Strong export growth and a better-than-expected trade surplus are the notable bright spots of Vietnam’s export sector, especially when the world economy was rife with numerous difficulties in the past year.

Two Vietnamese dollar billionaires and other well-known businessmen started their careers by making instant noodles.

 Last year, the monetary policy was operated cautiously and flexibly in combination with fiscal policy and other macroeconomic policies, contributing to stabilising the financial and economic situation. 

The reform of administrative procedures must be a "non-stop resolve", that’s the message from Minister, Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung who spoke to Vietnam News Agency about challenges facing administrative reforms

 The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is set to be inked over the next few months, and then await official ratification, with huge benefits and opportunities laying ahead for Vietnam and EU investors in the country. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Following the boom of e-commerce, the number of apps allowing users to pay for services has increased dramatically.

 Since its launch in 2016, Matca (literally translated as Fish Eye) - a website on the contemporary photography of the world and Vietnam at www.matca.vn - has established itself as an interesting address for photography lovers.

 With its unceasing efforts, the Vietnamese government has made significant achievements in economic growth. 

 Can Ty village in Quan Ba district, Ha Giang province, is famous for flax growing and weaving.

 The agricultural sector aims for a growth rate of 3% and exports US$42 billion – US$43 billion in 2019.

VN’s economy expanded by 7.1 per cent in 2018, but its increasing openness and reliance on foreign investment suggest it is unlikely to be spared from the global growth slowdown.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the existence of laws on wildlife trafficking and consumption, more cases of trafficking have been reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - The sharp increase in the number of provincial universities in the last decade has led to an oversupply.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese filmmaker Linh Nga’s Inside This Peace has won the prize for the Best Feature Documentary at the California Women’s Film Festival.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first baby hippopotamus born naturally at Mango Garden Zoo in the southern province of Dong Nai is attracting curious visitors. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thu Hang wants to show off the beauty of part of Lao Cai Province the only way she knows how: through music.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some years ago, Vietnam only had about 10 people holding shares worth VND1 trillion or more. But the figure rose to 50 by the end of 2017 and to 60 by the end of 2018.

 The first goal of Vietnam – the AFF Suzuki Cup champions - is to qualify for the knockout stages at the AFC Asian Cup 2019, coach Park Hang-Seo said in a recent interview to Tasnim News Agency of Iran.

 The German parliament has approved the “Bildungscampus Deutscheland” (German education campus) project in Ho Chi Minh City. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam aims to reduce the number of traffic accidents, deaths and injuries by 5-10 per cent, according to targets set by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh.