Viet Nam’s securities market has plenty of opportunities to be promoted from a frontier market to an emerging market this year.

 South Korean visitors to Hanoi during the Lunar New Year holiday increased by 44% on-year.

 Experts have predicted a banner year for merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in 2019 thanks to recent positive developments.

 Vietnamese enterprises have the potential to participate in regional and global production value chains on par with the leading countries in ASEAN, because Viet Nam has been a top priority choice of multinational corporations.

 Experts have forecast minimal pressure on exchange rates in 2019, with little chance of significant volatility.

 Police in the central province of Thanh Hoa caught red handed a man trafficking ten kilogrammes of crystal meth from Laos to Vietnam. 

Cars are the preference of many Vietnamese, but they remain too expensive in the country, with high taxes and prices among the highest in the world.

Online lending has become more popular, but there is still no legal document and no agency supervising the business activity.

 The newly-launched Vietnam Stock Exchange is expected to streamline the national equities market, but there remains a possible risk of more red tape for investors and listed firms.

 Last month, property developer Vingroup unveiled plans to sell 20 million non-convertible bonds at VND100,000 (US$4.39) each in two phases without any covered warrants or guaranteed assets.

 Many flights have been delayed as demands peaked after Tet.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh will pay an official visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from February 12-14th, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

Being optimistic about Hanoi`s economic growth, experts have predicted that demand for land will be a sought-after product by investment-savvy individuals.

 Grab did not violate Vietnamese regulation, as it was authorized by the Ministry of Transport to participate in the pilot program of applying technology in managing and connecting electronic contract-based passenger transportation.

 The Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) warned against a growing trend of foreign goods forging Vietnamese origin to commit trade fraud and cheat customers. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue expected a positive outlook for Vietnam’s stock market in 2019 amid growing global uncertainties, Zing reported. 

 In the race to gain market share in retail space, many people are worried about the inferiority of domestic investors before the progress of big players from Japan and Thailand.

Experts have forecast minimal pressure on exchange rates in 2019, with little chance of significant volatility.

 Vietnamese enterprises have the potential to participate in regional and global production value chains on par with the leading countries in ASEAN, because Viet Nam has been a top priority choice of multinational corporations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some students complained they had a ‘busy working Tet holiday’, while others said they enjoyed a ‘no-home exercise Tet’.