Over 36.1 trillion VND (more than 1.55 billion USD) will be invested in 19 tourism projects  in the central provinces.

 Vietnam Basketball Association (VBA) defending champions Cantho Catfish have appointed Jordan Collins as coach for the new season.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved a plan to preserve and develop traditional costumes of ethnic minority peoples throughout Viet Nam.

 An international air route linking Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An and Bangkok was opened on February 23 at the Vinh Airport, together with the commissioning of its international lounge.

 Vietnam will create conditions for the development of a sharing economy, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at a recent conference about the compilation of a sharing economy model.

 Property developer FLC Group has sent documents to the Ministry of Transport and Government Office for their approval of its plan on studying the investment and building of passenger terminal T3 in Tan Son Nhat International Airport. 

 The central city of Da Nang is planning to allocate 300ha for the development of a horse racing track and farm with total investment of 200 million USD.

The heat of the upcoming summit between the United States’ President Donald Trump and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un in Hanoi at the end of February has been building up around the world. 

 The world’s biggest documented species of bee, which had not been seen since 1981, has recently been rediscovered in an Indonesian rainforest by a group of scientists from the Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC).

 The 8th annual Southern Traditional Cakes Festival will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 12-16.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investment funds with assets of hundreds of million of dollars are eyeing Vietnam for disbursement plans in 2019.

 Former Vietnamese Ambassador to the DPRK Duong Chinh Thuc stressed that interest matching and efforts took the US and DPRK leaders to Singapore (June 2018) and then to Hanoi next week.

International reporters covering the second summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK’s Kim Jong Un will have a chance to enjoy free tours around Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and Ninh Binh

Ha Giang has been named among 11 up-and-coming destinations for 2019, according to a list released by Hostelworld, a leading brand for millennials and other budget - conscious travelers seeking adventure and a social travel experience.

 Women in Vietnam and other countries are encouraged to join the photo contest, Anh Dep Ao Dai (Beautiful Images of Vietnamese Traditional Dress), which aims to capture images of women in Ao Dai.

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways will sign a deal with Boeing to purchase 10 planes on the sidelines of this week’s US-DPRK second summit in Hanoi.

 As Vietnam’s affluent class continues to grows and demand is on the rise, there continues to be an increasing market for luxury residential products, according to a property analyst.

 Several local banks are reportedly determined to list on stock markets in 2019 after delaying last year.

The selection of Vietnam as the host of the second DPRK-USA summit has significant meanings, held Abdel-Moneim Said, chairman of the board, CEO and director of the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies.

 TCIE Vietnam Company, a member of Malaysia’s Tan Chong Motor Group, will build a new car factory in Hoa Khanh industrial zone in the central city from 2019 with total investment of 50 million USD.