2017 has witnessed the rise of the office-for-lease segment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It is believed that 2018 will act as a leverage for a boom in this segment in the following years.

 The annual HDBank International Open Chess Tournament features a record number of participants and bonus awards in its eighth edition which will run in Hanoi from March 10-15.

 Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh had bilateral meetings with ministers of Japan and Chile on the sidelines of the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Chile on March 9.

Rural areas boast rapid growth in FMCG, Central bank issued bills valued at over $4 billion, MARD helps small farmers find vendors, SHB increases charter capital to over $528.6 million

 Vietnam’s tourism industry has entered a period of vigorous growth along with the growing demands for hotels and accommodation, giving fresh impetus to the development of resort property.

 Vietnam has constantly struggled to attract FDI to its agriculture sector despite being an agricultural country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2018 Viet Nam Top Fashion Models contest was launched in HCM City this week, with the organisers encouraging young men and women around the country to apply.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four years ago, Doan Viet Ha and Pham Thi Trang of Hai Chau District, central city of Da Nang had their first son thanks to in vitro fertilization (IFV) treatment.

 A raft of transport infrastructure projects in Ho Chi Minh City are witnessing accelerated construction to be finished in 2018. 

An exhibition of replicas of “sovereignty rocks” and landmarks of the Spratly Archipelago kicked off a wide range of activities organised around the theme “The love of youth and ethnic people for sea and islands”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dao San, a market located in the northern mountains at an elevation of 1,500m, is not only a rendezvous for local  people to meet each other, trade agricultural products and make friends, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities and people living in the coastal areas of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have taken several measures to prevent saltwater intrusion, including building of dams.

A stone stele created during the reign of King Le Thai To (1428-33) in the northwest mountainous border province of Lai Chau has been recognised as a national treasure and the memorial site for the king has been listed

Local Vietnamese tech companies “are fully capable of” providing the core components of a smart city, said Le Ngoc Tuan, head of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) division in one of the leading IT companies in the country, FPT.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-German writer Isabelle Muller’s best-selling book Loan-Aus dem Leben eines Phoenix (Loan-From a Life of Phoenix) has been published in Vietnamese.   

Vietnamese representative Huong Giang brought a plethora of outfits from Ao dai and evening gowns to cocktail dresses so that she makes the best impression at the transgender pageant Miss International Queen 2018 in Thailand.

 Local designer Nguyen Cong Tri has been busy preparing his latest collections for the Vietnam International Fashion Week 2018 (VIFW) scheduled for April 19-22 in HCM City.

Da Nang looks to 2050 development, VinFast announces designs for electric and internal combustion engine vehicles, Quang Ninh marks customs clearance via floating bridge linking with China

 A higher degree of professionalism and the integrated resort business model are expected to make a difference and increase revenue for the Vietnamese tourism sector.

 The expansion plans in Thailand and Vietnam will raise the revenue of Central Group, Big C’s parent company, by 14 per cent this year.