The upcoming adoption of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement between Vietnam and the EU will help Vietnam both attract more European investment and boost its wood product exports to the EU.

 Increasing investment by foreign services providers is transforming Vietnam’s transport and logistics industries, with enforcement of free trade agreements expected to promote further cross-border trade. 

 Bilateral trade between Vietnam and African nations hit 6.6 billion USD in 2018, with Vietnam’s exports worth 3 billion USD, up 10 percent from the previous year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC have signed goalkeeper Wieger Sietsma in preparation for the upcoming V.League 1 season.

VietNamNet Bridge - Traditional distribution chains are still dominating the technology product retail market, but they are feeling the heat from online sale channels.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Increased population growth has led to a lack of classrooms and failure to meet the national standard of 35 children or less per classroom at primary schools in HCM City, 

 Domestic and foreign enterprises have increased investments in the electric scooter business, following the increasing popularity of electric scooters in major cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forestry experts are optimistic about the future in Vietnam, largely thanks to community-based forest management.

Research and development activities in AI technology have gained initial achievements in Vietnam, according to Vu Duy Thuc, the co-founder of VietAI, an artificial intelligence organization representing the community.

 Police in Nghe An Province have arrested a group of hunters who shot dead two langurs in Pu Mat National Park, Nghe An Province.

 The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China has exempted Vietnamese diplomatic and official passport holders from visa requirements in the territory for 14 days. 

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong on January 16 assumed position of Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Mexico City (ACMC), replacing Philippine Ambassador Demetrio R.Tuason.

HCM City and Hanoi remained among the global Top 10 most dynamic growing cities in JLL’s Short-Term City Momentum Index 2019, which tracks socio-economic and commercial real estate growth in 131 cities over a three-year period.

 A body believed to be the second missing crewman of Vietnamese oil tanker Aulac Fortune that caught fire off the coast of Hong Kong (China) on January 8 has been found.

Gardeners in Nhat Tan peach village on the edge of Hanoi’s West Lake are busier as the Lunar Tet Holiday nears. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in HCM City are concerned about the availability of bus tickets and rising prices for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 Vietnam had 695 local special products registered for intellectual property protection in 2018 out of more than 4,800 specialties. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The IVACFLU-S vaccines, which have been produced in Vietnam to protect against seasonal flu such as A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B, are now available on the market, 

 The Political Bureau will issue a new resolution that serves as basis for Viet Nam to improve institutions, including tax policies, on foreign investment attraction in years to come.

 The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports have proposed to the local authorities to reissue licenses to EDM festivals in the area.