Joining the CPTPP, Vietnam will see a wave of new opportunities but also face numerous challenges with tougher competition from foreign products and institutional reform.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has become a new attractive destination for beef exporters from all over the world.

A tiny oak tree emerges from a test tube in the laboratory. The seedling of the mighty oak has had an unusual start in life. Raised using techniques pioneered in fertility labs, it is the product of new efforts to preserve the seeds of wild plants.

 The 16th United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV) celebrations and international Buddhist conference will take place at Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam next year.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on November 5-11

 Police in HCM City have cracked down loansharking and targeted 600 lenders.

 Vietnam is experiencing a period of “golden population structure” (understood as the proportion of labourers doubling the dependent population), which is forecast to last until 2034.

Bilateral agreements for a new generation of social insurance policies have been negotiated to support foreign workers engaging in Vietnam’s social insurance scheme.

 Travel agencies have warned tourists about the low quality of discounted tours for Tet Holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of ethnic people in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have leased out their land in order to raise funds to build houses or cover other expenses.

A showcase room featuring images of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers has opened at the HCM City’s Southern Women Museum, as part of the city’s cultural activities to celebrate the 78th anniversary of the Southern Resistance Day

 Despite some jitters, the business performance of Vietnam’s largest drugmakers took an uphill route in the first three quarters of 2018, with exports set to become a priority focus for many in the near future.

 Hoi An City in the central province of Quang Nam is facing challenges in the development of the local tourism sector.

 Up to around 42 million people in Vietnam use Facebook every day, one of the highest rates in Southeast Asia.

 Companies have said that demand for Vietnamese workers to go to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea has increased during the final months of the year.

More than 300 rare and precious photos and documents featuring the architecture of Sai Gon (now HCM City) from 1698 to 1945 are being exhibited on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in HCM City’s District 1.

A report from the Ho Chi Minh Securities Company shows that bank interest rates have risen by 0.46 percentage points for short-term loans since the end of last year to 7-9 per cent and to 9-12.5 per cent for medium- and long-term loans.

 After suffering for nine consecutive sessions, strong rebounds of the benchmark VN Index last week raised hopes for a short-term recovery with forecasts predicted to touch 940-950 points this week.

Vietnam’s top female chess player Vo Thi Kim Phung is her country’s only representative at the Women’s World Chess Championship 2018 that started on Saturday in Russia.

The Vietnamese government has approved a two-year extension of the pilot e-visa issuance programme for foreigners visiting the country.