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The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will take effect in Vietnam as from January 14, 2019.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters & Producers (VASEP) are optimistic about Vietnamese catfish exports in 2019, anticipating revenues of between USD2.2bn-2.3bn.

The Ministry of Finance will scrutinize amendments to tax law policy in 2019, centred on some measures aimed at preventing base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) and restructure tax revenue sources.

Bamboo Airways, the fifth airline to launch in Vietnam, will start operating flights from January 16.

The authorities of Haiphong City have decided to impose a sharp increase in fees for Cat Ba Island, sparking strong protest from cruise operators.

The Prime Minister has approved the project on establishing the Vietnam Stock Exchange under the parent-subsidiary business model on the basis of rearranging the Hanoi Stock Exchange and Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.

Ride-hailing app FastGo begun its FastBike Pro service in Hanoi on January 11 after a period of testing.

HCM City Customs Department aims to reduce customs clearance time in 2019 by half or more than two-thirds.

New-age carrier Vietjet launched a service connecting Hanoi and Tokyo on Friday.

Around 20,000 budget air tickets will be sold at Vietnam International Travel Mart 2019 scheduled to take place on March 27-30 in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has set a goal to export around 6.5 million tonnes of rice worth a total USD3 billion this year.

Vietnam’s economic growth rate is expected to grow by 6.9% in 2019, up 0.1% compared to the target set by the 14th National Assembly, said Director of the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) Nguyen Duc Thanh.

Former deputy general director at Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) Doan Anh Sang has been detained for banking operation regulation violations.

2019 is expected to witness a sizeable amount of new supply coming on stream in retail real estate in Ho Chi Minh City, approximately 394,000 sq m gross floor area (GFA) from 12 projects located in non-CBD areas.

Equitization plans for nearly 100 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) must be approved before January 15 this year, the Government has required.

Four former executives of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR) will be brought to trial on January 21 for the charge of “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”, according to the Hanoi People’s Court.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just approved an adjusted plan for the Nghi Son Economic Zone by 2035 which will see a six-fold expansion in size.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has given Bamboo Airways an Aircraft Operator Certificate for commercial flights on January 7.

The northern province of Ha Giang is famous for its honey.