The year 2018 has been a highlight of Vietnam’s efforts to realise a number of important objectives set out by the Government such as keeping inflation in check, boosting economic growth and improving national product quality and competitiveness. 

 The Ministry of Health has announced nine outstanding events of the health sector in 2018.

 A humanitarian program to donate woolen caps and scarves and help pay the treatment fee for impoverished cancer patients was organized this month at Hanoi Oncology Hospital. The hospital treats more than 10,000 patients each year.

 Cross-border services are posing challenges to Vietnam’s tax collection as existing tax regulations have yet to keep up with the fast-paced digital world.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts say there remains a big gap in English proficiency level among provinces and cities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam needs to take action promptly, and if not, it may get old before it becomes rich, economists say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s sports administration will focus on developing major sports in 2019 to record higher achievements at upcoming events.

 2018 is seen as a greatly successful year for Vietnamese beauties in international pageants.

 Improving the business environment and national competitiveness is a core policy priority of the Vietnamese Government in 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that following a stable year, the real estate market will continue to develop well, with no bubbles, in 2019.

Solar power investors have poured big money into 332 solar power projects with total capacity of 26,000 MW, but they have been told that up to 90 percent of capacity may be dismissed because of limited transmission capacity.

At least one Vietnamese technology firm is making preparation for the deployment of 5G after the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) said a license for testing 5G would be granted in 2019.

 The capital city of Hanoi is welcoming New Year’s Eve 2019 with a wide range of art shows.

Vietnam’s first privately-owned airport went into operation with the first commercial flight at Van Don Airport in Quang Ninh Province on December 30.

 The HCM City housing market showed signs of unsustainability in 2018 due to an imbalance between supply and demand, a property industry business group said.

 Nine land areas in HCM City will be used for new low-cost apartment buildings on a total area of six hectares, the city’s People’s Committee has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The assets of Ho Hung Anh and Nguyen Dang Quang are difficult to analyze, but CafeF has named them as the newest US dollar billionaires in Vietnam.

 The Ha Nhi ethnic minority group is one among 19 groups residing in the northern province of Dien Bien. Many Ha Nhi people live in Muong Nhe District.

All data including articles, photos and research works would be stored on a blockchain platform, providing evidence to prove the authors’ ownership of the works, under a project developed by Dam Thi Thien Nhi, a student at FPT University. 

 The Ha Noi Stock exchange (HNX) has improved its share, bond and derivatives markets considerably in 2018 and will continue to enhance the markets’ operation next year.