Being optimistic about Hanoi`s economic growth, experts have predicted that demand for land will be a sought-after product by investment-savvy individuals.

 Grab did not violate Vietnamese regulation, as it was authorized by the Ministry of Transport to participate in the pilot program of applying technology in managing and connecting electronic contract-based passenger transportation.

 The Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) warned against a growing trend of foreign goods forging Vietnamese origin to commit trade fraud and cheat customers. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue expected a positive outlook for Vietnam’s stock market in 2019 amid growing global uncertainties, Zing reported. 

 In the race to gain market share in retail space, many people are worried about the inferiority of domestic investors before the progress of big players from Japan and Thailand.

Experts have forecast minimal pressure on exchange rates in 2019, with little chance of significant volatility.

 Vietnamese enterprises have the potential to participate in regional and global production value chains on par with the leading countries in ASEAN, because Viet Nam has been a top priority choice of multinational corporations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some students complained they had a ‘busy working Tet holiday’, while others said they enjoyed a ‘no-home exercise Tet’. 

 Competition between domestic and foreign retailers was likely to remain fierce this year, requiring Vietnamese businesses to co-operate in order to maintain their market shares, said an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty two people were killed and 19 others injured in traffic accidents on Sunday on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in central province of Thanh Hoa on Sunday announced they had successfully stopped a group of 11 men from illegally crossing the border to work in China.

 The second summit between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the US in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi will be a critical turning point for the complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 313 people were hospitalised due to incidents involving firecracker during the nine days of Tet (Lunar New Year), nearly doubling last year’s figure, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A celebration to mark the 230th anniversary of Ngoc Hoi–Dong Da victory against Chinese Qing invaders took place on Saturday morning, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

No epidemics broke out during the Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holiday from February 2-10, according to the Ministry of Health.

Islanders living in the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago have been benefiting from the installation of a solar and wind energy system to replace the limited power supplied by diesel generators over past decade.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has permitted Ho Chi Minh City to amend its master plan with a view to bolstering local development.

 The number of Vietnamese guest workers abroad has been rising, hitting 142,860 in 2018, exceeding the yearly target by 30 percent.

 The People’s Committee of Hanoi has set a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 7.4-7.6 percent and an export growth of 7.5-8 percent for the capital city in 2019.

 Quan Ho love duet singing has been recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. Bac Ninh province has made efforts to preserve the art to implement commitments to UNESCO on conservation and development of Quan Ho.