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HCM City targets 75% of buses with clean fuel by 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Department of Transport aims to have 75 per cent of the new buses running on clean fuel by the end of 2020.

Vietnam stocks to progress amid profit-earning pressure

 VietNamNet Bridge – After performing quite well in the first trading week after returning from a week-long Tet holiday, market volatility is in focus this week with strong profit-taking possible following the rallies of local stocks.

Students urged to return to classes after Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Now the week-long Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday has ended and schools have resumed, many classrooms in mountainous localities still feel strangely empty as local students have not returned.

Big players arrive, warming up Phu Quoc property market

VietNamNet Bridge - Most big real estate developers are heading for Phu Quoc Island, where the first casino open to Vietnamese has begun operating. 


Law overlaps hamper Vietnam’s investment attraction

Provisions in some laws should be unified to remove barriers for cities and provinces in luring investment as the overlaps and contradictions of the laws have hindered the activity, officials said.

Vietnam to ‘play big’ with support from Amazon

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has said that the presence of Amazon in Vietnam will give opportunities to Vietnam’s businesses to reach the world market, but businesspeople are not so optimistic. 

Where to begin with your digital strategy

Will Nguyen, KPMG partner and head of IT Advisory, digs into the multiple benefits technology disruption could bring to business development.

Rooftop solar to ensure renewable energy future

With Vietnam’s energy demand projected to increase by more than 10 percent annually in the next five years and required power capacity to double, the country is moving to diversify its energy mix.

Germany Embassy announces new visa service

 Applications for 90-day Schengen visa through Germany can now be submitted through Visa Application Center in Hanoi and HCMC and soon in Da Nang.

MWG a major contributor to 2018 online revenue growth

 MWG makes highest revenue contribution in online retail sales nationwide last year.

E-commerce battle for share

 2019 promises to be an exciting year for e-commerce in Vietnam as players continue to fight for dominance.

Talks Café, a learning English start-up project by Dinh Minh Quyen

Have you heard about the after-work café model that lets you improve your English and make new international friends for the same price as going to an ordinary café? 

Automobile market set for major breakthroughs in 2019

The Vietnamese automobile market will enjoy major breakthroughs during 2019 once the supply source of imported cars is secured, has said Pham Van Dung, managing director of Ford Vietnam.

Vietnam Culture Festival on horizon

 The Vietnam Culture Festival is to take place from March 6 to 10 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi.

Aviation promotes tourism growth in Central Coastal, Central Highlands regions

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a conference on tourism development for the Central and Central Highlands regions in Thua Thien - Hue province on February 16.

Long Bien Bridge turned into dating site with love locks

 Hanoi’s iconic Long Bien Bridge has emerged as a popular dating site as lovers use love locks and graffiti to save the memories.

Saigon Heat beat Formosa Dreamers at ABL

 The Saigon Heat escaped with a slim 74-72 victory over the Formosa Dreamers in the ASEAN Basketball League on Saturday.

One killed, 7 injured in road accident

 One person was killed and seven others were injured in a road accident in the central province of Thanh Hóa yesterday.

European business leaders increasingly upbeat about Vietnam

An increasing number of European business leaders are confident of the future of their enterprise and of the economic climate in Vietnam, according to the EuroCham’s Business Climate Index (BCI) survey for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Vietnam’s M&A market forecast to mark a banner year in 2019

 Experts have been upbeat about Vietnam’s merger and acquisition (M&A) market this year, fueled by the government’s continued initiatives to relax the foreign ownership ceiling and the country’s adoption of new trade deals.