network operators started developing the technology, though there are only several smartphone models in the market utilizing eSIM.

New regulation forces thousands of tourism bosses to return to school

Circular 06/2017 released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism stipulates that from January 1, 2019, the managers of domestic and international travel firms must have associate or higher-level degrees in a travel major.

Wildlife in danger as demand from restaurants rises

Encouraged by profits, restaurant owners are hunting for precious wildlife and serving dishes made from animals listed in the Red Book.

Expert issues alarms over deviant behavior among youth

Psychology experts expressed concern over the increased number of deviant behaviors committed by youth after a 21-year-old female student threw her newborn through a 31st floor window.

Vietnamese agricultural products win more export orders to Europe

 After introducing agricultural commodities at SIAL Paris 2018, Vietnamese enterprises successfully received export orders worth millions of dollars.

Manage golf course investment by conditions

 Investment in golf courses will be managed by conditions drafted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, instead of an overall planning.

Vingroup completes purchase of Vien Thong A

 Acquiring the mobile retail chain Vien Thong A is expected to help Vingroup distribute its Vsmart smartphone products.   

Investors in short-term apartment rentals for tourists struggle to make a profit

Most travelers choosing homestays and short-term rentals like novelty and often change tourism destinations, and do not return to the same rental.

Keep calm when you going to hospital for birth of your baby

 Giving birth is one of the most difficult, yet rewarding, times in a woman’s life.

As free meals go off the menu, students threaten to walk out

 Students at schools in a remote commune in the central province of Quang Nam are threatening to leave school, all because of their lunch.

Vietnam's MoMo e-wallet named in Fintech100 report

 The Vietnamese MoMo e-wallet has been named in the Fintech100 report –a list of the year’s best fintech innovators from around the world, announced by H2 Ventures and KPMG.

Funds post losses amid market downturn

 Net asset value of many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Viet Nam declined substantially as of early November, due in part to a stock market downturn in this year.

Banks race to issue bonds for capital hike

 Many banks have issued a large amount of bonds to raise capital in a move to meet high demand during year-end’s peak lending season and prepare to meet the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV)’s regulations.

SSC, JICA sign quality boosting project agreement

 The State Securities Commission (SSC) and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) on Monday signed a project agreement to improve the quality, transparency and equality of the Vietnamese stock market.