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.

VietNamNet Bridge - More foreign organic coffee brands are present in Vietnam, but organic coffee locally grown is also becoming more popular as demand is on the rise.

 New launches by giant corporations and newcomers heat up the mid-range smartphone segment.

High-end apartment projects are favoured by foreigners looking for property in Vietnam.

 2018 marked an important change in the Vietnamese logistics industry, when international and domestic logistics businesses made significant investments in technology innovation to boost their networks.

 The average bonus for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) in Ho Chi Minh City has been reported at more than 10.3 million VND (444.47 USD), a 25 percent rise compared to last year.

 VinaCapital Asset Management JSC has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Korea’s Kiwoom Asset Management to offer selected products to Korean investors.

 The promulgation of Resolution 36-NQ/TW on the marine economic development strategy illustrates Vietnam’s broad strategic vision of turning the country into a strong maritime nation.

2019 is expected to witness a sizeable amount of new supply coming on stream in retail real estate in HCMC, approximately 394,000 sq m gross floor area from 12 projects located in non-CBD areas.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a goal to export around 6.5 million tonnes of rice worth a total USD3 billion this year.

US-based Pfizer Group has signed an agreement on the transfer of pharmaceutical production technology to Vietnamese enterprises, so the first products are scheduled to be produced in 2020.

 As many as 18,736 traffic accidents occurred in Vietnam in 2018, leaving 8,248 dead and 14,802 injured.

 Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) achieved a record sales volume of nearly 66,000 units, excluding imported Lexus cars, in 2018, marking a year-on-year increase of 11 per cent.

 Vietnam’s fitness platform WeFit.vn has successfully raised US$1 million in a pre-Series A funding round from Japan’s CyberAgent Capital, the Republic of Korea’s KBInvest and undisclosed angel investors.

 Vietnamese e-commerce platforms Tiki, Thegioididong and Sendo were named among ten most visited sites in Southeast Asia by price comparison website iPrice Group.

 Viettel again took first position in the list of the top 50 most valuable brands in Viet Nam in 2018 with a value of more than US$3.1 billion, increasing 24 per cent from the previous year.

 Media firm Yeah1 Group announced in HCM City on Thursday that it has bought out ScaleLab, a well-known YouTube multi-channel network which represents some of the biggest social media influencers in the world.

 Despite the central bank’s tightened monetary policy, many banks reported good business performance last year thanks to improved bad debt resolution and rising income from services.

 Ha Noi has devised a plan to cut logistics costs and improve transport connectivity in the capital city to support investors and businesses.

 Vietnam exported more than 1.8 million tonnes of coffee worth US$3.54 billion in 2018, marking year-on-year rises of 20 per cent and 1.2 per cent respectively.