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A range of five-star hotels in Hanoi have been fully booked ahead of the US-North Korea Summit which is scheduled to take place in the capital city.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged agencies to work together closely to ensure that construction of Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai will begin next year.

The first Vietnam International Travel Fest will take place from March 15 to 17 at AEON Mall Long Bien in Hanoi.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the International Monetary Fund to help Viet Nam evaluate and calculate the informal economic sector, which takes up a relative proportion of the country’s gross domestic product.

HCM City Urban Railway Management Board has pledged to speed up the implementation pace of much-delayed Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project which is expected to be operated in 2020.

Many people have rushed to buy gold ahead of the God of Wealth Day on the 10th day of the Lunar New Year which falls on February 14 this year.

Manufacturing has been Vietnam’s key growth driver in recent years. While global trade has stagnated, Vietnam’s has soared from 70 per cent of GDP in 2007 to 200 per cent in 2017.

Many banks are trying to encourage customers to make deposits by giving out lucky money after Tet.

The State Bank of Viet Nam issued Circular No. 52/2018/TT-NHNN on rating credit institutions and foreign bank branches from 2019 onward.

The Central Highlands city of Da Lat has seen a sharp rise in tourists during Tet, leading to a shortage of hotel room and guesthouses.

Experts have predicted a banner year for merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in 2019 thanks to recent positive developments.

Experts have forecast minimal pressure on exchange rates in 2019, with little chance of significant volatility.

South Korean visitors to Hanoi during the Lunar New Year holiday increased by 44% on-year.

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.