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Canada protects two Vietnamese brands

 Viet Nam’s two brands with geographical indication certification, Phu Quoc Fish Sauce and Buon Ma Thuot Coffee, are protected in the Canadian market under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

VN satellite launched into orbit

 Viet Nam has made another step towards exploring the galaxy as a satellite made by Vietnamese engineers was successfully launched into orbit on Friday morning.

Insurance sector posts 24-percent rise in revenue

 The insurance sector recorded more than 133.65 trillion VND (5.76 billion USD) in revenue from premiums in 2018, up 23.97 percent from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Finance’s Insurance Supervisory Authority.

Lam Dong supports proposal to restore French-era cog railway

 The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has expressed support of a proposal on restoring a French-era cog railway connecting the resort city of Da Lat in the province and the coastal Phan Rang-Thap Cham city in Khanh Hoa province. 

Vietnam’s readiness for open data and digital government evaluated

 A conference was held on January 17 in Hanoi to discuss Vietnam’s readiness for open data and digital government (ODDG), as part of a World Bank (WB) support programme to speed up the development of e-government in the country.

Vietnam accelerates non-cash payment

 Non-cash payments bring enormous benefits for individuals, banks and others, helping increase transparency while reducing social expenses relating to using cash.

Wood industry targets $10.5 billion in export turnover in 2019

 In 2019, Vietnam’s wood and forestry industry aims to gross 10.5 billion USD in exports, up 1.2 billion USD compared to the previous year.

Vietnam continues curtailing state apparatus

 The curtailing is part of the government’s target to whittle down state personnel by 10% by 2021.

Will foreign investors relocate to Vietnam during the US-China trade war?

VietNamNet Bridge - Multinationals will have to think carefully about whether to relocate to Vietnam to avoid any negative impact from the US-China trade war, experts say.

Milestone changes to IPRs protection regime

 On November 12, 2018, the Vietnamese National Assembly ratified the CPTPP, which came into effect on December 30, 2018 for the first six ratifying members, and on January 14, 2019 for Vietnam.

Pre-Tet, high-end smartphone prices plummet but old models remain popular

VietNamNet Bridge - Retailers have slashed the prices of many smartphone models, but sales are still going slowly in the peak sales season of the year.

Vietnam’s stock market expects more foreign capital inflow in 2019

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign capital inflow to Vietnam was still higher than outflow by $1.8 billion, or VND41 trillion, an increase of 60 percent over 2017.

Illegally built 5-star resorts, villas on mountains, hills in Nha Trang causing landslides

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of resorts and villas, illegally built on mountains with designs that do not observe the laws of nature, are potential threats to residents in Nha Trang City.


Private sector a key driver for 2019

 With its great contributions to the country and strong development over recent years, the private sector has been regarded by the government as one of the key priorities of the economy this year. 

CPTPP to boost trade and investment between New Zealand & Vietnam

 Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam, H.E. Wendy Matthews, tells VET how the CPTPP will offer more opportunities for Vietnamese and New Zealand businesses.

Nhat Tan peach blossoms boast beauty ahead of Tet

 As there is only one month left before the Tet (lunar New Year) holiday, Nhat tan villagers in Hanoi are gearing up to prepare peach blossoms to meet customers’ demand for the traditional festival.

Bamboo Airways receives Airbus A321neo

 Vietnam's newest carrier takes delivery of new generation aircraft on January 16.

MoMo receives Series C funding from Warburg Pincus

 E-wallet and digital financial services platform secures undisclosed funding from leading global private equity firm.

Venture fund ties up with accelerator to finance VN start-ups

 Venture capital fund Insignia Ventures Partners has signed an agreement with Topica Founder Institute (TFI) to support start-ups in the country.

Hanoi opens more bus routes to suburbs

 The Hà Nội Transport Corporation (Transerco) on Thursday officially introduced two new bus routes to strengthen links between the central city with suburban areas.