The fate of textbooks for general education programs depends on the sense of justice and qualification of the members of the book appraisal council.

The solar power boom in Vietnam is bringing benefits for Chinese suppliers and contractors in engineering, procurement, and construction participating in the value chain, but are urged to be cautious in choosing suitable and reliable partners.

Domestic enterprises are embracing robotics and advanced technologies in their production lines to boost smart manufacturing activities, but there is a long road ahead for those wishing to keep up with the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 

Renowned German band AB Syndrom will hold a concert tour in major cities across Vietnam this month, which also features Vietnamese artist Linh Ha.

Land subsidence is worsening in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, and experts told a seminar in Can Tho City that over-exploitation of groundwater is one of the factors causing it.

The State Bank of Vietnam’s latest move to reduce interest rates comes after other central banks around the globe have started easing to combat spreading weaknesses, but experts are warning that such decisions may not yield the desired effects.

Vietnam needs to remain cautious over trading with the US as with the risk of being named as currency manipulator by the latter has not faded away, according to economist Le Dang Doanh. 

Forever 21’s filing for bankruptcy is pointing at deep industry-wide issues that all fashion retailers face. 

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has requested Facebook to identify user accounts in Vietnam, initially in the two major cities of HCMC and Hanoi, as part of a move to tighten control over digital information.

The analysis must be predictable about the global and regional situation and impact on the country.

The street was colorful with flowers and flags to make up the excitement in Hanoi Liberation Day.

The agency will unlikely upgrade the ratings of the 17 banks, because their ratings are on review for downgrade.

Personal deposits saw the first decline of VND14 trillion (US$603.08 million) in July, after growing in six consecutive months.

HCM City police have smashed a multi-million dollar illegal sports gambling ring.

The prime minister has asked several ministries, agencies and local governments to report on the risk of the domestic real estate market being dominated by foreign entities, given the recent influx of foreign investment into the sector.

The AirVisual app, whose data indicated that Hanoi has at times topped its list of 90 major global cities suffering from air pollution, has been restored for download on Google Play and Apple’s App Store in Vietnam.

The fact that air pollution alerts in HCMC are not timely made available is attributable to the Center for Environment and Natural Resources Monitoring’s use of outdated environmental monitoring devices, said Cao Tung Son, director of the center.

Hi-tech agriculture cooperatives in HCMC are finding it difficult to expand production scale, while farmers are reluctant to make investments because of complicated procedures.

Foreign and domestic consulting firms have been welcomed to submit designs for the underground space of the Ben Thanh station in District 1 as part of a competition recently approved by the HCMC government.

Vietnamese investors are increasing their investments in projects abroad, especially in developed countries, such as Australia and the United States.