Disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam in 2018 hit 19.1 billion USD, an increase of 9.1 percent over the previous year. 

 The Prime Minister has signed a decision to designate 22 valuable items as “national treasures”, the seventh batch earning recognition this year.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Department of Tourism has just displayed 11 most beautiful photos featuring the locality’s tourism.

 Forward Tien Linh was on target as Vietnam were held to a 1-1 draw by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in a friendly football match at Hanoi’s My Dinh National Stadium on December 25.

 Two Vietnamese universities were named in the list of the world’s 300 leading global universities on sustainable development.

 The export of tra fish from Vietnam to the US market has continued its upward trend throughout the year and is predicted to have reached US$2.3 billion during 2018, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

 HCM City may need around 90,000 employees in the first quarter of this year.

 The “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) 2019 programme will be held in the capital city of Hanoi on January 26 (the 21st day of the 12th lunar month).

 The V-concert will be held for the second year at the Hanoi Opera House on January 1 to celebrate the 2019 New Year.  

 Vietnam sent more than 140,000 workers to work abroad in 2018, up 7 percent against the previous year, according to the Department of Overseas Labour Management under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

 This has been the largest amount of FDI recorded in Hanoi after 30 years of renewal and global integration, cementing the capital city as an ideal investment destination in Vietnam.

 The Hanoi Metro Line 3 project is struggling to be completed by the year-end.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A village that once suffered intense bombing during the American War is now a tourist destination.

With the stable growth rate of 8-10 percent per annum as reported by Vicofa, Vietnam’s instant coffee market is a lucrative market which deserves investments.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sexual abuse cases discovered recently show that Vietnamese students lack knowledge about the issue and do not know where to go for counseling.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) to clarify the risks in developing solar power projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many landfills in cities and provinces have become ‘hot spots’ due to serious pollution. 

 The 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) discussed in groups reports on the leadership and instruction work of the CPV Politburo and Secretariat in 2018 during the first day of the committee’s 9th session on December 25.

The photo contest launched by Nhan Dan newspaper’s television channel drew 8,000 entries. An award ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 20. 

 Tran Thi Giao Linh, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Tourism International 2018, won the Best National Costume award during the final night of the beauty pageant, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 21.