As the flow of foreign capital is growing rapidly while domestic enterprises are continuously expanding their production scales, the potential of industrial real estate in Vietnam is becoming tremendous. 

The story of FDI in Vietnam is largely one of peaks and troughs and now that foreign investment is generally stable there are certain changes required.

Experts are concerned about the trend of Vietnamese businesspeople seeking second citizenship in other countries.

 Albeit not being listed among the top 10 largest exporters to the US, the Vietnamese steel industry may still suffer once the US applies new safeguard tariffs.

Singer Huong Giang and other contestants of the Miss International Queen 2018 transgender beauty pageant have enjoyed a relaxing time on Thai beach before entering the final round scheduled for March 9.

When spring comes around with flowers seen everywhere, thousands of young people and families come to the book street in Hanoi, where a festival named “Doai Area welcomes spring” is organised. 

 Authorities in the central highlands province of Kon Tum has issued fines of VND500m (USD22,400) to a group of eight illegal gold miners.

 The third International Food Festival will be held from March 14-17 in the ancient city of Hoi An, Quang Nam province, with the participation of 12 famous chefs from around the world.

 Two more Vietnamese billionaires have been named in Forbes magazine's recently released 2018 list of world's richest people, raising the country’s total number of billionaires to four on the list.

 Viet Nam has been the second-largest partner of Japan in software and service outsourcing since 2014, FPT Software CEO Hoang Nam Tien spoke at the recent Viet Nam IT Day 2018 in Japan.

 The asset quality and profitability of 14 Vietnamese banks rated by Moody’s improved moderately year-over-year, driven by robust macroeconomic conditions and growth in core income, Moody’s Investors Service said on Tuesday.

Facing a large amount of outstanding late payments in the taxation and customs branches, the Ministry of Finance is working on a draft resolution on handling tax arrears and irrecoverable fines to submit to the National Assembly.

 Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) is co-ordinating with relevant agencies to take timely measures and minimise the risks of a new proposal of the United States on import duties for steel.

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has rejected the proposed Cai Cung thermal power plant project, saying that it wants to become a national centre of renewable energy and a large producer of shrimp farming.

 Ly Hoang Nam met no difficulties in entering the second round of the India F2 Futures tennis tournament after beating Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash of the hosts 6-4, 6-3 yesterday in Kolkata.

 The third VGA Union Cup is scheduled to take place at the Long Thanh Golf Course in the southern province of Dong Nai on March 21.

 Two retail and distribution groups from South Korea - K-holdings and Coupang - will co-operate with Vietnamese partners during their trip to Ha Noi on March 22.

 A film on French playwright and director Marine Bachelot Nguyen’s Les Ombres Et Les Lèvres (Gays and Lesbians), a production on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Viet Nam, will be screened in HCM City on Tuesday’s night.

 Do Trinh Hoai Nam from Hanoi has been selected as designer of the year 2017 at the fifth annual Áo dài Festival being held in HCM City.

 Around 148 new books by Vietnamese and international authors have been released as part of Tháng 3 Sách Trẻ (Youth Books in March) programme.