Requiring data to stay on retail track

The retail industry for fast-moving consumer goods has transformed significantly over the past few years.

Measures necessary after SOE audits

Experts are once again warning that if the monopoly of the economy via poorly-performing and loss-making enterprises owned by the state continues, the country’s competitiveness and investment climate will continue being affected as a result. 

Vietnam's central region faces serious drought

The prolonged heat wave and severe drought in Quang Tri and other central provinces has badly affected local people.

 

Vietnamese artist creates mural on France’s Seine River

Five Vietnamese artists have completed a France Vietnam Spring mural on the dyke wall by the Seine river bank in Choisy le Roi City.

Son La: Family suffers tragic fate after eating mushrooms

A man died while his wife and daughter-in-law are in critical condition after eating white mushrooms in the northern province of Son La.

 

Hanoi: Man fined for masturbation on Hanoi bus

A man was fined after being caught masturbating on a bus in Hanoi.

 

Vietnamese start-ups go global

Nguyen Huu Tuat launched a Vietnamese ride-hailing firm a year ago, with dreams of scaling up the business overseas.

Drink drivers could have their licences revoked permanently

People who are found to be drunk while driving would have their driving licence revoked permanently under a new proposal by the Ministry of Public Security, said Lieutenant General Lương Tam Quang, Chief of Office and the ministry's spokesman.

Vietnamese Guinness recordmakers perform in Long An

A group of Vietnamese Guinness record-makers will perform in an entertainment show in Long An Province tonight to celebrate National Family Day on June 28.

New show honours cai luong to be held in HCM City

A new show called Cải Lương: Trăm Năm Nguồn Cội (Reformed Opera: A Hundred-Year History) will take place in HCM City next month.

Experts warn about inflated marks for students

The number of 'excellent' students increases steadily year after year, but many of them get low marks at exams.

Big challenges hinder Vietnam’s largest infrastructure project

The Hanoi-HCM City high speed rail project will benefit the country’s economy, but there are several challenges to implementation of the mega project, including financing, attracting private sector interest and a weak business case.

 

Vietnam's steel industry to face challenges in second half of 2019

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Vietnam suffers extreme heat

Extreme hot spell is set to continue in the northern and central regions of the country, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast.

Government Inspectorate report critical of HCM City handling of Thu Thiem

The Government Inspectorate has delivered its report on the controversial implementation of the master plan and land and construction management at the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in HCM City’s District 2.

Mural inaugurated to celebrate Vietnamese, French friendship

A mural featuring Vietnamese and French flowers has been inaugurated in the Parisian suburb of Choisy-le-Roi to enhance the friendship between two countries.

FLC Vietnam Masters to tee off in Quang Ninh

The FLC Viet Nam Masters golf tournament is scheduled to tee off at FLC Ha Long Golf Club in the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 29.

The battle in the e-hailing market among the 'big four'

After the departure of Uber, the e-hailing market is now the playing field of four big players, each of which has its own advantage and approach.

 

Vietnamese banks to seek capital in global markets

Vietnamese banks are seeking to raise capital in international bond markets as they face growing pressure to hike capital to satisfy the central bank's regulations on minimum capital requirements and Basel II standards by early next year.

 

Alliex Holdings to pour $721m into Vietnam’s POS infrastructure

South Korea’s Alliex Holdings plans to invest US$721 million in point-of-sale (POS) infrastructure in Viet Nam in the next five years.

 

Retailers take Asanzo’s products off shelves

Retailers have taken Asanzo-branded items off their shelves after Asanzo Viet Nam Electronics JSC was accused of selling products imported from China as 'Made in Vietnam' goods.

 

Vietnamese PM slashes import/export tariffs under CPTPP

Tariffs on imported products including fruit and frozen foods from six member countries of the CPTPP will be reduced to zero backdated to January 14 this year to 2022.

 

E-Commerce needs a new push to reach rural areas

E-commerce is developing rapidly in Viet Nam but it needs a new push to reach rural areas and help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reach customers, experts have said.

 

Foreign investors interested in North-South Expressway project

Many investors from the Republic of Korea, Japan and China are looking to join the North-South Expressway project, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang.

Seminar in Moscow seeks peaceful solutions to East Sea disputes

Scholars, lawyers and experts from Russia, the US, the Philippines, Japan, Pakistan and Vietnam gathered at an international seminar in Moscow on June 27 to seek peaceful resolutions to the East Sea issue.