Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi and southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City are among the five biggest improvers of quality of life over the past five years, according to the Global Liveability Index 2018 of the Economist Intelligence Unit.

 State-of-the-art technologies and products in fire protection and rescue, security and safety are being on display at the International Exhibition of Security, Fire Safety & Smart Building Technologies and Solutions in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Visitors to Phan Rang-Thap Cham in the south central province of Ninh Thuan can’t help enjoying beautiful landscapes and exploring the most interesting things at traditional craft villages.

Vietnam is forecast to run the risk of electricity shortage during 2020-2030, heard the annual Vietnam Energy Forum held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Hanoi last week.

 Foreign language centers are mushrooming to meet the increasing demand of residents in Hanoi, especially pupils and students.

 A Facebook representative has refuted information saying the US company has set up a representative office in Vietnam.

Experts and travel firms have conflicting views about the survey which found that 93.5 percent of travellers found their visit ‘satisfactory’ or ‘very satisfactory’, and less than 1 percent ‘unsatisfactory’.

 More than 800 leaders from business, government, civil society and media will join these heads of state and senior ministers to discuss issues including entrepreneurship and employment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

 The law on irrigation does not include regulations on the operation and management of hydropower dam safety, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

 People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has approved the Department of Education and Training’s proposal not to increase tuition fee of the academic year 2018-2019.

 The third national festival of professional magicians is scheduled to take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House from October 14-15.

 New Zealand provides quality education for Vietnamese students as numbers continue to climb.

 Latest JLL report looks at real estate market since downturn a decade ago.

 Singaporean indirect investments into promising Vietnamese sectors currently exclude the local finance and banking sectors while others including real estate are seeing prospects.

 In a bid to revitalise the agricultural sector, Vietnam aims to introduce more effective policies with the goal of spurring agricultural development, which is expected to attract more investors into the sector. 

 With the population of 100 million people, Vietnam is one of the main growth destinations attracting capital and future M&A deals.

 Despite a growing trend towards mergers and acquisitions in the lucrative pharmaceutical industry, few valuable transactions have been achieved so far, with gains and losses remaining unpredictable.  

 Hanoi is taking the first steps on its way to become a smart city, aiming to help turn Vietnam into a modern-oriented industrial country by 2020. 

 The Vietnam Olympic football team has received praises from international media following its emphatic win 3-0 over Pakistan in its first match at the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia on August 14.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is currently taking the lead in the removal of business conditions and goods from the list of those subject to specialised examination.