The expansion plans in Thailand and Vietnam will raise the revenue of Central Group, Big C’s parent company, by 14 per cent this year.

 A welcoming climate of safety, security, and better pre- and post-sale services is attracting overseas Vietnamese back to their motherland for property purchases.

 After projects started landing en masse at beachfront locations, many real estate developers are shifting their attention to mountain sites to build new-style resort properties. Mountain property investment, however, is not an easy game.

 The central province of Quang Ngai on Tuesday announced construction of a commemorative park to remember the hundreds of civilians in Son My Village who were killed in an American War massacre 50 years ago.

 After being closed during HCM City’s pavement cleanup campaign, a parking lot behind Opera House in District 1 has been turned into a park.

 A foreign-owned USD3.2-billion oil refinery project in the central coastal province of Phu Yen has had its investment license revoked due to slow implementation.

 Hundreds of fishing boats in Thanh Hoa Province have been left unused at Lach Bang Port.

 Up to 70% of European companies in Vietnam are upbeat about the country’s business environment, so they have decided to invest more in the coming years.

 The Ministry of Justice has opposed to a new regulation by the Ministry of Transport which bans taxi firms from offering car-sharing services.

The Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board (MRB) said the model of an underground station (Terminal C9) for the urban railway project No 2 will be displayed to allow people to give feedback.

 VietNamNet Bridge – V. League 1 club, Becamex Binh Duong have signed their contract with striker Romario Kortzorg of the Netherlands to prepare for the upcoming football season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Bui Thi Mai of Nam Dinh Province was unable to find a job that allowed her to make use of her two-year medical diploma, she settled for a job as a factory worker at a local industrial park.

 In the age of fake news and unverified information on social media, transparency and honesty once again become the most important factors for good property developers.

Vietnamese companies leading the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market could be acquisition targets for foreign firms in the near future.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has officially issued Decision No. 686/QD-BCT to apply safeguard measures on DAP and MAP fertiliser products imported into Viet Nam.

 Shares of steel companies have been volatile in recent days following the information that the US may impose steep tariffs on steel imports, but market insiders say this, if it happens, would have a moderate direct impact on domestic steel producers.

 The packaging industry is expected to grow at a minimum of 10 per cent on average in the coming years, according to experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Women’s Museum opened an art exhibition by female artist Van Duong Thanh yesterday to mark International Women’s Day.

 Huge investments have been flowing into the agriculture sector in recent years, making it increasingly competitive.

 The world’s leading e-commerce player, Amazon, is planning to enter the Vietnamese market, announced the Viet Nam E-commerce Association (VECOM).