The fourth defence policy dialogue between Vietnam and the Philippines took place in Manila on August 6-8 with the aim of enhancing bilateral defence partnership.

A total of 5,000 early bird tickets for the upcoming tie between Vietnam and Thailand in the second qualifying round of the Asian zone of the World Cup 2020 have already sold.

There are 4,000 Vietnamese businesses operating in the logistics field but most of them are small-scale with weak human resource quality, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported.

Hanoians think the authorities’ plan to charge entrance fees on vehicles entering the inner city is a bad idea.

Nguyen Van Son was dubbed the first ‘tree man’ in Vietnam due to his incurable disease of warts covering both his hands and feet.

Young designers will present their collections inspired by life, modern society, memory and imagination at a fashion exhibition and showcase to be held on August 8-10 at Melia Hotel Hanoi.

Vietnam’s deeper integration into the global economy requires the country to enhance its capacity to comply with international labour commitments, including the elimination of forced labour and child labour, experts have said.

Seven-month trade surplus tops $1.8 billion

HCM City is facing rapid land subsidence, which not only destabilizes the city infrastructure but also increases the risk of flooding, especially in the face of abrupt rainstorms, excessive rainfall and high tide levels.

A workshop on technological solutions for the North-South high-speed railway took place in Hanoi.

Some 300 construction officials and inspectors in HCMC have been officially warned, demoted or fired for their violations in recent years, according to an announcement by the internal affairs unit of the HCMC Party Committee.

The HCM City Department of Transport has told contractors to complete procedures and speed up work on four underground parking projects.

Foreign investment flows into Vietnam’s property sector through merger and acquisition transactions have been reported to be on a strong momentum, with outstanding deals made in 2018 and the first half of 2019.

Of the 1,200 Vietnamese people who had committed crimes -many of them serious - and fled the country as of May, Interpol has issued a red notice for 235.

Employers are complaining about the lack of skills of Vietnamese students and university graduates. Many of them don’t even know how to write an application for a job.

Viet Nam wants to have at least five billion-dollar tech firms (unicorns) by 2025 and 10 by 2030 as planned in its draft on national strategy on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Vietnam has been creating enormous opportunities for investors in M&A in sectors like retail, consumer goods, services, and manufacturing.

A representative of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 7 made contact with China and handed a diplomatic note opposing its military drills in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago area.

GDP growth based on high productivity is the way forward for Vietnam to maintain rapid and sustainable economic growth, said head of Vietnam’s General Statistics Office.

A tropical depression has formed in the East Sea with strongest winds near its centre reaching up to 40 to 50km per hour, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

As new policies and trade deals change the focus of M&A inflows to Vietnam, the government needs to remove legal barriers and push SOE divestment.

Binh Dinh Province will build a giant sculptural relief about the mythical history of the Vietnamese people on a local mountain in Quy Nhon City.

Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line, whose construction is more than half completed, is still waiting for its upward investment cost revision to be approved, leading to hiccups in funding.

The Japanese Embassy has announced a list of 37 overseas education consulting firms in Vietnam that have been stripped of their role as a representative that can apply for Japanese visas on behalf of their student customers.

Three State officials in Hanoi have been arrested in connection with violations committed by Le Thanh Than, chairman of Muong Thanh Group, who is being investigated for defrauding buyers of his housing projects.