VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been warned of a brain drain as Japan has applied a new policy which allows foreigners to work for a long time and live with their families in the country.

 The North-South high-speed railway, which is designed to connect the capital city of Hanoi and the southern metropolis HCMC, will travel at a maximum speed of 320 kilometers per hour and take some five hours to cover the entire route.

The HCMC Superior People’s Court yesterday handed down a prison sentence of 20 years to Pham Cong Danh, 53, former chairman of Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB), following an appeal for his economic mismanagement.

 A significant wave of private investment is flying into aviation infrastructure on the back of improvements in long-term development planning for the sector in Vietnam.

Disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in 2018 hit 19.1 billion USD, an increase of 9.1 percent over the previous year. 

 Forward Tien Linh was on target as Vietnam were held to a 1-1 draw by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in a friendly football match at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on December 25.

 The export of tra fish from Vietnam to the US market has continued its upward trend throughout the year and is predicted to have reached US$2.3 billion during 2018, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

 HCM City may need around 90,000 employees in the first quarter of this year.

 The “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) 2019 programme will be held in the capital city of Hanoi on January 26 (the 21st day of the 12th lunar month).

 Vietnam sent more than 140,000 workers to work abroad in 2018, up 7 percent against the previous year, according to the Department of Overseas Labour Management under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 This has been the largest amount of FDI recorded in Hanoi after 30 years of renewal and global integration, cementing the capital city as an ideal investment destination in Vietnam.

 The Hanoi Metro Line 3 project is struggling to be completed by the year-end.

With the stable growth rate of 8-10 percent per annum as reported by Vicofa, Vietnam’s instant coffee market is a lucrative market which deserves investments.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sexual abuse cases discovered recently show that Vietnamese students lack knowledge about the issue and do not know where to go for counseling.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) to clarify the risks in developing solar power projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many landfills in cities and provinces have become ‘hot spots’ due to serious pollution. 

 The 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) discussed in groups reports on the leadership and instruction work of the CPV Politburo and Secretariat in 2018 during the first day of the committee’s 9th session on December 25.

 The “Quintessence of the Vietnamese craft village” project has been under way at Bat Trang village for a past year and will be completed late next year. 

Vietnam has gone a long way since it entered the Alma-Ata Declaration, joining the world community in committing itself to ensuring public health by providing primary health care to the entire nation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese consumers thought if importers could satisfy the strict requirements stipulated in Decree 116, they would be able to buy cars at reasonable prices. That hasn’t happened.