HCM City office market coming out of slump: property consultancies

After a two-year slump due to COVID-19, the HCM City office for lease market is showing positive signs with demand increasing in all segments.

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SEA Games 31: Vietnam win golds in running, rowing, wushu

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MAY 14

UNDP pledges additional 1,450 flood-proof houses for Vietnam

Vietnamese PM attends ASEAN – US Special Summit

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said he hopes major powers, who are all partners to the ASEAN, to work towards stable relations and responsible, healthy competition, for the sake of regional and global peace and security.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MAY 14

Seminar connects Vietnamese, US agricultural businesses

HSBC predicts Vietnam’s inflation to be capped under 4 percent

The HSBC has forecast that Vietnam's inflation will increase 3.7 percent, still below the inflation ceiling of 4 percent set by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Hotels in foreign-tourist area unoccupied despite sharp fall in rent

Hotels on Bui Vien street in HCM City have become dorms, while Japanese-style restaurants have shut down after incurring big losses.

Vietnam drops COVID-19 test requirement for foreign arrivals from May 15

Vietnam will drop the COVID-19 test requirement for visitors entering the country starting from 00:00am May 15 as the pandemic has been brought under control.

Vietnamese PM hosts US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor

Visiting Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a reception for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington DC on May 13 (local time).

SEA Games 31: Vietnam pockets 13 golds on first official competition day

Vietnam had won 23 golds as of 9pm on May 13, the first official competition day of SEA Games 31, topping the medal tally.

Imports flood fruit market, domestic fruit now dirt-cheap

Fruit exports have sharply decreased in number, while imports have soared. Farmers are now finding it difficult to sell products.

Japanese-style gardens: new, expensive hobby for the wealthy

Developing Japanese-style gardens is now in vogue among the wealthy. Each garden costs hundreds of million or billion dong.

Startup forecast to continue sucking in US$2 billion in 2022

Through the first months of 2022, thanks to the efforts and creativity of start-ups as well as timely support from the Government, the innovative start-up ecosystem in the country has made impressive recovery steps after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fresh opportunities abound for US transport investors

As Vietnam strongly promotes private investment in transport infrastructure with a number of potential initiatives in the pipeline, more openings may become available for American investors.

PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with US President Joe Biden

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with US President Joe Biden on May 12 (US time) as part of his trip to the US for the ASEAN-US Special Summit held in Washington D.C.

US pharma giants commit to Vietnam

As Vietnam is striving to attract more private and foreign investment in the healthcare sector, US pharma giants are continuing to reinforce moves to expand in Vietnam to tap into the growing healthcare demand in the country.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MAY 13

Vietnam keen on promoting agricultural partnership with US

Vietnam, U.S. sign multiple cooperation deals

Governmental agencies and businesses of Vietnam and the US have signed cooperation agreements, with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is in the US to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit, witnessing.

Five dead, one missing due to heavy downpours in northern Vietnam

Heavy rains in many parts of northern Vietnam over the past few days have left five people dead, one missing and many injured.

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SEA Games 31 expected to boost Vietnam’s tourism

Vietjet and HDBank partner to make air travel more convenient

HDBank and Vietjet have collaborated to launch Vietnam’s foremost budget airline co-branded Platinum card.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MAY 13

New Chairman of Committee for Foreign NGOs Affairs named

Banks do not completely cut credit for real estate

Recently, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has sent a strong message, asking commercial banks to strictly control credit into the real estate sector in the context that the market shows signs of hot growth.

Americans to pump in greener, high-tech capital

Investment from the United States is expected to flow more strongly into Vietnam in the fields of digital economy, green energy, and healthcare.

SEA Games 31 begins with vivid, colourful opening ceremony

SEA Games 31 burst into life with fireworks and a captivating cultural show in the capital city of Hanoi, the Games officially run from 12-23 May with over 5,000 athletes from 11 nations competing.