Vietnam could earn about 239 billion USD in export revenue in 2018, up 10 – 12 percent from last year, analysts said, thanks to the favourable domestic and international economic context.

 Vietnam has exerted efforts to tap into its immense maritime potential to become a strong, prosperous country based on its marine economy. 

 The 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam spent the morning of the first working day of its 8th meeting on October 2 listening to several reports.

 The Vietnamese Government on October 2 decided to offer 100,000 USD in aid relief to help the Indonesian Government and people overcome consequences of recent earthquakes and tsunami.

 The inflow of FDI has helped Vietnam access advanced technology in the world, said Director of the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment Do Nhat Hoang. 

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan has been granted with the Order of the Rule of Law and Justice by the Kiev-based World Jurist Alliance.

 Failure to capture the attention of the Vietnamese market was odd given that foreign burger chains had previously been met with success when expanding in Asian countries.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors now are feeling the heat from bank shares as prices escalate every day.

VietNamNet Bridge - Beautiful landscapes in Binh Thuan Province are at risk of being wiped out by titanium mines.

The Ministry of Education and Training takes on all the work, including compiling, verifying, approving, and printing and distributing textbooks. In other words, it holds a monopoly.

 Spillover effects from the FDI sector to domestic enterprises are considered a long-term solution for sustainable productivity development.

 As the US-China trade spat intensifies, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee Nguyen Duc Kien highlights the need to promote internal strength to use external conditions for national development.

 Favorable stock market and positive economic growth have helped large banks to step up divestment from other peers to meet the central bank’s regulation on holding shares at other credit institutions.

Despite sharp discount rates, Sony products still have been selling slowly because of the rumour that the company will leave Vietnam and warranty services will no longer be available.

The Ministry of Transportation is collecting comments on the draft of a plan to enhance aviation connectivity with tourist markets. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many M&A deals have been reported recently which target fintechs operating in the field of payment services. Big investors are behind the deals.

 There remain six challenges to Vietnam`s economy in its quest of rapid and sustainable development.

 Competition in the country’s credit card market has become stiffer as more big players join large domestic banks and finance companies in the race to gain shares in the potential market.

 Consumer financing is expected to grow at a double-digit rate for the next three years as households increase their spending.

 E-invoicing will be compulsory for all enterprises from November 1st 2020 following Decree 119/2018/ND-CP approved by the Government on September 12.