Visitors to Dan Phuong, a suburban district of Hanoi capital city, are sure to be impressed by village roads lined with flowers of all colours and houses with number plates, which are a rare sight in rural areas in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Finance’s crackdown on giving public land to build-transfer investors has brought infrastructure development under the format to a standstill. 

 Jetstar Pacific announced on September 12 that it will continue to cancel flights to the Japanese city of Osaka until the end of September 20 as repair work is still underway at Kansai International Airport following the hit of Typhoon Jebi. 

 President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Børge Brende has highlighted ASEAN’s recent technological achievements in an interview given to Vietnam News on the occasion of the WEF on ASEAN 2018 in Hanoi.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on September 12 on the sidelines of the 2018 World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN).

 The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 officially opened with a plenary session in Hanoi on September 12 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 11 signed a document urging measures to be taken to prevent the African Swine Fever (ASF) disease from entering Vietnam.

Vietnam highly values and has made active contributions to ASEAN – China cooperation, stated Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue at the opening ceremony of 15th CABIS and China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning.

 Vietnamese Acting Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has said that Vietnam, as an emerging economy, would be able to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution, even though the country missed the first three.

 After floods in late August, many bridges in Van Luong commune of Tan Son district, the northern midland province of Phu Tho have collapsed or been seriously damaged. 

 The rate of delayed or cancelled flights operated by domestic airlines in the first eight months of the year was lower than the world average of 25 percent.

 Vietnam’s stock market capitalisation increased 13 percent against the end of last year, reaching nearly 3.97 quadrillion VND (169.5 billion USD) by the end of August.

 The Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam (SPPV) and the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) have agreed to cooperate in crime combat through rapid and effective criminal judicial assistance.  

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visits to Russia and Hungary were very successful, creating conditions for developing Vietnam’s relations with the two countries in a comprehensive, substantive and more profound manner.

While Vietnam has huge potential for e-commerce development, the country’s infrastructure for the industry still lacks synchronization and connectivity.

 The sixth session of the 14th National Assembly will open on October 22 and last through November 20, according to a draft schedule presented at the meeting of the NA Standing Committee on September 11. 

VietNamNet Bridge - If businesses can successfully call for capital from investment funds, they can usually hope for a good ending, but in many cases, they end up with many problems.

 The Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) plans to resolve at least 140 trillion VND (5.95 billion USD) of non-performing loans (NPLs) from now until 2020, of which 34.5 trillion VND will be settled this year.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has written an article on the occasion of the 2018 World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF-ASEAN 2018) which is taking place in Hanoi from September 11-13.

 Vietnam’s expressway system is set to stretch from 6,400 km to more than 7,000km by 2030, as the Ministry of Transport is mulling adding several routes to the national network.