The strong growth of the e-commerce sector has been turning Vietnam into a major magnet for investment in the capital-thirsty logistics industry.

Paying taxes and resolving insolvency have seen little improvement much over the five years of implementing Resolution 19.

 A new decree with social ­insurance regulations in ­Vietnam stipulating that ­foreign employees are subject to pay compulsory ­social insurance from December 1 have prompted foreign employers to look for ways to adjust to the new decree.

 The Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) has recently issued its essential facts in the sunset review of the anti-dumping taxes levied on Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film imports from Thailand and Vietnam.

Vietnam’s core interests will still be ensured after the country joins the CPTPP, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the National Assembly on November 5. 

 For better cyberspace, the Vietnamese prime minister has asked competent agencies to build a code of conducts on the Internet for both telecommunications service providers and social network users.

 Vietnam will undertake many adaptation activities to increase its resilience to climate change, enabling it to contribute more to mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

 2030, there will be 1.9 million cars and 7.5 million motorbikes circulating in Hanoi.

 Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has draft a decree guiding the enforcement of Law on Cyberspace which provides that foreign firms have to store Vietnamese social medial user database in the country.

 Foreign beverage producers are expanding footprint in Vietnam to capitalize high growth potentials of the estimated US$4 billion market.

Soon after Apple began marketing its iPhone model with eSIM, two large Vietnamese mobile network operators started developing the technology, though there are only several smartphone models in the market utilizing eSIM.

Circular 06/2017 released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism stipulates that from January 1, 2019, the managers of domestic and international travel firms must have associate or higher-level degrees in a travel major.

Encouraged by profits, restaurant owners are hunting for precious wildlife and serving dishes made from animals listed in the Red Book.

Psychology experts expressed concern over the increased number of deviant behaviors committed by youth after a 21-year-old female student threw her newborn through a 31st floor window.

 After introducing agricultural commodities at SIAL Paris 2018, Vietnamese enterprises successfully received export orders worth millions of dollars.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) said that a cold spell is forecast to hit northern Vietnam starting on Wednesday.

 Investment in golf courses will be managed by conditions drafted by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, instead of an overall planning.

 Acquiring the mobile retail chain Vien Thong A is expected to help Vingroup distribute its Vsmart smartphone products.   

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Minh Nguyet, 22, a backpacker from HCM City, experienced her first trip to Hanoi early this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A traditional-theatre TV programme staged once a month produced by the HCM City Television (HTV) has attracted a growing number of young viewers.