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An air route linking Vinh International Airport in the northern-central province of Nghe An and Bangkok in Thailand will be reopened on February 23 according to local authorities.

Vietnam’s shrimp exports are expected to increase to more than USD4 billion in 2019 thanks to free trade agreements, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Total goods exchange output will increase rapidly, bringing opportunities to Vietnam’s shipping firms, experts said at a seminar on container maritime transport.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) will trial 5G mobile technology around the country over the next 12 months.

Vietnam has set a target to restrain inflation at below 4% in 2019, however, there may be challenges.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has recently taken effect in Vietnam, which will bring about both opportunities and challenges for many fields, including agriculture.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue strives to attract more capital in 2019 strives to attract 15 domestic and foreign projects worth 400 million USD this year.

Prices still affordable by regional comparison despite higher growth.

Many restaurants in HCM City have decided to raise prices during the Tet holiday as demand surges.

Vietnam aims to receive about 18 million foreign visitors and 85 million domestic ones in 2019, and earn more than VND700 trillion ($30.2 billion) from tourism, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as announcing.

Besides Japan and South Korea, many countries in Europe and the Middle East have shown interests in hiring Vietnamese workers.

Through investment into local infrastructure systems, climate-resilient energy, communications technology, and other programmes, the private sector is the key to achieving Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure in the UN’s Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development.

Many sellers in HCM City prefer destroying their excess flowers just before Tet to prevent low prices.

The number of high-speed boat trips from the mainland to Phu Quoc Island off the coast of the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang province will increase during Tet.

Many families in cities often send their pets to pet care services so that they can be away home for the Tet holiday.

Despite challenges arising, the real estate market in Vietnam ended 2018 in a good place, and expects to remain stable this year.

The seventh annual Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival will be held in Buon Ma Thuot city, and the districts of Buon Don and Lak in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from March 9-16.

Over the past 30 years of Vietnam’s FDI attraction, foreign investors have become familiar with "bargaining" with localities for the most preferential policies before pouring their investment in.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is likely to grant Vietnam category 1 status in the coming time, setting the stage for direct services between the two countries, Reuters has reported.