Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Pete Peterson, speaking at a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 18, said foreign investors have expressed interest in the operation of some expressways in Vietnam.

 Based on the real estate business performance last year, experts believe the market will experience many difficulties this year, according to a news report by Sai Gon Giai Phong.

Honda Vietnam, a subsidiary of Japan’s Honda Motor Company, sold more than 2.56 million motorcycles and scooters, securing a market share of nearly 76% in Vietnam last year, backed by a year-on-year increase of 6% in sales

 Drivers caught breaking traffic rules and causing serious accidents may have their driving licenses suspended for five years.

 Digital content revenue was estimated at US$895 million last year, of which revenue from digital content export reached $775 million, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

 Significant potential for growth in trade in pharmaceutical and healthcare products exists between India and Viet Nam, experts at the Indian Pharmaceutical Exhibition and B2B Interaction said on Monday in HCM City.

 Petrol imports this year should be sharply reduced as the Nghi Son Refinery comes into operation and the output of Dung Quat Refinery meets most of the local demand, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 30,000 students, parents and teachers from HCM City and nearby provinces attended an enrolment and career guidance event held on Sunday at HCM City University of Technology.

 The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is consulting relevant ministries and agencies on a draft decree adjusting up pensions and social insurance allowances by 7.19% for eight groups of laborers and retirees.

 Hanoi and HCMC governments are speeding up plans to limit motorbike traffic in inner-city areas and phase them out in the downtown area of the two cities to ease traffic jams.

The Ministry of Transport has required the Vietnam Directorate for Roads to launch periodic and unannounced inspections into the collection of toll fees at BOT tollgates.

 Vietnam ranks 92nd out of 125 countries and territories in global talent competitiveness, falling five positions against the previous year's standing, according to the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) report.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the 2011-2015 period, Vietnam’s GDP grew by 5.91 percent, and power demand rose by 11 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT). 

More than 330 Vietnamese startups were established in 2018 with 34 industry verticals represented, according to the e27 Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Report 2018 released by startup-focused website e27 on January 21.

The few households that continue coppersmithing in An Hoi Village in HCM City have been working hard to preserve their traditions.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of universities have announced the launch of new training majors, including some that have never been offered in Vietnam.

Traffic safety is becoming an increasingly pressing issue, especially on the roads and railways. Vietnam News Agency speaks to Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The about solutions to solve this problem.

 Founded three years ago, Urban Sketchers Hanoi is a group of architects and painters who have longed to keep their memories of Hanoi alive, thus inspiring the love for Hanoi among the community.

 For most Vietnamese people, candied coconut ribbons – made from a combination of coconut meat, sugar, and milk – is the favoured dessert of many people, especially during Tet holidays.

 Choi Young-sook, a Korean woman in her 60s with a doctorate degree in audiology, has been dedicating her time to students with disabilities in Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong over the past eight years.