Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met the leaders of Swedish conglomerates in Stockholm on May 27 during his official visit to European country.

According to the HCMC Department of Education and Training, 20 foreign language centers to provide English native speaker teachers to schools have to post their names on the Department’s website where parents can follow.

The Ministry of Education and Training and authorities in the Mekong delta admitted that state education spending in the region is much lower than the country’s.

While the majority of Vietnamese prohibit their children from having sex at an early age, others are more open and do not consider this to be a moral problem.

Team MTA–R4F from the Military Technical Academy bested seven teams from other universities, including two from the UK and Russia, to win the Digital Race 2018-2019.

American Literature students of HCMC Open University staged the drama “The Patchwork Quilt” by Rachel Field last Friday, through which they could gain a deeper understanding of American literature and improve their English skills.

Vietnamese player Tran Quyet Chien has retained his third position in the billiards world rankings with 312 points, according to the latest UMB rankings.

Nearly 500 dishes are to be introduced during a southern cuisine festival which will be held in Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City between May 30 and June 2.

The Hanoi Department of Taxation has just announced that hundreds of real estate companies owe a total of VND1.126 trillion ($48.9 million) in tax, administrative fees, and other land-related sums.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan has praised the Vietnamese war veterans’ association in Ukraine for helping build the Vietnamese community in the country.

Belgian cueist Frédéric Caudron won the 2019 Carom Billiard World Cup after beating his countryman Roland Forthomme in the final in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26.

Vietnam has been nominated by Asian-Pacific countries in the UN as the only candidate from the region to a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure, with the vote slated for June 7.

In 2018, the government targeted to remove at least 50% of administrative procedures, simplify 61% business conditions and reduce 60% of specialized inspection for trade activities.

Vietnam’s technology firms need to develop tax incentives, human resources and legal framework. But all three factors are putting the firms at a disadvantage.

In case contractors are selected without arising situations, construction of the North-South expressway invested under the public-private partnership (PPP) may start in April 2020, VnEconomy reported.

The forex “fever” in the first week of May has sparked concerns over its continuity in the upcoming time.

As its labor cost is equal and even higher than other countries, Vietnam will have to replace the cheap labor advantage for the skilled workforce advantage in the coming time to raise the competitiveness.

Homestays offer guests the chance to experience Vietnam away from a hotel or resort and have found favor among local homeowners with room to spare.

Investing in the booming shophouse segment in HCM City could end in losses, if market observers are to be believed.

In 2016, the average consumption of beer and liquor in Vietnam was 8.3 liters, much higher than the global average (about 6.5 liters in 2017) and the trend increasingly hiked, up by 90% over the past seven years.