Inspection units will be established in all cities and provinces nationwide to conduct regular inspections on the quality of water supplied to households from June next year, the Ministry of Health has said.

 Taiwan will suspend online visa application incentives for Vietnamese citizens following the absconding of 152 Vietnamese in the country.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has allowed Hanoi to build houses on 20 riverbanks, but experts have warned about the risks of doing so.

The ‘Facebook kill service’ was launched in December and the demand is unexpectedly high. The users are those who want to purge or retaliate against others on Facebook.

VietNamNet Bridge - After December 31, 2018, Samsung’s hand-held devices will no longer be produced in Tianjin, China, where its second largest factory operates.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite lacking a college or university education, farmer Pham Van Nhut in Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has made great contributions to agricultural development in his community.

 Vietnamese companies are depending too much on bank loans, and when the number of companies increases, it will reduce their chance of receiving financing from financial institutions.

 Organ transplantation in Vietnam, despite difficulties, has recorded numerous achievements this year, giving hope to thousands of patients nationwide.

 Foreign investment has continued to be poured into Vietnam recently, creating a driving force for industrial property development in 2019, said insiders. 

 Tra fish exports posted an impressive growth rate of 26.4 percent this year to hit a record of 2.26 billion USD, according to the Directorate of Fisheries of Vietnam.

 Three Vietnamese tourists were killed in Egypt when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus near the country’s world-famous Giza pyramids at 18:15 of December 28 (local time), affirmed the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Bich Lam, Director General of the Government Statistics Office (GSO), talks to Kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới (Việt Nam and World Economy) magazine on the need to have more investment in agriculture.

Ho Chi Minh city is home to more than 540 swift houses, of which over 230 are in Can Gio district.

 Below is a selection of five highlights of Vietnamese education in 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professors Tran Thanh Van and Le Kim Ngoc from France have pledged to continue their support for SOS Vietnamese children, particularly those in Hue, until 2020, 

 Taiwan has asked Vietnam to join forces in investigating the disappearance of 152 Vietnamese people who arrived on tourist visas in the territory last week, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 The HCMC government plans to hire a consultant to look into the safety of the underground diaphragm walls along the city’s first metro line between the landmark Ben Thanh Market and the Opera House in District 1.

 How well can a symphony orchestra mimic a rock band? The answer will be clear on January 9 when HBSO mount their New Year Gala “Rock Symphony” concert.

 A wide variety of unique art programmes will be staged in the capital city of Hanoi on the evening of December 31 to celebrate New Year 2019.

 Viet Nam has leapt to become Southeast Asia’s top grossing market for initial public offerings in 2018 with total proceeds of US$2.6 billion.