Four database centers that are expected to help turn HCMC into a smart city have been launched after over one year of construction and set-up, stated officials on May 12.

The State Bank of Vietnam today revised down the central reference rate between the dong and the U.S. dollar after the greenback had appreciated sharply the previous week.

Bitel, a Peru-based subsidiary of military-run telecom group Viettel, has signed a deal worth US$27 million with the Ministry of Education in Peru to provide IT infrastructure for over 1,800 schools in Peru.

Matchday 9 of the 2019 V.League saw reigning champions Hanoi FC concede their first defeat of the season at Thanh Hoa FC, while HAGL continued their sweet run under new manager Lee Tae-hoon.

Total premiums collected by insurance companies in Vietnam in the first four months of 2019 reached VND44.3 trillion (US$1.89 billion), up 17% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

The achievements in the first stage of a project to turn HCM City into a smart city 2020 were listed by its People’s Committee at a conference on Sunday.

Vietnamese athletes have won a silver and a bronze medal at the World Para Swimming World Series which took place in Singapore on May 10 - 12.

Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, Bui Cong Duy, has just claimed that the British trombonist Christopher Trinnaman is not working at the academy.

The 16th UN Day of Vesak 2019 wrapped up at Tam Chuc Pagoda in Kim Bang district, northern Ha Nam province, on May 14, with the adoption of the Ha Nam Declaration.

Transaction limits for e-wallets should be set at appropriate levels to encourage cashless payment amidst an anticipated boom of e-commerce in Vietnam, experts have said.

Solar power developers will be able to sell electricity to EVN at the high price of VND2,086 per kwh for 20 years only if their plants become operational prior to July 1.

Truong Bich Van has won a double at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix which wrapped up in Beijing, China.

Tran Quoc Phuong, director general of the National Economic Issue Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, talks to Diễn đàn Doanh Nghiệp (Business Forum) about the revised Law on Public Investment.

The FAVIJA Tokai Cup 2019 for Vietnamese people living in Japan’s Tokai region has taken place in Aichi Prefecture.

The floral lantern release during the Vesak 2019 has been held at Tam Chuc Pagoda with the attendance of 50,000 people on May 13.

In the midst of public anger over violations at a protection forest in the rural Soc Son District of Hanoi, some 200 households in Minh Tan Village are at risk of being unfairly punished as authorities scramble to fix the wrongdoings.

Over the last two months, Chinese traders have only bought durians stamped with codes of origin traceability.

Ta Xua commune in Son La province, has risen to become an attractive tourist destination for adventure lovers by offering a breath-taking conquest of “the dinosaur spine” on the top of Ta Xua peak.

Recruitment demand of Ho Chi Minh City continues to increase in May, needing about 30,000 workers, according to the city’s Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

The volume of domestic waste water continues to rise, especially in populous areas, challenging management agencies.