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Hanoi & HCMC retail market both rising

 Cushman & Wakefield Vietnam has released its latest report on Vietnam's retail market for the third quarter of 2018.

World major brands flock to Vietnam retail market

 The liberalization of the retail market has made Vietnam more attractive in the eyes of investors.

Vietnam in focus of ASEAN exports

 Ever since the ASEAN Economic Community was established at the end of 2015, businesses in Vietnam have been gradually capitalising on the bloc’s import tariff cuts to swell their exports.

Vietnam Web Summit 2018 to highlight AI, blockchain technologies

 The highlight of Vietnam Web Summit 2018, the largest annual web and internet festival in Vietnam, is expected to be the presentations by experts on the application of new technologie.

Cham ethnic culture: Bau Truc ceramic village and curry dish

 Bau Truc pottery village in Ninh Thuan Province is highly recommended by many travel guides and it has existed since the reign of Cham King Po Klong Garai (1151-1205) and is considered one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia.

Open-sourced data considerably benefit Vietnam

 Open-sourced data is increasingly considered a flexible resource which greatly benefits businesses, consumers, as well as the national economy in general. 

Vietnam gets to grips with CPTPP

CPTPP, slated for adoption by the National Assembly on November 12, will provide Vietnam with numerous opportunities to expand trade networks and draw in more investment. 

Vietnam’s LGBT community stand proud

The members of the LGBT community in Vietnam are now confidently living up to their true sexuality, including being open about their orientation in their careers.

Vietnam to pilot 5G service next year

 Vietnam will pilot a fifth-generation (5G) network next year and officially provide the service in 2020, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

Opportunities to develop Vietnamese cinema

The fifth Hanoi International Film Festival 2018, with the participation of nearly 50 cinemas worldwide, has become a cultural event that brings a lot of excitement to the artists and film lovers. 

Residents still dispute inspection findings of Thu Thiem urban project

 Residents whose lives have been turned upside down by the Thu Thiem New Urban Area development project in District 2 have again expressed their opposition to the inspection findings of the Government Inspectorate, reported the local media.

MNP service spurs SIM card market

 SIM card vendors are amassing as many promotional SIM card numbers from small-scale telecom carriers as they can, expecting to sell them at higher prices after the mobile number portability (MNP) service takes effect today.

HCMC sets rent for flood control pump

 The HCMC government is seeking temporary annual rent of VND9.8 billion for a large water pump, used to control floods on Nguyen Huu Canh Street in downtown HCMC.

Concert celebrates Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic ties

 A concert marking the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Netherlands diplomatic ties will be held at the HCM City opera House on November 18.

Automobile support industries still sluggish

VietNamNet Bridge - The import tariff on cars with fewer than 9 seats from ASEAN countries has been cut to zero percent, but the car prices do not decrease, but are even higher than previously.

More Vietnamese cueists qualify for Seoul World Cup knock-out stage

 Vietnamese cueists have booked three additional places in the knock-out stage of the ongoing Three-Cushion World Cup in Seoul, Republic of Korea (RoK), following their impressive wins in the last qualifying round on November 15.

Nielsen: Modern stores winning over Vietnamese shoppers

 Local shoppers increasingly favor modern trade channels, latest Nielsen data finds.

Foreign-invested enterprises in southern Vietnam gearing up for CPTPP

 Foreign-invested companies in the southern region are increasing investments and preparing for opportunities after Vietnam officially joins the CPTPP.

200 hectares forest land earmarked for golf course

 A VND1.32 trillion (USD57.39 million) 200-hectare golf course will be built on forested land in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

Transfer of State capital ownership in 19 SOEs to mega committee completed

The transfer of State capital ownership of 19 SOEs to the State Capital Management Committee was complete after the committee received five firms from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday.