Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Le Minh Hung on Monday instructed agencies to rapidly research and propose new policies to enable the expansion and diversification of lending and bank services with the aim of fighting loan sharks.

One year after failing to enter MSCI’s watchlist for a market status upgrade, it is still uncertain if Viet Nam will make it this year despite efforts made to improve market conditions.

A number of listed real estate firms have announced plans to issue convertible corporate bonds to seek capital as banks have tightened lending.

Natural calamities left four dead and missing nationwide from June 1-3, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reported.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam always treasures the friendship and multifaceted partnership with Italy, an important member of the European Union (EU).

There should be a shared database of online sellers to make sure tax collection in e-commerce activities is sufficient, officials have said.

Thai firms are stepping up investment in renewable energy projects in Vietnam, particularly solar power, through merger and acquisition (M&A) deals.

Hesman, a comic book series written by Nguyen Hung Lan has come to an end after 160 episodes and 23 years.

A songbook for teenagers composed by Quoc Bao has been released in HCM City to meet the demand of young audiences this summer.

The chairman of HCM City People’s Committee has urged agencies to speed up progress of major projects and select investors for waste treatment projects that use advanced technologies.

The land price spike has caused investors to reconsider their projects and postpone new business plans.

Le Tran Nguyen Hung, deputy head of the Department of Aquatic Resources Conservation and Development spoke about invasive species such as red-claw crayfish and freshwater lobster and the damage they could cause to agriculture sector.

Vietnamese film Một Khu Đất Tốt (Blessed Land) by Pham Ngoc Lan won Best Film at the International Competition for Fiction & Documentaries at the 16th VIS Vienna Shorts Festival in Austria on June 2.

When Pham Van Thu decided to sign papers to donate the organs of his brain-dead son two weeks ago, he did not think he would have to deal with disapproval from those around him.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for enhancing prevention and containment efforts in the fight against African swine fever (ASF).

The telecom network is expecting to receive more mobile network operators, but analysts say the existing networks are ‘more than enough’ for Vietnam.

Minister of Public Security To Lam said his ministry was considering making drug use a criminal offence again as the public is growing wary with the rise of drug offences.

Vietnam is among the top countries attracting FDI in the Asia-Pacific region, but the rate of domestic SMEs participating in the value chains of foreign-invested companies is rather low.

Vietnamese athlete Lam Tuc Ngan has secured a berth to compete at the 2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championship.

Cambodia’s Defence Minister General Tea Banh and lawmaker Hun Many of the Cambodian People’s Party have lashed out at Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong for accusing the Vietnamese troops of invading Cambodia to topple the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979.