PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised Sweden’s achievements in scientific research and modern technology and promised to create the best conditions possible for Swedish enterprises to invest and expand their operations in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese retail market would hardly attract more European retail groups in the mass segment due to the harsh competition.

On Tuesday, the seventh session of the 14th National Assembly received split opinions on whether the NA or the Government should have the authority to set the amount of capital allocated to each State budget-invested project in the mid-term plan.

Economist Dr Dinh The Hien, president of the Institute of Information and Economic Research (IIB), talks to Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper on the support the private sector wants to receive from the Government.

Nguyen Thi Hoa, a resident living on Hoang Quoc Viet Street, is enjoying a rare reprieve from the rotten smell that has plagued the neighbourhood for decades.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has revealed the squad for the men’s football team that will compete in the upcoming King’s Cup 2019 in Thailand. Here are five things to take away from the list:

The Ha Noi Transport and Services Corporation (Transerco) will open a new bus route linking the suburban district of Ha Dong to Noi Bai International Airport in June.

The HCMC Department of Science and Technology has lately launched various activities and policies to support companies to register for a science-technology business certificate to enjoy preferential conditions. 

In the history of Miss Universe, Vietnam has sent 12 representatives to compete in Miss Universe pageants, with some of them leaving a positive impression on the judges and spectators.

Dak Lak  triumphed in the 11th National Sports Festival for Ethnic Minorities which closed in Dak Nong Province on May 27.

A bunch of paintings by children depicting nature and scenes of nature and daily life is on display at the HCM City Fine Arts’ Association.  

Vietnam-headquartered POPS Worldwide, a digital entertainment company, has asked for compensation of US$15 million from FPT TV for alleged copyright infringement.

An oil-on-canvas painting featuring a nude woman by master painter Lê Phổ (1907-2001) was sold at nearly US$ 1.4 million (HK$10,925,000) at an auction sale at Christie’s Hong Kong on May 26.

Hanoi municipal People’s Committee has proposed a plan to open a new bus route connecting Ha Dong district with Noi Bai International Airport from June.

The Ministry of Transport is to take responsibility for assisting build-transfer-operate (BOT) road investors facing revenue shortages in order to help them secure investment efficiently as well as avoid non-performing loans.

Matchday 11 of the 2019 V.League saw reigning champions Hanoi FC unexpectedly ousted by lower-rated Nam Dinh FC, while Hoang Anh Gia Lai suffered their first defeat under newly appointed manager Lee Tae-hoon.

More than a hundred forest watchers from Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Volunteers are spending their days and nights in the vast Can Gio Mangrove Forest.

Vietnam needs to develop a system of modern agricultural product supply centres which can help to promote the consumption of farm produce in value chains, enhance food safety and hygiene, and improve the competitive edge of Vietnamese goods.

A 63-year-old woman and her daughter have graduated at the same time after studying for four years at the HCM City Open University.

An event themed “Discovering Korean culture” is set to take place at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi to mark International Children’s Day on June 1-2.