Vietnam ready to facilitate long-term business and production of foreign firms

The nation continues to pay close attention to and attaches great importance to improving the investment environment and creating favourable conditions in which foreign enterprises can conduct long-term production business in the country.

Family of four found dead in Hanoi in apparent murder-suicide

Four members of the same family were found dead in an apartment complex in Hanoi's Hoang Mai District.

HCM City presents first floating fruit festival with trimmings

The first floating fruit festival organised by HCM City next week will present specialty fruits from the southern region in a cultural milieu including folk music and dance.

Incumbent, former officials of Da Nang, Quang Binh disciplined

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on May 26 chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to consider disciplinary measures on an official of Da Nang city and a former official of Quang Binh province.

Vietnam facilitates lychee purchase by Chinese traders in Bac Giang: Spokeswoman

Competent agencies and localities of Vietnam always create favourable conditions for Chinese businesses and traders to buy the fruit in Bac Giang, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said.

Hanoi to build ten more bridges over Red River

Hanoi will build ten more bridges across the Red River by 2030 and a vision until 2050.

Over VND109 trillion for post-pandemic economic recovery

Following several proposals over financial and monetary policies for the post-Covid socio-economic recovery and development, the Government plans to spend some VND109.2 trillion on this purpose.

In difficulty, transport firms sell vehicles, go bankrupt

Many transportation firms have decided to sell vehicles and shift to other businesses as they are incurring big losses because of petroleum price increases.

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Two die in elevator accident at Hanoi building

Will Vietnamese "unicorn" Coin98 be listed on Coinbase?

If this turns out to be true, US investors will have easier access to Coin98. This would open a new development period for Vietnamese Blockchain startups.

VN jumps eight notches in WEF’s Travel & Tourism Development Index

Vietnam’s travel and tourism sector has jumped eight steps despite two years of slowdown caused by the pandemic, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest study.

VN real estate bonds shackled by rules

Although experts believe that rating agencies are an indispensable element of a healthy and transparent market, and a significant fundraising channel, real estate developers may suffer hurdles due to stringent bond issuance rules.

Vietnam Int’l Fashion Tour helps promote national culture, tourism

The debut version of the Vietnam International Fashion Tour (VIFT) will get underway in 2022 and 2023 across five cities and provinces, with the aim of popularizing the country’s culture and tourism to the world, said organisers.

Foreigners’ joint ownership of seaports, airports in Khanh Hoa mustn’t be allowed

When discussing the draft resolution on special policies on a trial basis in Khanh Hoa province on May 24, many National Assembly deputies showed concern about the foreign ownership of seaports and airports.

Vietnam-Asia DX Summit 2022 opens in Hanoi

The Viet Nam-Asia Digital Transformation (DX) Summit 2022 opened in Ha Noi yesterday, where experts are examining ways to further utilise the...

Reaching growth target a challenge for this year: NA chair

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue yesterday day expressed his concern that this year’s growth target will be hard to reach.

Hai Phong tops Public Administration Reform Index for first time

Hai Phong and the Ministry of Justice topped the Public Administration Reform Index (PAR Index) of 2021, based on feedback collected from more than 79,000 people about administration reforms in 63 localities and 17 ministries in Vietnam.

Thai retail corporation to sell some 1,000 tonnes of lychees

Thailand's retail corporation Central Retail in Vietnam plans to put on shelves about 1,000 tonnes of lychee this year, with first batches of the fruit from Bac Giang province transported to its supermarkets after a ceremony on May 25.

Facebook ads in Vietnam to be charged 5 percent VAT from June 1

Facebook ads in Vietnam will be subject to a 5 percent value added tax (VAT) beginning from June 1.

Base.vn owner successfully calls for $3.5 million of capital

The investment in True Platform is one of the largest ever seed-round investment deals in a technology startup in Southeast Asia.

Hanoi to spend VND60 billion for civil servants to study for master’s, doctoral degrees

Under a project on improving the quality of its personnel, Hanoi plans to spend VND61 billion to send civil servants and public employees to training courses for master’s and doctoral degrees in Vietnam and overseas.

Japan helps Vietnam with earth observation satellite project

JICA has signed a loan agreement with the Vietnamese Government to provide a Japanese ODA loan worth over 18,870 million yen for the Disaster and Climate Change Countermeasure project using the earth observation satellite.

Health Ministry official arrested for involvement in test kit case

Nguyen Huynh, deputy head of the Drug Price Management Division at the Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health, has been detained for his alleged involvement in the Viet A test kit price gouging case.

Vietnam remains largest coffee supplier to Japan

Vietnam made up the largest coffee supplier to Japan during the first quarter of the year, accounting for 30% of the overall market share, according to figures released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.