After Kien Luong 1 thermal power plant was removed from the Revised National Power Development Master Plan VII, Tan Tao Energy JSC (TEC) requested the government to either pay compensation or add the project to the National Power Development Plan.

 Undercurrent News has just announced the world’s 100 largest seafood companies, including Minh Phu Seafood JSC (code: MPC)—the only company of Vietnam in the top 50—which climbed 12 steps to the 41st position.

 Since the beginning of 2018, the initial public offerings (IPOs) of major businesse saw flat results. What stands behind these failures and what lessons can be drawn?

 Vietnamese chess players on September 24 scored their first win, emerging victorious over Taiwan and Honduras, in the first round of the 2018 Chess Olympiad taking place in the Batumi, Georgia.

 Vietnam’s first level-2 field hospital will leave for its mission in South Sudan on October 1 as part of its UN peacekeeping contributions.

 50-year-old Yuichi Kobayashi, has lived in Hanoi for 14 years and holds special feelings for the capital.

 The northern region is expecting a North-east monsoon which could bring a light cold spell during this weekend.

 Hanoi will ban traffic from many streets during the two-day funeral of State President Tran Dai Quang.

 Foreign investors have poured into Vietnam’s e-wallet sector as they see huge growth potential in the market in the wake of the Government’s plan to reduce cash payments to below 10 per cent of the total payment transaction by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - After the departure of Uber, the battle in the ride hailing market has heated up with the participation of many newcomers.

 The Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) has announced an additional 17 shares subject to alert, supervision and trading suspension.

 State-owned shipping firm Viet Nam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has announced a second share auction just three weeks after its initial public offering on September 5.

 Property developers are looking to other channels to raise capitals, such as bond issuance, as credit policies for property development are gradually being tightened.

 Viet Nam’s economy has a bright outlook in 2019 thanks to a stable macro-economy, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Vietnam’s fruit sector should focus on gaining trust from domestic consumers before focusing on exports, said deputy general director of the Plant Cultivation Department.

 Vietnam has emerged as a promising market in the hospitality sector among ASEAN-member countries, especially for luxury hotels and resorts, speakers said at a hotel and resort conference held on Monday in HCM City.

 Passing through Phan Trong Tue Street these days, visitors will be delighted by a carpet of purple petunia flowers (chieu tim flowers) which are in full bloom.

 Outstanding artworks by 17 Vietnamese painters are being displayed at Craig Thomas Gallery as part of the CTG Nomad project in New York from September 23-26.

Sa Huynh village in Duc Pho district is viewed as the heart of the seafood processing sector of the central coastal province of Quang Ngai, as it handles hauls of nearly 1,500 fishing boats.

Since June 2017, the Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SCPT) in Nha Be district has not received any large-tonnage container vessel. The thirst for goods is causing the multi-million dollar port to incur big losses.