The dog racing sports and entertainment service center project in Nghi Xuan district in Ha Tinh still cannot be put into operation as it has not been licensed yet, though construction finished in 2017.

The World Bank has appointed Ms. Mariam Sherman as the new Country Director for Vietnam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR, effective May 1, 2024.

The price of gold bars rose sharply in Vietnam on May 10 morning, hitting a new all-time high of VND91.80 million per tael without signs of stopping in the near future.

Ngo Hoang Ho, Business and Administration Division Manager at Vietnam NOK Co in DongNai province, recently talked to VietNamNet about green production.

Vietnam has set a target of having 50 per cent of its office and residential buildings equipped with solar panels by 2030, that is in the National Power Plan VIII.

Businesses are calling for a law with clear and detailed regulations on eco-industrial parks so as to encourage enterprises to invest in these types of parks.

Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 has yielded positive outcomes in supporting Vietnam's socio-economic recovery and development.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) plans to ask embassy officials in Vietnam to help clear difficulties in importing equipment for power projects.

As the domestic petrol prices are also going parallel with the world market, the removal of the petrol price stabilisation fund should be considered.

Vietnam witnessed the addition of 110,761 new securities accounts in April, bringing the total number of domestic securities accounts to over 7.7 million, according to data provided by the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD).

Under the Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (VnSAT), Mekong Delta farmers are developing high-quality low-emission rice and sell carbon credits.

Japan's renewable energy firm Erex is going to invest in a 50MW biomass power plant project in Van Yen district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced the result of its gold auction on May 8, with three winning bidders securing 34 lots.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will manage the exchange rate flexibly, adjusting in line with general trends while still ensuring macro-economic stability and foreign currency balance, said its Permanent Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, Việt Nam’s GDP growth rate reached a low point in the first quarter of 2023 at 3.4 per cent but has shown robust growth in recent quarters.

The vast majority of those are being imported through e-commerce platforms, including some of the largest in the country such as Shopee, Lazada and TikTok, with combined value reaching billions of dollars monthly.

BYD, a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, plans to enter the Vietnamese market in June. Whether it will be welcomed in the country remains an unknown.

The real estate market in provinces and cities in the Southern region of Vietnam in the first months of 2024 grew, with land, low-cost housing and apartments seeing higher demand.

The General Department of Taxation proposed the State Bank of Vietnam study regulations on making non-cash payments compulsory for gold transactions together with a control mechanism to improve transparency.