As credit for real estate market has continued to be tightened, real estate companies have had to use other mobilization channels, including issuing bonds and looking for foreign investors so as to reduce dependence on banks.

“Die Welt im Rücken” (The World in the Back), an autobiographical work with tragic and bizarre stories by German writer Thomas Melle, will be introduced to Vietnamese readers through two book presentations.

Looking at the remainder of this year and 2020, property service provider CBRE Vietnam has forecast an increase in industrial supply across Vietnam, benefitting from the production shift away from China.

The number of air passengers to Can Tho City has risen by some 25% over the past month thanks to recently launched air routes linking the city with other destinations.

Local enterprises’ heavy dependence on bank loans has put pressure on the country’s economic development, causing an imbalance in the capital market, according to Don Lam, deputy head of the private sector development committee.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport reject attempts to raise international passenger service charges at Cam Ranh International Airport.

With three new air routes to be put into operation from May 10, Bamboo Airways now offers 20 air routes and expects to increase the number to 40 this year.

The boycott campaign against disposable plastic products is urging plastic manufacturers to renew their production strategies, while giving them opportunities to switch to more environment-friendly product lines.

Eight years ago, Tra Linh Commune suffered extreme poverty, with many locals unable to buy or build decent homes.

The VTV9 - Binh Dien International Women's Volleyball Tournament is scheduled to be held in the southern province of Kien Giang on May 11-19.

Nearly 300 young people took part in a campaign to clean rubbish along more than 2.5km of seashore in Ha Long City on Sunday.

The Asia Commercial Bank late last week was officially given approval from the State Bank of Viet Nam to apply Basel II standards, raising the number of Vietnamese banks meeting the global norms ahead of the SBV’s schedule to seven.

Commercial bank loans, venture funds and foreign capital are ready to disburse money for profitable projects in Vietnam.

Music group Saigon Soul Revival will introduce some tracks from their debut album in the work at Nguoi Sai Gon (Saigonese) Café in District 1, HCMC on May 10.

Some airlines in Southeast Asia are looking to fly to secondary airports in Vietnam, which are considered a potential niche market in the country.

Competition is part of the game as CPTPP comes into play

Paintings by artists Nguyen Gia Tri, Tran Van Can, and Nguyen Sang have been officially recognised as national treasures. 

The pristine island of Co To in the northern border province of Quang Ninh has emerged as a popular attraction, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

2018 was another milestone year of growth for Vietnam, with GDP growth reaching a ten-year high of 7.08 per cent, while FDI disbursement hit an all-time high of over $19 billion. Exports also grew 13 per cent.

Vietnam’s painter Dang Viet today starts an exhibition inspired by the historic Long Bien Bridge at the VICAS Center for Assistance and Development of Contemporary Arts (VICAS Art Studio) in Hanoi.