Vietcombank’s recent move to put 7.6 million shares of Vietnam Airlines on sale is lauded as a shrewed decision.

 Emerging markets have become a major force in driving development and fighting climate change as 34 countries, including Vietnam, have initiated banking reforms to expand sustainable lending.

VietNamNet Bridge - Only unique or unusual tours can satisfy the increasingly high requirements of tourists today.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Association for Rights Protection of Music Performing Artists (APPA) has the first contract to represent singer Tan Nhan and collect copyright money. 

 Vietnam attaches importance to its cooperation with and wants to continue receiving more support from the International Trade Centre (ITC), said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Site clearance has hindered several key infrastructure projects in Ho Chi Minh City. 

 Police in Ho Chi Minh City is seeking for information relating to a foreign man who was recently found dead in the area.

The fate of Vietnam’s new car import regulations will be known next week at the latest as a meeting on February 26 revealed differing opinions among leaders of domestic and foreign manufacturers.

Average monthly salaries for bank employees range from VND10 million ($440) to VND30 million ($1,320) and surveyed banks still find it difficult to recruit and retain staff.

 FDI flows into real estate have been very high so far this year, and a new record is expected to be set this year.

 A gap has opened up between deposit interest rates offered by different categories of banks due to differences in their liquidity, cash demand and status.

 Three State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will make initial public offerings (IPOs) in March, floating VNĐ2.5 trillion (US$110 million) worth of stakes in the market in the second wave of SOEs IPOs in 2018.

Viet Nam has taken steps towards aligning its intellectual property (IP) framework more closely with its Southeast Asian peers, according to the sixth annual International IP Index.

 The European Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) officially launched the European Union (EU) – Viet Nam Energy Facility worth 108 million euros on Tuesday in Hanoi.

The Hanoi People’s Committee recently issued a plan to develop non-cash payments, urging all supermarkets and restaurants to put in place cashless payment devices or systems by 2020.

Investing in technology is essential to increase the quality of hydro-meteorological anticipation to prevent natural disasters and mitigate their damages, heard a seminar in Hanoi on February 27.

 The Government will not use public funds to rescue 12 loss-making projects under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.

 Vietnamese importers have stopped buying raw cashew from Africa due to high prices, a representative of the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) said at a conference in HCM City on February 27.

 The Vietnamese permanent mission to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva on February 27 held a seminar on the role of ICT in promoting economic, cultural and social rights, and reducing inequality.

 Three university students were admitted to the hospital yesterday with serious burns after the balloons they were selling exploded.