Foreign investment pledged to Vietnam in the year to date through capital contributions and stake acquisitions accounts for 61% of the country’s total foreign investment commitments, exceeding foreign direct investment (FDI) for the first time.

A wide range of international media channels including CNBC of the US, MBC, and KBS of the Republic of Korea have broadcast some of the beautiful landmarks found in Hanoi when reporting on the ongoing DPRK-USA Summit.

 Nguyen Thanh Tam, a retired teacher in HCMC, has created miniatures of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from eggshells.

Vietnam is expected to become a transit point for international visitors to North Korea, said Ha Van Sieu, head of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

 The Republic of Korean-based food-tech firm Woowa Brothers Corp has acquired online food ordering platform Vietnammm.

 Kim Kwang-soo, chairman of the Republic of Korea-based Nonghyup Financial Group (NHFG), has proposed to support Agribank in its equitisation.

African hog cholera outbreaks have been detected in six cities and provinces and may spread to many more localities in the country.

Sizzling hot weather is forecast to last until mid-April in southern Vietnam, where residents have been facing a heat wave, with temperatures regularly hitting 35 degrees Celsius.

Hosting the recent summit between the DPRK and the USA was a big success for Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said while chairing a regular government meeting in Hanoi on March 1.

Do Nhat Ha, winner of Tiffany Vietnam 2018, has revealed some images of the national costume she will wear for the ongoing Miss International Queen 2019, a transgender beauty pageant, taking place in Thailand.

Many groups of international tourists were waiting on the streets of Hanoi, hoping to get a glimpse of the vehicles carrying US President Donald Trump and DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un, some for up to two hours.

FOX Sports Asia have chosen the five best players from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship which recently concluded in Cambodia. Included in the list was Vietnam’s Tran Danh Trung.

 South Korea's singer and actress Ham Eun-jung (T-ara) has joined a TV series aimed for promoting the culture and tourism of the central city of Hue.

 Ninh Binh will welcome a group of international reporters who are in Vietnam for the Kim-Trump summit.

 A list of Vietnam’s 500 fastest-growing companies in 2019 (FAST500) was announced on February 28 by Vietnam Report, a corporate assessment agency.

 The official Vietnam visit by Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK Kim Jong-un will represent a historic landmark in relations between the two nations.

Saigontourist is one of two tour operators, along with Hanoitourist, assigned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to offer free day tours of Hanoi, Halong and Ninh Binh to reporters covering the second DPRK-USA Summit in Hanoi.

 The high-level People’s Court in Hanoi has announced that it will open the appeal trial on an online gambling case involving huge amount of money mounting to trillions of dong and two former generals in the public security sector on March 5. 

 CNN recently says more than pho, there are 5 dishes every visitor to Hanoi needs to try. They include fish cooked with turmeric and dill, fish and crab noodle soups.

 Vietnam is positioned at the heart of Asia – Pacific and is easily accessible by cruise liners. Late last year, Vietnam put into operation a seaport in a bid to attract more holidaymakers.