US President Donald Trump arrived at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, at 20:58 hours on February 26 for his second summit with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un, and bilateral activities in Vietnam. 

 US special agents inspect security at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Feb. 26 prior to President Donald Trump’s arrival for DPRK-USA summit.

 Vietnam’s goods are successfully entering many European and Asian markets through foreign retailers. 

 Chairman Kim Jong-un visited the embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Hanoi on the afternoon of February 26.

The Gustaf Sjokvist Chamber Choir of Sweden will perform along with Vietnamese artists at the HCM City Opera House on March 2 to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Chau Trinh Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organisation that manages the Viet Nam Union of Science and Technology Associations, has officially closed, 

HCM City has instructed government departments and district administrations to reassess how much land is required for building various facilities for its VND10 trillion ($431 million) flood prevention project

 International news agencies on February 26 published various articles on the arrival of DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un in Vietnam earlier the same day, beginning an official friendship visit to the country and attending the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam.

 Mobile World Investment Corporation has approved a plan to pour another VND1 trillion (US$43 million) into its grocery store chain subsidiary Bach Hoa Xanh to raise the company’s charter capital.

 A centre to support low-income people has been found cheating billions of VND from their depositors across Vietnam.

 Go-Viet has yet to be approved to launch ride-hailing services by the Ministry of Transport (MoT), however, the company is already operating in Ho Chi Minh City.

The stock price of steel companies like Hoa Sen, Nam Kim, and Hoa Phat are still on the rise despite securities companies’ warnings to rein in buyers.

 Lawyers believe Lazada and Shopee could be fined for VND30-40 million ($1,300-1,740) for the loose administration of goods sold on their websites, causing serious consequences. 

Neither Vinasun nor Grab are satisfied with the HCM City court’s decision in their lawsuit for damages, scheduling an appeals case for March.

 Enduring a slight fall in 2018, foreign direct investment inflows into Vietnam rebounded in the first month of 2019 with an impressive growth rate of 52 per cent, promising further rise in the months ahead.

With a historic summit between the DPRK and the US expected to be organised in Hanoi this week, Vietnam has proven its international role as an independent facilitator of these two nations’ dialogue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Preparations for the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit were basically complete despite the limited time, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Surveillance cameras to monitor traffic violations will be installed on a trial basis in Hanoi and HCM City by 2020 and nationwide by 2022, according to the Government.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged relevant ministries, sectors and localities at central levels to tighten control on trading, slaughtering and transporting pigs and pork products to prevent outbreaks

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 85 per cent of an oil spill from a sunken floating fuel station in Hai Duong Province’s Nam Sach District has been recovered, local authorities said.