FPT Digital Retail JSC (FPT Retail), the second largest digital retailer in Vietnam, officially listed 40 million shares on the HCM City Stock Exchange (HSX) with the reference price of VND125,000 ($5.49).

 As Bisuco is going to be sealed off to overcome environmental issues, the central province of Binh Dinh’s cane farmers are in distress as they fear that they will not be able to find buyers and will have to reduce prices.

 After more than 30 years of Doi Moi, the Vietnamese economy has begun to see its own local billionaires who while contributing to national development, are in need of a facilitating environment to continue prospering.

 Many Vietnamese still struggle with the pressure that comes from being single, though there are those who take a more positive attitude. 

 Located in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai province, Tan Van pottery village has been known for its black clay pottery for centuries. 

 Many households and farmers in Ha Nam Province are calling for help as their health and fish have been badly affected by the polluted Chau Giang River.

 Local startups to join others from region in 2018 program of Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator.

 The number of foreign visitors arriving in Vietnam in April was estimated at 1.3 million, raising the total figure for the first four months of 2018 to 5.5 million, up 29.5% over the same period last year.

 The Ministry of Transport will auction 371.5 million Vietnam Airlines shares on May 22 to increase the national flag carrier’s chartered capital.

 Authorities of the central province of Quang Ngai’s Tu Nghia District have set up a taskforce to investigate the mass fish deaths in a local river.

Most of Vietnam’s popular tourist destinations have been crowded during the long Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holiday. 

 Macau’s biggest junket operator Suncity Group Holdings Ltd. is undaunted in its ambition to start operating Vietnam’s largest casino in the central province of Quang Nam. The project is expected to be launched next year.    

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) in real estate increased in the first four months of this year, putting the sector behind just processing and manufacturing industry.

 The Department of Overseas Labour Management has directed the arrangement of jobs for over 160 Vietnamese workers who lost their jobs due to a blaze that broke out in a factory’s dormitory in Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) on April 28.

 The Vietnam F1, F2, F3 Futures – Vietravel Cup 2018 kicked off in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 30.

 More than 30 leading Vietnamese manufacturers of garments, textiles and fashion accessories as well as garment-related industries have displayed their products at Hong Kong’s largest one-stop sourcing fashion show.

 Nearly 1,300 domestic and foreign artists are brought together at the Hue Festival 2018, which is taking place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 27 to May 2.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue beat a drum to kick off the Cua Lo tourism festival on April 29, putting the first note for the tourism season in one of the most beautiful beaches in the central province of Nghe An and the north central region.

 A total of 76 traffic accidents occurred across the country from April 28 – 30, killing 52 people and injured 46 others, according to a report from the Ministry of Public Security. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of Chinese travelers to Vietnam in the first three months of 2018 increased by 40 percent in comparison with the same period last year. Da Nang and Khanh Hoa province saw the sharpest increase in the number of visitors.

Exchange programme tightens Vietnam-Myanmar cultural links, HCM City celebrates South liberation, reunification day, Phu Yen fishermen urged to maintain fishing activities, Dong Thap, Taiwanese locality look to set up links

 Young E-de ethnic people in Dak Lak province have taught themselves brocade weaving, gong playing, and folk singing, as part of efforts to preserve and promote their ethnic culture.

 For a thousands years Ninh Bình was Viet Nam’s best kept secret.

If you’re a nature lover and favour adventure trips, the U Minh National Park (UMNP) in the Mekong Delta should be at the top of your destination list, especially if you live in southern Vietnam.