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Hanoi approves metro underground station near Hoan Kiem Lake
Based on objective and scientific evaluation, the Hanoi People`s Committee affirms that the proposed location of the C9 urban railway station is the optimal.
Hanoi plans street closure around Hoan Kiem Lake
The pilot scheme first targets to expand walking space of Hoan Kiem Lake and its vicinity, road closure will also contribute to improving Hanoi`s environment.
Vietnam’s IT industry catches foreign investors’ attention
From growing e-commerce, online gaming, travel booking, and offline-to-online platforms such as ride-hailing and food delivery, Vietnam’s digital economy continues to thrive, with its gross merchandise value being 4% of the country’s GDP.
Foreign investors flock to Vietnam’s exponential growth e-learning market
Experts attributed the big interest among foreign investors in Vietnamese edtech start-ups to the very positive outlook of the country’s online education market.
Vietnam urged to raise intellectual property awareness
Raising the IP awareness is becoming indispensable to Vietnamese firms, especially after the country signed new-generation free trade agreements, including EVFTA.
Hanoi sees first cold front of this year
In Hanoi, the weather is cool throughout the week, with the lowest temperature of 18-21 degrees Celsius, cold at night and in the early morning.
Tough regional competition causes risks for Vietnam in FDI attraction
The best companies in the US, Europe and Japan are not picking Vietnam but instead have moved to other regional countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, where developed supporting industries and highly-qualified human resources are already in place.
VN needs continued fiscal and structural reforms amid strong growth: AMRO
Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow at 6.6% in 2019 after strong growth of 7.1% in 2018 with inflation contained below the authorities’ target of 4%.
Law changes proposed to allow foreign firms to list on VN’s stock market
Vietnam is striving to improve its stock market’s status and implementing measures to attract portfolio investment, and allowing FDI firms to list would help the country achieve this goal.
Vietnam predicted to maintain status as ASEAN’s bright spot in trade in 2019
In the first eight months of 2019, Vietnam’s total trade value reached US$340 billion, up 8.9% year-on-year, leading to a trade surplus of US$5.2 billion during the period.