Domestic and foreign medical device businesses in Vietnam are expected to enjoy favourable conditions thanks to a newly-issued decree.

Numerous impostors take advantage of people's trust and gullibility in the virtual world and on social networks like Facebook to spread wrong and fabricated information about famous people.  

Technology advances bring great opportunities to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Asia-Pacific region once obstacles are resolved.

International pharmaceutical firms have created a focus towards the innovative life sciences sector in Vietnam in order to make long-term profit amid mounting competition, but the path to unlocking growth potential remains long. 

The Vietnamese market remains an ideal destination for Japanese restaurant chains, as proved by the increasing number of Japanese companies looking for opportunities to expand to the country, particularly targeting the mid- and high-income segments. 

Increasing investment by foreign services providers is transforming Vietnam’s transport and logistics industries, with enforcement of free trade agreements expected to promote further cross-border trade. 

The country’s railway giant Vietnam Railways (VNR) targets an 8 per cent growth in transport volume and a 7 per cent rise in revenue in 2019, after better performance last year.

High-end apartment projects are favoured by foreigners looking for property in Vietnam.

Local telcos are set to being testing 5G services in the first quarter of 2019, whereas associated infrastructure and terminal equipment providers stand ready for 5G commercialisation starting from 2020.

With the aim of promoting Japanese gastronomy, the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) has organised the Japan Food Festival where visitors can taste original Japanese dishes at the Test Kitchen Vietnam 2019 during January 10-20 at AEON Mall Long Bien.