Vietnam and Cambodia expect the State visit by Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong will help build a new vision for bilateral cooperation towards 2030 and beyond, said Ambassador Vu Quang Minh.

 The upcoming DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam is a golden chance to promote Vietnamese tourism and enhance the image of a safe, friendly and hospitable destination.

 Vietnam leaves imprints on major multilateral events

 US President Donald Trump will arrive in Hanoi on Tuesday to a second face-to-face gathering with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and meetings with Vietnamese leaders.

Global manufacturers are speeding up their pace of FDI diversion and relocation from China to Vietnam as a result of the US – China trade war, according to HSBC in its latest report. 

 Reporters covering the US – DPRK summit, which is slated for February 27 and 28, will be served free bus service between February 25 and March 2.

 The second meeting of US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi this week, will leave positive impacts on Vietnamese tourism and real estate market, according to Savills Vietnam. 

 South Korea’s new unicorn Woowa Brothers, operator of the country’s leading food delivery platforms Baedal Minjok, has acquired Vietnam’s food delivery company Vietnammm, Deal Street Asia reported. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Company to promote technology transfer to its local partners in Viet Nam and increase its localisation rate to a minimum of 40 per cent.

 Less than 1 per cent of total mobile subscribers have registered for mobile number portability (MNP) services after three months of deployment, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

 Viettel is among only 50 telecom companies in the world to successfully deploy the narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT), a technology developed for devices supporting IoT connectivity.

 The Nordic model is an ideal one for Viet Nam to learn from in the process of redefining its economic and development models, Dr Vu Thanh Tu Anh, dean of the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management.

 Transparency and quality of information disclosure are the main concerns for market members, public companies and auditors to lure a larger amount of capital in 2019, business executives have said.

 Gold prices have room to grow this year as economic and geographical uncertainties around the world may lure investors into gold as “safe haven”.

 Fourteen Vietnamese banks have recently been named in The Asian Banker’s AB500 ranking and survey of Asia Pacific’s strongest banks in 2018.

 With peer-to-peer lending becoming increasingly popular in Viet Nam, experts said a legal framework is needed to regulate the activity to prevent loan-sharking.

 The profitability of Vietnamese banks has improved significantly, driven by growth in core income and robust macroeconomic conditions.

 Enterprises in the garment and fishery sectors have set development plans to take full advantage of free trade agreements such as the CPTPP and EVFTA.

 The Vietnamese Government regulation on Grab car operation could be on the way.

 Tuna exports are expected to top US$1 billion this year, up $350 million from last year, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.