At least 2,600 international reporters have registered to cover news on the Trump-Kim summit which is slated for February 27-28, according to Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung.

In 2018, the number of electric bikes that Vietnam exported to the EU increased significantly. At the same time, the EC conducted an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against Chinese electric bike imports.

 Vietnam’s fast-growing ecommerce has exposed shortcomings in the current legislation, posing challenges for both government agencies and users, Cong Thuong newspaper, run by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, reported. 

 Vietnam is having golden opportunities to lure foreign investors in the wake of the new trade deal adoption, but the government should streamline regulatory conditions further for the investment inflow to leverage the chances, expert suggested.

VietNamNet Bridge - A national energy center will open in the Mekong Delta as more and more power plants are being built there.

The amended University Education Law is expected to help produce workers who can  satisfy the requirements for the country’s socio-economic development and international integration. 

 Hanoi’s Transport Department said it would conduct maintenance work on Thanh Trì Bridge, where subsidence and cracks have been reported recently.

 Vietnam’s e-commerce, which is predicted to growth 43% from now until 2025, will go through 2019 with three notable dimensions in which single-market merchants would be the market trend. 

VietNamNet Bridge - AirAsia has announced it will officially take off in early August in Vietnam.

 Major changes are now required for Vietnam’s investment law and corporate law, which made up a strong foundation for the country’s business law system, especially when Vietnam is undergoing economic reform for next stage development.

 HCMC plans to ban motorbikes from travelling to the city center by 2030, according to a new proposal by the municipal Transport Department.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s rice export turnover has been increasing year after year, but most exports continue to be raw and pre-processed products, experts say.

 With budget collection likely to be constrained due to the loss of import duties and tariffs as Vietnam continues to open up its trade doors, the country’s budget deficit is likely to remain wide, reported a research firm.

 Hanoi’s People’s Committee is seeking approval from the Ministry of Transport for continuing to open parking lots under four bridges until 2023 as a solution to the shortage of parking spaces in the city.

 The number of the invading Chinese army was more than the figure of American troops at its peak during the Vietnam War (550,000) and the number of the French expeditionary force in the first Indochina war (250,000).

 The result of an inspection into fee collection at HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway on February 18 shows that some 39,000 vehicles traveled on the expressway that day, while the revenue of the entire expressway amounted to VND3.3 billion.

 The European Commission (EC) had earlier announced it would dispatch a working team to Vietnam last month to review the country’s efforts to handle illegal fishing. 

 The Standing Committee of the National Assembly opened its 31st session on February 21 under the chair of Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

Today the 2019 National Football Championship, V.League 1-2019, will officially kick off with the first-round opener between Thanh Hoa FC and Becamex Binh Duong at Thanh Hoa Stadium. 

 Con Dao Express 36, a newly launched high-speed passenger ship, on February 21 encountered technical problems 15 minutes after departing from Cau Da wharf in Vung Tau City.