When the last rays of late afternoon fell on Hoi An, lanterns began glitter all over the old town and a free Japanese class opened in an ancient house on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street.

Ha Noi’s People’s Committee has proposed a roadmap to revoke outdated motorbikes that discharge harmful substances into the environment.

Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned on Tuesday under pressure from investors after a string of setbacks.

 Students across Vietnam began on June 22 morning the three-day National High School Exam, whose results will be used for high school graduation and university entrance.

 Stronger export growth and a continued rise in investment suggest Viet Nam’s GDP growth will go back above 6.5 per cent in 2017, after a slowdown to 6.2 per cent in 2016.

 The National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering on Wednesday released the results of its new study “Cybersecurity Risks from Non-Genuine Software.”

 The Government’s Resolution 19 on improving the business climate and national competitiveness passed four years ago has helped improve the business environment significantly, but there remain shortcomings in its enforcement.

 Google and Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek have forecast the Vietnamese online tourism services market to be worth US$9 billion by 2020, and said local companies should work quickly or risk losing the market to international companies.

 South Korean Hanwha Techwin has earmarked some 10ha of land near Ha Noi to build a plant to manufacture aircraft engine parts, Business Korea reported.

Ha Noi will build a flyover over the An Duong-Thanh Nien intersection to meet traffic demand and reduce congestion in the city.

VCAR, a new generation Limousine of Vietnam, has been launched at a recent ceremony with the participation of nearly 300 businessmen and investors from many Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. 

People, particularly those working in informal sectors and housewives, are afraid of a possible surge in the prices of goods as soon as the basic salary for civil servants and public employees increases

VietNamNet Bridge - FED has decided to raise the prime interest rate by another 0.25-1.25 percent per annum, raising the concern that the foreign direct investment (FDI) flow to Vietnam will slow down.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Electricity of Viet Nam to clarify some issues, especially the results of its restructure. 

 Policies continue to discourage the production and trade of local agricultural products, research findings by the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development show. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has decided to dismiss a senior official from the Viet Nam Environment Administration over his role in the Formosa environmental disaster last year.

 High-end hotels in Hanoi have been fully booked by Q1, 2018, showing a robust sign, especially when the city is carrying out a myriad of investment solutions to make a breakthrough in tourism.

The Southern Power Corporation of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN SPC) put into use 19 new 110kV power lines with combined investment of $115.8 million in the first half of the year.

 The third session of the 14th National Assembly closed in Hanoi on June 21 after one month of working, marking significant innovations in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the legislature’s activities. 

 The Creative Lab jointly developed by UP Co-working Space and Hanoi Creative City will debut on June 25 in the Hanoi Creative City Complex at No.1 Luong Yen Street, Hanoi, heard a press conference on June 21.

President Tran Dai Quang has called on former US Secretary of State John Kerry to continue backing Vietnam-US relations, particularly in economic cooperation, trade, investment, education, science.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 20 welcomed visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen who hailed the brotherly support that Vietnamese Party, Government, army and people gave Cambodia in saving Cambodia from Pol Pot’s barbaric regime.

Vietnam’s U17 football team beat their Cambodian peers 4-0 in a friendly match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 21.

 Stronger export growth and a continued rise in investment suggest Vietnam’s GDP growth will go back to above 6.5 percent in 2017, after a slowdown to 6.2 percent in 2016.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam defeated Edward Bourchier of Australia 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the Thailand F3 Futures tennis tournament on June 21.