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

Founding anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army marked in Algeria, Supreme courts of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia bolster cooperation, Vietnam, Cambodia enhance cooperation in border management

 The Philippines, a country obsessed with beauty pageants, is celebrating its fourth Miss Universe win, sparking a wave of pride and support online.

 Ecosystem-based solutions are vitally important for the Mekong Delta to adapt to climate change in the decades to come, speakers said at a seminar held in Can Tho over the weekend.

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

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Bioinformatics has to replace the entire workforce at the Bioinformatics Bureau since all its employees have quit.

2nd Outstanding Property Awards announced, More banks permitted to expand credit growth, VN eyes the development of digital banking, Amata to start construction of Song Khoai IP, Plant of Vietnamese firm inaugurated in Lao province                    

 VietNamNet Bridge – Flower growers are busy preparing for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) which will begin on February 5.

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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An estimated 800,000 people in Vietnam suffer from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), which requires expensive polysomnography and respiratory polygraphy screening tests.

Ho Van Lang, who had lived in jungle with his father for more than 40 years in the central province of Quang Ngai, will be featured in a new documentary to be released by Docastaway travel company in 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Midfielder Tran Dinh Trong will miss the Asian Cup 2019, which will be held from January 5-February 1 in the United Arab Emirates.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Boston Global Forum (BCG) on December 12 gloried Finnish President Sauli Niinistö as the World Leader for Peace and Cyberscurity at Harvard University.

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

 Beautiful fields of buckwheat flowers, framed by magnificent limestone mountains, have become a top tourist attraction in Ha Giang province in recent years. 

 Hanoi has made it to Time magazine’s list of “best destinations for every type of traveler”.

 After being put into operation earlier this year, Da Nang’s Son Tra night market has become a popular destination, attracting thousands of locals and tourists coming to shop.

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

 A major stadium in Los Angeles has confirmed that it uses facial recognition tech during sport and music events, to spot known troublemakers.

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.