The HCM City government has given approval to a local property developer to build technical infrastructure on three land lots covering 38.4 hectares for resettlement of residents in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2’s Binh Khanh Ward.

Photographer Tran The Phong who has the “Living Streets” experiment took pictures of daily activities of Saigonese to give visitors a closer look at local daily life.

The HCMC-based Center for Science and Technology Information has announced the launch of the upcoming Techmart 2019, themed ‘Technology and Equipment for Farming, Produce & Food Processing and Preserving’.

The e-learning platform Tesse, developed by 26-year-old Nguyen Pham Tuan Anh and partners, is one of the first Vietnamese platforms to allow the creation of virtual classes to upgrade knowledge of the community.

Although participating in global value chain will help businesses increase their values, approach global market and get high profits, only 20 percent of Vietnamese enterprises are able to join in the global value chain.

There has been a rise in cases of eye diseases lately because of weather changes along with air pollution; worse, some of them have had complications if self-medicating.

Instead of turning their back to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as they did in the past, commercial banks are approaching enterprises despite problems in accounting and collateral.

More than 70 percent of the Vietnamese population is working in the agricultural sector, yet they contribute only around 20 percent of the GDP.

More than 100 reservoirs and dams across the northern province of Thanh Hoa are not safe ahead the upcoming flood season, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned.

Eighty percent of Vietnamese consumers are willing to pay more to buy safe commodities, according to a report of Nielsen Vietnam.

Vietnam Airlines reported a consolidated revenue increase of 4.3 per cent compared to the same period last year, pocketing $1.13 billion and consolidated pre-tax profit of $65.22 million, achieving 45 per cent of the yearly plan.

Heat wave has spread accross three regions of Vietnam since April 18, with highest temperatures of 35-37 degrees Celsius.

Hanoi Sewage and Drainage Ltd. Company are seeking permission to build a pumping station to take water from the Red River into West Lake and the To Lich River.

The Sam Son City Cycling Open is scheduled to take place on April 21 in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

The flood warning in Hanoi will be implemented via the HSDC Maps application, which can be used on smart phones, according to General Director of the Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Limited Company Vo Tien Hung.

The first International Magic Festival 2019 will open in Ho Chi Minh City next week to celebrate the 44th anniversary of Reunification Day on April 30 and Labour Day on May 1.

The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Beach Volleyball Tour 2019 kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 19.

A series of new albums of vinyl records (analog recordings) were released recently in HCM City, introducing a new element in the local industry that is dominated by digital CDs and DVDs.

Vietnam’s imperial capital Hue City is struggling to find a proper location to erect the statue of the ‘Greeting Man,’ a present offered to the locality from a sister city in South Korea.

Former racer David Coulthard, an F1 race winner, will drive Red Bull`s high-speed car outside the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi`s western Nam Tu Liem district tonight.