VietNamNet Bridge - Reports all show that environmental quality has been declining, especially in industrial zone areas. 

 Although Vietnamese airlines have been preparing for a direct Vietnam-US route in the past few years, it has taken time to ready their fleets and come up with ways to compete with other international airways over this route. 

Economic experts and scientists gathered at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on March 2 to work on documents on socio-economic development strategies to be summited to the 13th National Party Congress. 

 Northern Quang Ninh province is offering incentives to promote the opening of flights to Van Don International Airport, the first airport to be invested by a private business in Vietnam.

 About 7.42 million shares of four companies invested with State capital will be auctioned at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) this March.

 Endoscopy was first introduced in Vietnam by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tan Cuong. 

 With high profitability and a strong rebound, local banks are becoming tempting targets for foreign investors mulling over stake purchase deals.

 Vuong Quang Long, the founder and CEO of Tomochain- a blockchain technology platform firm, is well-known in the Vietnamese startup circle as a pioneer in the application of blockchain disruptive technology in Vietnam. 

 Their long-experience in retail chain operation is the main reason behind many electronics retailers like FPT and Mobile World’s efforts to enter the fragmented pharmaceutical distribution scene.

 Mergers and ­acquisitions in Vietnam’s healthcare sector continued to be robust last year, as both local and ­international partners saw the mutual benefits of teaming up.

Vietnam is in the process of selecting 28 talented Vietnamese youth to join the 46th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Programme 2019.

 Vietnamese automobile producers are speeding up localisation in a bid to offer cheaper cars.

“I am one of the lucky ones but every day I wake up and wonder if my luck will run out. I have beautiful and normal children and now grandchildren but several of my friends in Vietnam have not been so lucky”.

VietNamNet Bridge - The shortage of qualified pilots is getting more serious in Vietnam as more air carriers receive licenses to operate in the country. 

 Global giants are keen on supplying liquefied natural gas for Vietnam's power generation as energy shortages prevail.

 Over the past few years, the Vietnamese agricultural sector has gradually climbed global value chains via improvements in product quality based on modern technology. However, much remains to be done for the sector to reduce its raw material exports. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A National Assembly resolution stipulates that the overall goals of Vietnam’s economy in 2019 are stabilizing the macro-economy and controlling inflation.

 More people are looking into plastic surgery to tweak their appearance or boost their self-esteem but for others it is a vital operation to improve their lives. 

 US President Donald Trump has exclaimed that Vietnam is “an amazing place” when he was back from Hanoi – the place that hosted the recently concluded between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 

 FLC Group, the investor in newly-operated Bamboo Airways, has proposed investing in Terminal 3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.