As many as 885 agricultural enterprises were established in the first six months of 2018, raising total firms in this sector to 8,667, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 The IPP Grand Harvest Day took place in Hanoi on July 6, concluding the four-year implementation of the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP) Phase 2.

  The Vietnamese cashew sector is calling for an 800 million USD credit package from commercial banks to better serve its exports, as heard at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 6. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Both Vietnamese and international analysts say that establishing a new air carrier was an audacious but risky step taken by the dollar billionaire Trinh Van Quyet.  

HCM City posts GRDP growth of 7.76 percent in year’s first half, Vietnam’s export of aquatic products grows strongly in year’s first half, Vietnamese rice exports to Malaysia soar over last five months

 After finishing his bio-chemistry master's program in France, Ngo Chi Cong decided to start his own business with lotus, the iconic flower of his hometown in Dong Thap province.

With 4 billion liters of beer consumed every year, Vietnam’s market is a promising one for investors. However, many of them have faced problems.

 HCMC will reduce waste burial to below 50% by 2020 by switching to new waste treatment technologies, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

 “The Mystery of Human Body”, an exhibition on real human body specimens in HCM City, was suspended temporarily today after numerous complaints about its controversial aesthetic approach by people.

The Vietnamese dong will not depreciate much against the US dollar in the second half of this year, so the whole year’s slide will be 3 per cent at the most, BVSC has forecast.

The Hanoi People’s Council on Thursday approved a resolution to raise tuition fees at public schools for the 2018-19 academic year.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Vietnam on July 8-9 to boost the comprehensive partnership between the two countries.

A Japanese court on July 6 sentenced Yasumasa Shibuya to life in prison over the 2017 murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba prefecture, according to the Kyodo news agency. 

River-based tourism products in HCM City have fallen short of expectations due to a lack of investment in infrastructure, experts have said.

Ousmane Dione, director of the World Bank for Vietnam said the country's sustainable development was being challenged by slower trade development, a poorly-skilled workforce, climate change and ageing population.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said Vietnam and Chile’s legislative bodies should enhance exchanges and experience sharing in law-building.

VietNamNet Bridge - Under the State Bank’s Circular No 06, a commercial bank can hold less than 5 percent of shares of another credit institution.

Arriving in Hanoi in the hot summer, a lot of Hanoians will recommend you go straight to Trang Tien street to get an ice cream. The popular ice cream has become a specialty the city after more than 60 years of sales.

Most credit institutions reported good results in the second quarter of this year, and expected their business performance throughout 2018 to be better than the previous year. 

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh is frequently dubbed as the “Kingdom of Caves” for the magnificent specimens it boasts.