Overseas remittances to HCM City this year are expected to reach US$5 billion instead of the expected $5.5 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most enterprises at industrial parks in HCM City are lax about providing their workers with completely safe and nutritious meals.

 Peach, kumquat and apricot trees have gone on sale at Nhat Tan Flower Village and are in high demand as Hanoians prepare for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

 A low-pressure area has strengthened into a tropical depression south of Huyen Tran Island, the Truong Sa archipelago, triggering medium to heavy rains in the southern region, reports the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Centre.

 HackerRank, the largest global online learning and competition community for programmers recently revealed the results of its study to find out which colleges have the best coders in the world.

 The second national costume museum in Vietnam has opened at 18 Au Co Street in the Tay Ho district of Hanoi.

 Leading integrated fintech service provider Credit China Fintech Holding Limited has spent US$12.73 million on acquiring a 51% stake in Vietnamese Amigo Technologies Joint Stock Company as part of its plans to expand overseas operations.

VietNamNet Bridge - After a period of aggressive acquisitions of troubled Vietnamese enterprises, foreign companies have begun increasing their investments in Vietnam.

 The Agency for Survey and Mapping under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has launched a project on building a network of satellite-based global positioning stations in Vietnam.

 The Hanoi – Saigon sculpture exhibition, the fourth of its kind, opened in Hanoi on December 12, introducing the latest works by sculptors from the two cities. 

 Vietnam’s stock market is becoming more attractive to many foreign investors, many insiders said at a recent workshop in HCM City.

Vietnam always attaches importance to the friendship and all-round cooperation with the United Arab Emirates  – one of its leading partners in trade, investment and labour in the Middle East, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security wants to consolidate cooperation with Australian law enforcement agencies to protect national security, social safety and stability of each country, said visiting Minister To Lam. 

 A senior official of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has called on Vietnam and China to continue implementing important common perceptions and agreements reached between their Party and State leaders.

 The Presidential Office announced three new laws freshly adopted at the 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly last month at a press conference in Hanoi on December 12.

 Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yang Sung-tae held talks in Seoul on December 12 to discuss orientations to bilateral ties in the near future. 

 The 11th Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament opened in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on December 12 with the participation of 50 female parliamentarians. 

 Vietnam adamantly opposes the Chinese Navy’s commemoration of the so-called 70 years of the recovery of two archipelagoes in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on December 12.

Dong Nai authorities yesterday met leaders of Bechtel Corporation, the largest construction and civil engineering company in the US, who are on a fact-finding trip to the province to learn about the Long Thanh Airport.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is one of 10 countries with a thriving aquaculture sector, but increased water pollution in marine farming areas has created challenges for the industry.