Indian pharmaceutical companies are keen on broadening partnerships with Vietnamese firms in order to serve the growing local healthcare industry.

 Local companies are trying to improve service quality to avoid losing market share to foreign players who are breaking into the high-end baby and mother products market in increasing numbers. 

 Four foreign investors are looking at a private offering of 75.72 million shares in Minh Phu Seafood Corporation this year.

 The HCM Stock Exchange has announced the first update of the year to the blue-chip VN30 Index, a basket of 30 stocks with the largest market capitalisation and highest liquidity.

 PV Oil’s locking of the foreign ownership ratio at 6.6 per cent is a temporary measure before the Government endorses its new capital divestment plan, according to the company’s general director Cao Hoai Duong.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will rank credit institutions and foreign bank branches operating in the country in a move to ensure the safety of the banking system and protect legitimate rights of depositors.

The trade deficit will be a big challenge for the economy this year due to tax incentives the lower the price of imported goods on the Vietnamese market.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students complain about choosing majors at school because they and their parents cannot find a common voice.

Ha Dong flower village is one of the three most popular flower villages that can be found in Da Lat city, enticing visitors with a diverse range of flowers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Amazon and Alibaba’s presence in Vietnam could create a heated battle for customers. 

The flower market on Hang Luoc Street in Hanoi has become overcrowded with customers flocking to buy beautiful peach blossom branches or trees to welcome in the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

 Ambassadors of Canada, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland to Vietnam have delivered a special Tet message during a recent fact-finding visit to disavantaged students at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Primary and Secondary School, Hanoi.

 A wholly-Taiwanese leather shoes company in the southern province of Tra Vinh has announced plans to lay off more than 10,000 workers right before the Lunar New Year holiday due to export difficulties.

 Despite the increasing number of children suffering from side effects of the ComBE Five vaccine, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien stressed that parents should follow compulsory vaccination to protect their children. 

 Localities surrounding Hanoi and HCM City, as well as the central coastal provinces are stepping up investment in economic, industrial, and urban development towards the sustainable growth of the real estate market in 2019.

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem advanced to the next round after drawing with the world’s sixth ranked Maxime Vachier Lagrave from France in the eighth round of the Gibraltar International Chess Festival.

The People’s Court of Hanoi on January 30 sentenced Phan Van Anh Vu to 15 years in jail for “abusing position and power while performing duties” under Article 356 of the 2015 Penal Code.

VietNamNet Bridge - In late December, a 10-year old sea turtle with broken legs was discovered by SASA, the rescue force, and carried ashore for treatment in Da nang.

 The People’s Court of Hoa Binh province on January 30 announced sentences to seven defendants implicated in a serious medical incident that killed nine patients at the provincial General Hospital on May 29, 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - While government officials believe that the goal of developing 1 million businesses by 2020 is within reach, economists disagree.