Former French President Jacques Chirac, known for a carefully crafted "everyman" image but whose later years were dogged by allegations of corruption, has died at the age of 86.

Nguyen Minh Cuong, Principal Country Economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), talks to bizline.vn on the effect of halting international bidding for eight projects on the North-South expressway.

The Industry 4.0 Summit 2019 will take place in Ha Noi on October 2 and 3, gathering 2,500 Government leaders and representatives from embassies, international organisations, localities and businesses.

IT giant FPT Corporation reported revenue and pre-tax profit of VND17 trillion (US$726 million) and nearly VND3 trillion in the first eight months of this year, up 21 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively.

Vietnam Singapore Technologies Engineering Aerospace (VSTEA), a joint venture between Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company (VAECO) and ST Engineering Aerospace, was introduced in Hanoi on Thursday.

Reporting 50.6 trillion VND (2.17 billion USD) in before-tax profit in 2018, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has become the most profitable corporation in the country.

Total public investment spending reached VND192 trillion (US$8.25 billion) from January-September, the Ministry of Finance reported at an online meeting yesterday.

The Vietnamese Government and Ministry of Industry and Trade planned to create favourable conditions for Japanese enterprises to research, survey and deploy liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Vietnam as it attempted to develop its use

The State must play a key role in investing in the national railway infrastructure to boost development and attract more private investment, experts have said.

Vietnam have been named favourites in Group D at the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship after the draw on Thursdday in Bangkok.

Legislatures of Vietnam, Laos share experience at joint workshop

Vietnamese tea receives ‘Tea of the World’ awards

Vietnam international agriculture fair opens in Hanoi

To Van Dong, Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports talks on the importance of upholding the law on advertising.

Experts attributed the big interest among foreign investors in Vietnamese edtech start-ups to the very positive outlook of the country’s online education market.

Vietnam imported more than 6.5 million tonnes of petroleum products from January to September 15, spending US$3.97 billion, according to the General Department of Customs.

The technology market is heating up after Samsung splashed out $40 million to buy 30 per cent of CMC Corporation, the second-largest IT company in Vietnam, to jointly develop AI and Internet of Things solutions.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam is waiting for the investigation results and would offer help if required after dozens of people injured when a plane on Vietnam-Russia flight suddenly caught fire in Russia.

Cao Trung Son, director of the Centre for Natural Resources and Environment Monitoring (under the HCM Department of Natural Resources and Environment), on Tuesday spoke at a press conference about air pollution in the city. 

Waste-to-energy technology is a feasible solution for the solid waste crisis in Vietnam's major cities, local authorities have said.