The sixth football championship - Hung Kings Cup 2019 kicked off in Singapore on April 14 with the participation of 16 teams representing overseas Vietnamese students, entrepreneurs and intellectuals working and studying in the country.

Vietnam eyes 1,000 MW wind power capacity by 2020

Lotte Mart in HCM City pioneered the recent campaign of using non-plastic bags for food packaging. At its outlet in district 7, vegetables are wrapped in banana leaves instead of plastic bags.

China is now not only Vietnam’s largest trade partner but also its largest foreign investor as it poured US$723.1 million into the country in the first quarter of the year, according to the General Statistics Office.

FPT Software on April 11 announced its cooperation with Yamaha to test self-driving electric automobiles in Ecopark Urban Area in northern Vietnam.

Vietnam has become an appealing investment destination for international textile and garment enterprises, as Vietnam’s apparel sector is expected to continue to register strong growth in the coming years.

LaJazzO, the State Youth Jazz Orchestra of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, will hold a concert in the pedestrian area near Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on April 20 and 21, according to the German Cultural Center Goethe Institut.

 The local aviation sector has achieved impressive growth, but its infrastructure has not kept up with the nation’s overall development, said an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, at a workshop in Binh Dinh on April 11.

Forum looks to develop legal frameworks to boost cooperatives

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has asked the relevant agencies and banks to ensure strict control over real estate credit, especially in localities known to show signs of land fever, the local media reported.

Hanoi continued to see fierce competition among retail properties during the first quarter of 2019, partially due to an additional 16,000 square meters from an inner-city project, reported Savills Vietnam.

Experts say Quang Ngai provincial authorities will create difficulties for themselves in achieving heritage conservation if they do not relocate industrial zones out of the Ly Son – Sa Huynh Geopark.

The Viet Nam Information Technology Outsourcing Conference (VNITO) 2019 will be held for the third time in HCM City from October 23 to 25.

Fourteen teams will compete in the National Second Division Football Championship this year.

Local steel industry is projected to enjoy a growth rate of some 10 per cent during 2019 which would be primarily driven by two key projects in the central region, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has said.

Nguyen Manh Quan, director of the Ha Noi Department of Planning and Investment, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Ha Noi) newspaper about his department’s resolve to pioneer online business registration.

The VnExpress Marathon 2019 will be held for the first time in the coastal city of Quy Nhon in the south-central province of Binh Dinh on June 9.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Henri Coanda International Airport at 6:15am on April 14 (local time), beginning an official visit to Romania.

The most important solution to improve the quality of postgraduate training, according to experts, is creating a link between postgraduate training and scientific research. 

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung, speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) Online about how to differentiate genuine goods from fake products.

For the patients who are treated there, Van Mon Leprosy and Dermatology Hospital in northern Thai Binh Province is so more than just a hospital.

After Grab bought up Uber’s ride-sharing business, some new businesses have appeared in the ride-hailing app market and are operating vibrantly, promising cutthroat competition in the future.

Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) has no plan to sell shares to Chinese firms, Sabeco general director Neo Gim Siong Bennett said at the firm’s annual shareholder meeting on April 12.

The airline catering market has become more crowded with the appearance of newcomers.

The handling of bad debt among credit institutions would be audited this year in order to formulate recommendations for effectively implementing a National Assembly resolution, according to the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV).