Thailand and Indonesia continued to be Vietnam’s main car import markets in 2018.

 Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City has become far more overcrowded as large numbers of overseas Vietnamese are returning home for the Tet holiday.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Pham Binh Minh, and Minister of the Interior of Lithuania, Eimutis Misiunas, signed an agreement on visa exemptions for diplomatic passport holders from the two countries at a ceremony on January 23. 

 Construction on the Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro project has failed to keep to schedule.

 A recent trade deal signed between the Department of Trade Promotion under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Amazon Global Selling has enabled Vietnamese enterprises to access more than 300 million online buyers on Amazon e-commerce platform.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded efforts in sea and ocean governance in his address at the world leaders’ meeting on taking action for the ocean in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received leaders from many world leading multinational corporations on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 in Davos on January 23 (local time).

 Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has received the most votes for the best goal and the best player of the Asian Cup 2019  group stage selected by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

VietNamNet Bridge - The total retail and consumption revenue in Vietnam saw positive growth, with the growth rate higher than GDP growth rate.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a dialogue with executives of nearly 40 multinational groups in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23 (local time), an activity within the framework of the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2019.

 Continuously expanding foreign businesses and the wave of foreign investors relocating from China may make the chronic shortage of skilled workers more dire in Vietnam.  

 Kumquat gardens located in the Mekong Delta region of Dong Thap province have seen large numbers of visitors as Tet draws near. The price of an entrance ticket costs VND50,000 each.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is among the countries which have the highest pork prices in the world.

 The HCMC government will shut down all the old slaughterhouses in the city, except for Trung Tuyen in Can Gio District, by September 30 and replace them with modern ones to ensure food hygiene and safety.

 The blueprint has been in place for years to establish Vietnam`s full-fledged domestic production by 2020.

 The local stock market is expected to have unpredictable moves in 2019 as global developments have become complicated, causing challenges to economic management in the country, said securities experts.

 Regarding the detection of infections which are constantly updated every second, Vietnam has always been among the three most infected countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - The property market is worried about ‘land fever’ amid a shortage of available land.

 The former head of the Customer Relations Department at ANZ’s South Sai Gon branch, Nguyen Pham Gia Tho, abused his position to appropriate over VND91 billion ($3.95 million).

 Speed and technology have become potent ingredients in Vietnam's sizzling food delivery market.