VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Bich Lam, Director General of the Government Statistics Office (GSO), talks to Kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới (Việt Nam and World Economy) magazine on the need to have more investment in agriculture.

Located on a small alley in Le Hong Phong street, Hai Chau district, Da Nang, the coffee shop has attracted visitors to its simplicity and romantic design.

Ho Chi Minh city is home to more than 540 swift houses, of which over 230 are in Can Gio district.

 Below is a selection of five highlights of Vietnamese education in 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professors Tran Thanh Van and Le Kim Ngoc from France have pledged to continue their support for SOS Vietnamese children, particularly those in Hue, until 2020, 

 Taiwan has asked Vietnam to join forces in investigating the disappearance of 152 Vietnamese people who arrived on tourist visas in the territory last week, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 The HCMC government plans to hire a consultant to look into the safety of the underground diaphragm walls along the city’s first metro line between the landmark Ben Thanh Market and the Opera House in District 1.

 How well can a symphony orchestra mimic a rock band? The answer will be clear on January 9 when HBSO mount their New Year Gala “Rock Symphony” concert.

 A wide variety of unique art programmes will be staged in the capital city of Hanoi on the evening of December 31 to celebrate New Year 2019.

 Viet Nam has leapt to become Southeast Asia’s top grossing market for initial public offerings in 2018 with total proceeds of US$2.6 billion.

 More than 16,600 cases of smuggling and trade fraud have been uncovered this year, up 10 per cent against last year, the General Department of Viet Nam Customs reported.

 Authorities in Da Lat have launched a new tourism app, Dalatcity, to serve tourists better.

 A tropical low pressure is entering the East Sea and is likely to strengthen into a typhoon with complicated developments, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to investigate the disappearance of 152 Vietnamese in Taiwan and strictly punish anyone involved in the case.

 Lower water levels in reservoirs and barren farmland can be easily seen in many parts of the south-central and Central Highlands region even though it is the rainy season, reports the Countryside Today newspaper.

 Binh Dien Long An defended their women’s title at the National Volleyball Championship in Buon Ma Thuot  City in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Thursday.

 Four workers at Duyen Hai Thermal Power Plant in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh died of gas suffocation yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese import management agencies are planning to tighten control over rice imports early next year.

 Here are 10 outstanding economic events of Vietnam in 2018:

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