Vinalines will launch its initial public offering (IPO) this December, and become a shareholder-owned concern in January next year.

Vietnamese officials from three ministries will inspect a giant aluminum stockpile at a foreign company’s factory in Ba Ria Vung Tau to determine if it has been moved to Vietnam as part of a tariff evasion scheme, the government has said.

 The city’s health department has urged district-level authorities and relevant agencies to take preventive measures against the outbreak of dengue fever.

 Starbucks Viet Nam on Friday opened its first Starbucks ReserveTM Coffee Bar in Ha Noi, the first of its Reserve experience bars in Viet Nam.

 The number of days with harmful air quality in Hanoi increased in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period of last year, according to a study conducted by the Hanoi-based Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID).

 The Vietnam Drug Administration has asked the HCM City Department of Health to report on a case in which 20,000 tablets for leukaemia treatment expired because of cumbersome procedures.

 Microsoft on Thursday informed employees in Viet Nam it is enhancing its family leave benefits to ensure they have time to care for the people who matter most in their lives.

 A strategy is being developed to promote domestic trade by 2025 with a vision to 2035.

 The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of Vietnam dipped to 54.1 in April, a slight decline from March’s 22-month high of 54.6, reported Nikkei on May 3.

 There are currently about one million Vietnamese domain names issued and Viet Nam is among the top countries in terms of internationalised domain name distribution in the world, according to Government portal chinhphu.vn.

 Le Hoai Quoc, president of Sai Gon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP), has granted an investment certificate to BSB Investment & Development Co Ltd for the construction of the first silica and nano silica plant in Viet Nam.

 The government has approved a project to build and develop the Moc Chau national tourism area. This will help enhance local tourism and the economy, as well as improve the lives of local residents.

 Nineteen Zika virus cases have been reported in HCM City since the beginning of the year, according to the city Preventive Health Centre.

 The HCM City University Medical Centre has treated 20 people with May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) by using endovascular procedure.

Korean conglomerate Lotte Group got the go-ahead from the HCM City People’s Committee on Wednesday to develop the Thu Thiem Eco Smart City in District 2.

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 It has been unveiled that French pianist Célimène Daudet will hold a solo music recital May 11 at the Hanoi Opera House located at 1 Trang Tien Street in the Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi.

 The Belarusian Embassy has announced that a vast array of events will be held May 23-29 in Hanoi to celebrate Belarusian Culture financed by sponsors, patrons and cultural institutions of the Eastern European country.

 A calligraphy exhibition is drawing much attention from calligraphy lovers in Hanoi.

Indian and Vietnamese experts have started the excavation and restoration of two tower clusters of My Son Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam. 

 Twenty countries registered to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)’s symposium for the Asia-Pacific region on response to climate change, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 11-13.

 About 200 brands have been franchised in Vietnam over the last decade, but the franchise of Vietnamese brands is just in the initial stage at present, insiders said at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on May 4.

 Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung clarified issues relating to farm produce consumption, especially pork which recently saw its prices slumping during the government’s regular press conference in Hanoi on May 4. 

 Since mid-2016, some travel firms in HCMC have launched a bee honey collecting program in the U Minh Ha Forest as part of a tour to the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, which is the southernmost area of Vietnam. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed that each ministry and locality must devise a detailed plan to fulfill set targets, in which responsibilities of individuals and units must be specified.