The nation’s index of industrial production (IIP) in 2018 experienced an encouraging increase of 10.2 per cent over the previous year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said.

Departments, agencies and local authorities have been told to review all approved BT projects and take responsibility for any violations in their execution, based on Resolution 160 issued by the Government at the end of 2018.

This will be a year of ‘breakthroughs’ in all sectors and see all striving towards “the highest achievements,” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote in an article issued on the first day of 2019 that summarised socio-economic development ...

 The Municipal Cultural Center under the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports is holding an exhibition featuring Hanoi’s 12 flower seasons at the Kim Dong Cultural Center in Hoan Kiem District.

 The Government is aiming for a softer gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6.8% this year and an inflation ratio of less than 4%.

 The HCMC Tax Department has suspended efforts to coerce Sabeco into paying VND3.14 trillion (US$135.4 million) in special consumption tax and fines for violations of tax laws in the 2007-2015 period.

 2019 is considered a promising year for labour export with a series of potential markets with good jobs and salaries are opening door for Vietnamese workers overseas.

 "Café Saigon", a contemporary dance, will be held from 8pm on January 19 at the HCM City Opera House on 7 Lam Son Square in District 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first major storm of 2019, internationally known as Typhoon Pabuk, is moving west-northwest at a speed of 15km per hour and is expected to cause rough seas and heavy rains in southern localities, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – German band Bad Boys Blue will perform at Hanoi’s Cultural Friendship Palace on Thursday night, as an opening for their activities this year.

 Total retail sales of goods and services in Vietnam reached nearly 4.4 quadrillion VND (191 billion USD) in 2018, representing a rise of 11.7 percent against the previous year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

  If Vietnam is included in the emerging market index of FTSE and MSCI in March 2020, the VN-Index may begin to surge in the fourth quarter of 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - After Facebook launched a campaign to clear up fake accounts, many KOL (key opinion leaders) have suffered as the number of interactions has sharply decreased.

VietNamNet Bridge - The education sector faced controversy in 2018 after physical and sexual abuse incidents were reported. 

VietNamNet Bridge - With a 10-year high growth rate of 7.02 percent in 2018 and macroeconomic stability, Vietnam is expected to continue to be an attractive stock market in 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – District authorities in HCM City are making full use of IT applications in administrative reform and urban management, according to the city’s Department of Science and Technology.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 2017, up to 38,000 tonnes of municipal waste is generated a day in Vietnam and a lack of proper solutions to the waste problem is harming the urban environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The New Year Gala Concert “Rock Symphony” will be held at 8pm on January 9 at the HCM City Opera House at 7 Lam Sơn Square in District 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 500 families in Hue City in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be removed from their homes and relocated to another part of the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 2019 is considered a promising year for labour export with a series of potential markets with good jobs and salaries are opening door for Vietnamese workers overseas.