High-profile FLC Group chairman Trinh Van Quyet would have enjoyed illicit perks worth over VND530 billion if his sale of 74.8 million FLC shares had not been cancelled in January for his failure to disclose information prior to the transaction.

Meta’s survey shows that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam are affected by the new Covid-19 strain, but optimistic signals are revealed.

“Rescue dragon fruit. Just VND90,000 per box of 20 kilograms.” “Watermelon surprisingly cheap at VND5,000 per kilogram.” These are the sales pitches heard by Phung Thi Tho in Hoang Mai district in Hanoi every day.

More than 3,200 videos and articles with false or fake information were removed by cross-border platforms in Vietnam in the first quarter of 2022.

Observing French colonial buildings, visiting Buddhist temples, and trying the tasty street food in Hanoi are among the suggestions of The Times to foreign visitors to Vietnam.

The capital city has the highest cost of living in Vietnam, according to the Spatial Cost of Living Index (SCOLI) announced recently by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

National Assembly Deputies on March 29 discussed the amendment of the Law on Cinematography which is expected to be ratified at the upcoming National Assembly session in May.

The 2021 Kovalevskaya Award will be given to two Vietnamese university professors in recognition of their outstanding research achievements and great contribution to the national development.

Some 3.4 million labourers would benefit from the housing rent support policy that has been recently approved by the Prime Minister, heard a press conference in Hanoi on March 30.

The recovery of all tourism activities after more than two years of being ravaged by COVID-19 has also opened up an opportunity to attract foreign investment into the tourism sector, especially resort real estate.

Sea freight rates continue to escalate as they track petroleum prices, pushing up export costs and thus reducing the competitiveness of Vietnamese goods, according to businesses.

In the year to March 20, Vietnam had attracted US$8.91 billion in foreign investment, down 12.1% year-on-year. However, the disbursed foreign investment had reached the highest level since 2018, according to the General Statistics Office.

The Government has agreed to the proposal sent by the Ministry of Planning and Investment on the development criteria to attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) into the country. 

In 2019, the Hanoi People's Court for the first time put a case of stock price manipulation to trial. Since then, many businessmen have had to pay a heavy price for their market manipulation.

Sick Bangladeshi sailor saved in Khanh Hoa

MMUSIC is one of the most important projects of METUB Network in 2022.

The FLC ecosystem is not large in scale and has a small influence on the market. Bamboo Airways of FLC has insignificant impact, but it has been operating effectively.

Gov’t approves extension on bad debt settlement scheme

Disbursed foreign capital reached over US$1.6 billion in January, up 6.8% year on year. This is a good sign for Vietnam as it has received more attention from foreign investors, with the expectation of becoming the world's new production center.

Real estate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are expected to be a good source of funds in 2022, as these activities are likely to increase in terms of frequency and value this year.