Vietnamese students annually spend USD3-4 billion to study abroad with the majority being self-financed, said Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha.

 The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) put into operation new high-quality carriages with two beds on the Thong Nhat (North-South) route on July 9. 

 Hoi An ancient town in Vietnam’s central region has been listed by CNN as one of the 16 most relaxing places in the world. 

 Vietnam is seeking UNESCO recognition for the almost vanished Dong Ho woodblock printing art in Bac Ninh province and, with its many unique features and techniques, another cultural heritage title is within reach.

Quang Binh has approved the operation of a trial ecological tour to explore Vom and Gieng Vooc caves from July 15, 2018 to January 15, 2019, according to an announcement by the local People’s Committee on July 11.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to speed up power projects as well as buying more electricity from Laos.

Vietnam’s automobile industry is at cross roads, lagging behind ASEAN competitors, according to a report launched by the IFC and the Ministry of Planning and Investment early this week.

 Alarmeow, a wake-up call application created by a group of young Vietnamese is now available at the iOS App Store.

 A new regulation that stipulates telecommunication firms may only provide discounts for prepaid subscribers of up to 20 per cent has major problems and fails to uphold market economic principles.

 Covered warrants is a new investment tool that on the face of it, appears to be an effective hedging and investment instrument.

 Around 20 companies have shifted their listings among the stock exchanges since the beginning of this year, more than half moving back to the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) due to prolonged losses.

IFC, in partnership with VPBank is extending a commodity financing facility of up to US$50 million to Tan Long Group Joint Stock Company.

VN needs breakthrough reforms in FDI approach to sustain the country’s rapid economic development, competitiveness and inclusive prosperity, according to a report launched by the IFC and the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Lam Dong People’s Committee has approved a pilot project to promote the Da Lat potato brand in an effort to combat Chinese potato, which claimed to be of Da Lat brand.

 The Department of Farm Produce Processing and Market Development (DFPPM), under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has forecast that pepper prices will struggle to recover in July and the rest of the year.

 The ongoing US-China trade war will greatly impact the structure of the world economy in the future, causing damage but also generating indirect opportunities for countries where the economy relies heavily on agricultural production like Viet Nam.

Last month, Toyota Việt Nam unveiled the recommended retail prices for its first shipment of cars imported from Indonesia at zero tax, and most of them are higher than before the policy of zero tariffs took effect.

 HCM City-based electronics retailer Nguyen Kim has been asked to pay US$6.42 millionin fines and tax arrears after it was found to have been improperly manipulating the amount of personal income tax its employees had to pay over the past 10 years.

 Four more provinces have adopted the National Single Window (NSW) for clearance of import-export goods at all their ports in compliance with a decision issued in 2016 by the Prime Minister to expand the mechanism to all ports in the country.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently approved a VNĐ535 billion (US$23 million) programme to wipe out utility enterprises seriously polluting the environment by 2020.

The average room tariff at upscale hotels increased by 2.8 per cent last year to US$91.8, according to the 2018 Vietnam Hotel Survey released on July 10 by Grant Thornton. 

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