Hosting the recent summit between the DPRK and the USA was a big success for Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while chairing a regular government meeting in Hanoi on March 1.

Many groups of international tourists were waiting on the streets of Hanoi, hoping to get a glimpse of the vehicles carrying US President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un, some for up to two hours.

FOX Sports Asia have chosen the five best players from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship which recently concluded in Cambodia. Included in the list was Vietnam’s Tran Danh Trung.

 A list of Vietnam’s 500 fastest-growing companies in 2019 (FAST500) was announced on February 28 by Vietnam Report, a corporate assessment agency.

 The official Vietnam visit by Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK Kim Jong-un will represent a historic landmark in relations between the two nations.

 The high-level People’s Court in Hanoi has announced that it will open the appeal trial on an online gambling case involving huge amount of money mounting to trillions of dong and two former generals in the public security sector on March 5. 

 Viet Nam’s role and position was recognised and highly appreciated by the leaders of the DPRK and the USA, as well as the international community, spokesperson of Việt Nam’s Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

 Japanese retailer Ryohin Keikaku has announced that it will establish MUJI Co., Ltd., Vietnam in August 2019 and open its first store in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City in 2020.

 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) unexpectedly held a press conference at 12:00 hours on February 28.

 Future trends of the Vietnamese retail market, including the use of digital and AI, were discussed by more than 400 retail experts at a seminar organised in HCM City on February 28 by Vincom Retail Joint Stock Company.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked to strengthen inspection and supervision over the granting of Vietnamese certificates of origin to electric bike exports to Europe.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe that at least $1.2 billion will flow into the market after the upgrading of the country’s status.

Da Nang midfielder Dominik Schmidt will miss at least two weeks of V.League 1 duty due to injury.

Elsa Speak, an English learning application, has successfully raised US$7 million in funding from Google and Silicon Valley in the US. 

 The Ministry of Finance on Thursday appointed Nguyen Nhu Quynh, member of the board of directors at the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, as the new deputy chairperson of the northern market bourse.

 Vietnamese shares were hit hard on Thursday as a no-deal summit between the US and the DPRK struck investors hard and spread a massive sell-off across the trading board.

 South Korean investors have been turning their heads toward funds that invest in Vietnamese stocks, which have been boasting a strong presence among foreign funds.

 The second summit between DPRK leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Hanoi on February 27-28 made meaningful progress, according to the Republic of Korea’s Presidential Office (Blue House).

 Vietnam saw a trade deficit of nearly 900 million USD in February 2019, according to the General Department of Customs.

 The official friendship visit to Vietnam by DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un is expected to set a historic milestone in relations between the two countries.