Education start-up Gotit, which has operations in Vietnam, recently mobilised US$12.5 million from some US funds.

Artist Ly Truc Son and his student Trieu Quoc Chien are displaying sơn mài (lacquer) paintings at Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts.

With the launch of the social network Lotus, VCCorp. is ­trying to reshape the domestic advertising market currently dominated by Facebook and Google, and to give more benefits to content creators.

Technology is set to change the face of the insurance industry, analysts said.

‘To he’ (toy figurines) making artisans in Xuan La village, Phuong Duc commune, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi, are rushed to entertainment places in Hanoi during holidays and weekends, to create a ‘wonderland’ for children.

While there is still a huge number of abandoned shipments at HCM City's Cat Lai Port, the authorities continue finding out that another firm has abandoned their waste shipment.

Phu My Hung Development Corporation has mobilised VND800 billion ($34.78 million) for real estate projects from a "secret" foreign investor through bond sales.

The boom in digital technologies in recent years has sped up the evolution of retail and changed buying habits – providing a new driver of growth for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).

The rapid development of greenhouses for vegetable and flower cultivation in the last two decades has had a negative effect on the environment in the central resort city of Da Lat.

The slow disbursement of capital has stalled many projects, affecting socio-economic development.

The best companies in the US, Europe and Japan are not picking Vietnam but Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, where developed supporting industries and highly-qualified human resources are already in place.

Passengers on a coach in the southern province of Binh Duong were stuck on board for almost eight hours on Sunday after an accident.

HCM City solicits proposals that will enable further decentralisation of power, deputy chairman of its People’s Committee, Tran Vinh Tuyen, has said.

A thick layer of fog has blanketed Ho Chi Minh City in recent days, creating low-visibility conditions and leaving residents concerned about worsening air quality.

Tuong Ngoc Minh, Vietnam’s representative in Man of The Year 2019, was awarded the first runner-up title during the male pageant’s grand final which took place in Yangon, Myanmar, on September 22.

By buying rivals and expanding networks, Vietnamese retailers are dominating the domestic retail market.

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES

Indonesia on September 22 launched an electronic driver’s license that can also function as a digital payment card and record traffic violations by its owner.

As the world goes digital at a mind-boggling pace, more and more everyday habits are being performed hand-held, all at the touch of a button through smart phones.

Hanoi and HCM City have been named among top 20 Asia Pacific destinations for international travelers, according to Mastercard’s Asia Pacific Destinations Index, a regional subset of the Global Destination Cities Index.

The Mekong Delta has restructured agriculture towards climate-change adaptation and market demand by establishing specialised farming areas for its key agricultural products.

The application of advanced technology in preservation and processing is the most important factor in Vietnam’s rice value chain, said Nguyen Hong Son, Director of the Viet Nam Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The authorities of the central province of Binh Thuan on Sunday granted in-principle licences to 11 investment projects with total capital of VND23 trillion (US$990 million).

Vietnam failed to qualify for the AFC U16 Championship 2020, finishing second in Group H after a late defeat to Australia in their final fixture in Hanoi on September 22.

As many as 145 people tested positive for drugs in the early hours of Sunday at a bar in Tan Tien Ward, Bien Hoa City, the southern province of Dong Nai.