Vietnam and Finland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on December 16 on the building of carbon neutral municipalities (HINKU) and held a consultation seminar on the project.

The first flagship store of Japan’s Matsumoto Kiyoshi cosmetics and drugstore chain is set to open in Vietnam late March.

The number of apartments eligible for sale in HCMC and Hanoi is estimated to fall 25% this year, reaching 43,000 units, according to a report by property platform batdongsan.com.vn.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) will scrutinize 16 ministries and central agencies; 40 provincial-level governments; and a number of financial institutions, banks and State-owned firms next year.

Avoiding direct confrontation with big players such as Shopee, Tiki and Lazada, many startups in the e-commerce sector are trying to conquer niche markets.

Foreign investors need a smoother passage before bringing much-needed LNG projects to life in Vietnam.

In the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam, there are 164 traditional trade villages which have developed over the years thanks to the preservation efforts of artisans and skilled workers.

Farmers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta are growing new flower and plant varieties such as five-fruit trees and rat-shaped plants for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, which falls on January 25 (Year of the Rat).

One cornea donor can restore sight for 2 people. Over the years, the meaningful deed has been promoted by many localities. Many people have decided to donate their cornea and organ tissue after death.

To make their produce competitive in the regional market, farmers in the Mekong Delta’s southeastern provinces have created brands for them and adopted new technologies.

A Vietnamese play will be restaged as a Broadway-style musical by artists from HCM City’s Buffalo Theatre Club this weekend.

The Hanoi People’s Court on December 16 opened the first instance trial of the case of telecom giant MobiFone’s purchase of 95 percent of Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG).

Coffee exports suffer strong drops

Despite high costs, domestic banks are issuing more chip cards that meet EMV standards to replace magnetic strip cards in order to improve security and meet the central bank’s regulations.

Vietnam ran a trade deficit of more than US$31 billion with neighboring China between January and November this year, a record high compared with the same periods in previous years.

This year continues to witness a wave of investments in Vietnamese startups, with millions of dollars of money announced.

The shift from coal to gas in energy planning is important for Vietnam’s future. 

Vu Duong Thuy Nga, director general of the Library Department, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, talks about the legal obligation for libraries to share resources. 

Though investment in condotels is expected to benefit the economy and the real estate sector, the condotel market is facing major challenges, heard attendees at a forum on the legal corridor for the condotel segment.

Former HCMC vice chairman Nguyen Huu Tin will be brought to trial at the end of this month for his alleged involvement in the murky sale of a public plot of land, resulting in losses of over VND800 billion for the State.