VietNamNet Bridge - Will foreign portfolio investment (FPI) continue flowing to Vietnam in 2019 as it did in 2017 and 2018?

Vietnam has set the deadline for installing electronic toll booths in all expressways nationwide by the end of 2019 in an effort to boost transparency in toll collection. 

The booming ecommerce market in Vietnam is expected to beat the previous revenue forecast of US$10 billion and reach US$15 billion by 2020, a trade official has said. 

 Local coffee farmers and enterprises should produce specialty coffee with higher added value to help local farmers earn better profits, the local media reported.

A mother in the remote mountainous province of Ha Giang gave birth to her baby on the edge of a forest on March 9 as she had trouble reaching the hospital in time.

 Although the uptrend of the VN-Index is expected to be maintained this week, if there is no strong supportive information, it is believed the index would probably move sideways.

Experts said erasing uncollectible tax arrears was necessary but transparency must be ensured throughout the process to prevent losses to the State budget.

 The Government plans to inaugurate a National E-document Exchange Platform on March 12, a move towards paperless Cabinet.

The International Air Transport Association also estimated that between now and 2020, passenger transportation in Vietnam is expected to rise by 16 percent, and from 2020 to 2030, by 8 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses are still reluctant to invest in m-commerce despite the boom in smartphone use n the country. 

 By offloading ScaleLab, Yeah1 is losing an opportunity to expand its presence in the global market, as ScaleLab’s full roster of 1,750 influencers encompasses over 400 million YouTube subscribers, and garners 3 billion views per month.

Farmers in the island district of Ly Son have entered the harvest time of the winter-spring garlic crop these days but they have a poor crop due to prolonged hot weather.

The latest regulatory requirements make it impossible for banks to continue delaying their listing plans. 

 Mobile payment is becoming more and more popular thanks to its undeniable benefits, such as quickness, convenience, high security and continually updated features.

 In a market where bending the rules is a common practice essential to competitiveness, involvement in a lawsuit over economic disputes is inevitable.

 A Philippine sailor suffering from accidental electrocution while in the sea was brought to a hospital in Nha Trang city, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, in early morning of March 10.

 Many domestic and foreign experts have forecast the Vietnamese economy will continue to grow 7% this year thanks to drastic development of the manufacturing, processing, and service sectors.

15-year-old Vietnamese weightlifter, Do Tu Tung, made a strong start at the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation Youth World Championships, bringing home three gold medals and setting three youth world records in the men's 49kg division. 

 The Ministry of Defence on March 9 successfully extradited Le Quang Hieu Hung, a man in the international wanted list, from Cuba back to Vietnam. 

 The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has offered to sell more than 2.3 million shares it owns in the national carrier Vietnam Airlines.