Vietnam has experienced a year of exciting activities in real estate market with bustling transactions and additional stocks in major cities in 2018, Savills Vietnam has said in an overall view. 

 Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung talked about the year’s economic achievements, and the country’s new investment attraction strategy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s aviation authorities are expected to receive a CAT1 aviation certificate soon, but the readiness of domestic air carriers is still unclear.

 Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The discussed with VIR strategies to garner private funding in the sector and the opportunities for foreign investors in 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foxconn, one of Apple’s most important partners, is planning to set up factory in Vietnam, possibly in the northern province of Bac Giang.

 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong talked about the key reasons behind this impressive achievement, with an increase in overseas investment, and opportunities from new-generation free trade agreements.

 Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh talked about these achievements, and what the diplomatic apparatus will do in the new year as a raft of new-generation free trade agreements enter into force.

Jeff Paine, managing director at the Asia Internet Coalition, talked with VIR about opportunities for international investors in the Vietnamese market throughout 2019.

Vietnam is making efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change via its policies and mechanisms. Dao Xuan Lai, UNDP assistant resident representative, writes about business opportunities and challenges for investors in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have called for a rewriting of the rules to create a level playing field in which foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) and Vietnamese have equal opportunities.

 Through investment into local infrastructure systems, climate-resilient energy, communications technology, and other programmes, the private sector is the key to achieving Goal 9.

The total assets of Vietnam’s banking sector reached VND10,824 trillion (US$465.85 billion) as of November 30, 2018, up 8.23% compared to the beginning of the year, according to the latest report of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

A Vietnamese child with full access to education and health service, by the time of maturity, would have a labor productivity at 67%, which is in equal to China and second in Southeast Asia, only behind Singapore.

 The police chief orders criminal police to take patrol from 23:00 pm to 5:00 am through 96 patrol teams while transport police are asked to ensure traffic safety.

 After Stripe International’s purchase of NEM, another Japanese investor Advantage Partners has acquired local women’s apparel company Elise Fashion, stirring up the fashion market in Vietnam.

 Vietnam’s real estate market saw lots of noticeable developments in three major cities in 2018, Savills Vietnam experts have said in a recent market update.

A Filipino man has been found dead at a national tourist site in the central province of Quang Tri.

Viet Nam’s U22 squad was announced on Thursday for the AFF U22 Championship 2019.

 Today’s Super Cup match between Hà Nội and Becamex Bình Dương will see 13 national stars compete in the season’s curtain-raiser.

The upcoming 40th anniversary of the brief but devastating border clash between China and VN in 1979 offers a chance to reflect on history and draw lessons to consolidate bilateral ties, not to deepen hatred.