The Investment and Trade Promotion Center of HCM City and the city’s Department of Information and Communications on September 18 jointly organized a discussion session between ICT businesses and the municipal authorities.

 It comes as good news for many parents in HCMC when the municipal government says all children at public schools will be exempted from tuition fees up to the ninth grade, effective from this school year. 

 More than 3.6 billion VND (nearly 155,180 USD) has been spent to restore five “nha ruong” (old garden houses built with wooden beams and pillars) in Phuoc Tich ancient village, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

 The government has planned to increase foreign shareholding in Vietnamese airlines in a move to seek more investment to meet the country’s rapidly growing air transport demand.

 The transport ministry has completed the feasible study of the project`s eastern section with length of 654 kilometers and investment capital of VND118.71 trillion (US$5.07 billion).

 IFC`s 8% stake in VietinBank is now valued at nearly US$350 million.

 Vietnam`s consumption of construction steel was expected to continue growing, and the market was attractive to investors.

 Textiles and garments and footwear led in outsourcing jobs, according to first investigation of outsourcing conducted by GSO.

 Many Vietnamese young people’s great passion for business and novel, feasible ideas, which are attracting interest from foreign investors, are contributing to turning Vietnam into an incubator for high-potential startups. 

 Applying technology to tourism enables visitors to book flights, hotels and attractions’ tickets while searching for places to enjoy local food without support from travel agencies. 

Country's economic performance to be above regional trend, according to ICAEW's latest "Economic Insight: South-East Asia" report. 

Merging with Tran Anh may have been a big mistake by technology retail giant Mobile World, as the Hanoi Stock Exchange has just announced approving its decision to delist from the stock exchange.

 A cab driver in the central province of Ha Tinh had helped a mum-to-be to give birth in the cab on the way to hospital.

 A 30-year-old man in the Mekong delta province of Ca Mau had been taken to the Can Tho General Hospital as he reportedly injected silicone into his penis after being told that it could enlarge his penis.

 According to the Central Bank of Vietnam, in first six months of the year, commercial banks have collected VND58,800 billion ($2.5 billion).

VietNamNet Bridge - With profits down and inventory up, sugar companies are in their most difficult period of the last 15 years.

 Floodwaters in the Mekong Delta region are forecast to surge in the coming days, threatening major dykes, according to the southern weather center. 

 Revenue from exports of smartphones and their components skyrocketed in the first eight months of this year, amounting to US$31 billion, shows data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 Vietnam has actively implemented the Montreal Protocol and measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to preserve the ozone layer, earning international recognition.

 Vietnam and Japan have become important partners of each other since they established diplomatic ties 45 years ago (September 21, 1973).

The Prime Minister has approved the construction of a road connecting the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway and Sapa Town in Lao Cai, with estimated total investment capital of VND2.5 trillion.

 Local consumer finance firms have been slowing down development through tightening internal management processes and customer selection, aiming for a more sustainable growth path.

 Several sectors, including telecommunications, retail and financial-banking, have been greatly affected by digital transformation, according to a technology conference held in HCMC on September 20.

 Vietnam has been seeing a new wave of technology firms and co-working operators, creating new opportunities for the real estate industry.

 Balancing variable power supply and demand has always been a challenge, but as the renewable share of total generation in many countries is growing, this challenge is becoming more critical.