Seventeen large investment projects in the agriculture sector with total investment capital of VND20 trillion became operational in 2019.

HCM City authorities plan to restrict the number of old vehicles that cause pollution.

A group of Korean singers yesterday shot a short film featuring HCM City and its culture as part of the 4th anniversary of HCM City Book Street, which is on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1.

In the wake of an ageing population and the narrowing domestic market, Japanese businesses are expanding to the new fields of digital technology, healthcare, the Internet of Things, and services across the ASEAN, including in Vietnam. 

A show featuring rock ballads will be performed by artists from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) for the first time at Hanoi Opera House on Thursday and Friday.

An outstanding performance at the 30th SEA Games and her brilliant form in the domestic championship pushed Chuong Thi Kieu to be favourite for the 2019 Golden Ball title which will be announced next week.

Bancassurance income is set to have much potential to grow both at sector-wide and individual bank level, according to a brokerage.

The Ministry of Transport wants snap inspections on bus routes to crackdown on overcrowding and price hikes.

 Big securities companies are trying to catch up with the technological revolution in the financial industry by employing robots and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide services for their clients.

The invention by the scientists from the Institute of Materials Science, belonging to the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, can help recover more than 90 percent of copper from zinc electrolyte wastes.

In an interview with VNA in New York, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General in charge of peace activities, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, applauded Vietnam’s contributions in efforts to preserve security and peace. 

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) have signed five contracts to buy electricity from two Lao firms in the 2021-2022 period following Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s approval.

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Vietnam’s stock market is expected to lure more foreign capital in 2020, according to brokerages.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued a resolution to boost cashless payments in the country.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade urged firms to strictly comply with rules of origin to avoid negative impacts on exports amid escalating trade defence measures.

US-Iran tensions and pre-Tet sentiment will be two key factors impacting the Vietnamese stock market in the coming week (January 6-10).

The Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) reported gloomy figures for the last months of 2019, a time when the industry typically expects a boom in sales revenue.

Prestigious travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler published its list of the seven new wonders of the world on December 28, with Son Doong Cave in the central province of Quang Binh being named.

With the new policy on choosing investors through bidding, the hot race of developing solar power projects is expected to cool down.

This is the sixth year in a row that the Vietnam insurance market has achieved a premium growth rate of over 20%.

Seeing the growth potential ahead, many tech giants, such as Lenovo, Ericsson, Qualcomm, and Huawei, are targeting the Vietnamese market.

The prices of multiple products and services are forecast to rise this year, putting pressure on inflation.

The combined export value of main agricultural products was estimated at 18.5 billion USD in 2019, down 5.3 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

One of the major issues stipulated in the amended Securities Law which takes effect on July 1, 2020 is the establishment of the Vietnam Stock Exchange.