Forbes Vietnam has announced a list of the 100 largest public firms in the country for the first time.

People go out dancing for all sorts of reasons, but probably the single biggest draw to the tiles is a chance to escape.

Banks and enterprises have rushed to issue corporate bonds in 2019 with record high value and interest rates. The hot corporate bond market has raised concerns.

A traditional Tet market showcasing a wide range of cultural features are to be vividly recreated through the "Tet Market 2020" which will be held in the Da Nang Museum from January 11-12, 2020.

Lemongrass farmers in Tien Giang Province’s Tan Phu Dong District, the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta’s largest producer of the herb, are earning growing incomes now since prices are increasing.

Located in Moc Chau district in the northern province of Son La, Moc mountain boasts stunning landscapes and is home to hundreds of wildlife and plant species for visitors to enjoy.

The Giay ethnic group live mainly in the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Lai Chau, and Cao Bang.

Small e-commerce trading floors are going their own way to find their places in the market amid bigger players.

Farmers in Soc Trang Province’s Vinh Chau Town, the largest red onion producer in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, expect to have a good harvest of the crop during Tet since the weather is favourable.

Luong Thuy Linh, Vietnam’s representative who finished in the Top 12 of Miss World 2019, has been named among the Top 25 in the Beauty Of The Year 2019 list as announced by global beauty website Pageantology.

Vietnam’s foreign reserves have surged 2.5 times against 2015, Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) Le Minh Hung said.

The French Embassy in Vietnam, in collaboration with the French cultural center L’Espace, will organize a French festival at Ly Thai To Square in Hanoi from January 10 to 12, 2020.

Vietnam’s cashew exports in 2019 are expected to top US$3.6 billion, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

The country’s trade surplus reached a record high of US$9.9 billion in 2019, the General Statistics Office’s monthly report has revealed.

Fitch Ratings has assigned a first-time long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) of 'BB' and long-term local-currency IDR of 'BBB' to ANZ Bank Vietnam Limited (ANZV).

2019 has been a good year for the banking sector. Most commercial banks performed well with profit results exceeding the targets set earlier in the year.

Vietnam’s wood exports this year are set to reach up to US$11.5 billion, exceeding the industry’s own target of $10.5 billion, a 20 per cent increase compared to last year, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed fines of between VND20 million (US$876) and VND50 million for the act of printing fraudulent invoices.

The musical drama Ngẫm Kiều (Song of Kiều), a production based on the 18th-century Vietnamese epic poem Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều), will be staged on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in HCM City. 

The most outstanding event in 2019 is Vietnam’s completion of the third cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with very positive results.