The rampant use of designations for apartment buildings such as “high-end,” “luxurious” and “premier” in the property market is an emerging trick to lure customers, according to the HCMC Real Estate Association.

 Platform particularly useful in hard-to-fill positions, according to recent VietnamWorks report.

Vietnamese banks have reported positive third-quarter results for 2018, continuing on the recovery path and making it easier for them to seek foreign capital in the future.

The shortcomings in the Vietnam seafood industry have been exaggerated by foreign media, placing obstacles on domestic seafood exports.

Vietnamese beauty Bui Phuong Nga was named in the Top 10 of Miss Grand International 2018 in the grand final held in Myanmar on October 25.

 Vietnam’s healthcare market will grow at a substantial rate due to the liberalization policy adopted by the government and an increase in demand for healthcare services.

 More than 3,000 workers at the Ivory Vietnam Company in Thanh Hoa Province have gone on strike over the past five days to protest against the company's policies on overtime.

 Vietnam’s first-ever private orchestra, Sun Symphony Orchestra, will perform classics by Mozart and Tchaikovsky at a special concert held at the Hanoi Opera House on October 26.

 Hanoi is losing $1-1.2bn a year due to traffic congestion according to the Transport And Development Strategy Institute under the Ministry of Transport.

 Hoi An People's Committee has collaborated with Health Bridge Vietnam and German Development Agency (GIZ/TUMI) to start the bicycle plan in Hoi An to encourage locals to use bicycles on a daily basis.

 Illegal foreign currency transactions are an everyday sight in many areas in Hanoi, particularly on Ha Trung Street, the capital city’s biggest foreign currency market.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade wants to take advantage of market and policy opportunities to promote automobile manufacturing projects of domestic automakers including Thaco, Thanh Cong Group and VinFast.

 Since the recognition of The Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia-Pacific recently, the ancient book titled ‘The Envoy Ship Journeys to China’ has been carefully preserved by both the family and local authorities.

 Vietnam’s FIFA world ranking for October remained unchanged from the previous month, with 102nd place still good for the top spot in Southeast Asia.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Permanent Vietnam Mission to the United Nations, attended the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security’s debate on conventional weapons on October 24.

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks have been setting up new branches and transaction points every year. 

Vietnamese businesses should actively prepare the best conditions to take the advantage of preferences to be brought by the CPTPP, said experts at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on October 25.

Vietnam’s expansion has charged ahead despite the recent financial and trade turmoil, which has affected many Southeast Asian emerging markets, Moody’s Investors Service said in a recently-announced report. 

 Vietnam has jumped two positions to reach 45th place on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018 released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

 Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong has moved up in the Forbes rich list as of October 25, 2018.