Despite long years of complaints, the latest amendment of the Law on Investment 2014 leaves several loopholes in Vietnam’s foreign ownership rules, allowing investors to continue profiteering against the spirit of the law. 

In the past the Cao Lan people in Khe Nghe hamlet, Bac Giang province, had a self-sufficient lifestyle. They practiced many crafts, including making poonah paper. Older villagers say making poonah paper was a popular craft.

Pho Trach Village in Thua Thien-Hue Province has been a renowned location for rush mat weaving for hundreds of years.

 Van-Anh Nguyen and others to play at exclusive culinary and musical event on March 22 and 24.

 The HCMC government has urged the prime minister to handle the difficulties in advancing funds for the city’s first metro line No. 1 to ensure the progress of the project as planned, the local media reported.

The Beijing-based China Railway Fifth Survey and Design Institute Group, the consultant unit that mapped out Vietnam’s Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong rail route project, has proposed two plans for the project’s construction.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on businesses, individuals, social organizations and international organizations to partner with VN in implementing the goals for women’s and children’s safety, gender equality and sustainable development.

 The Department of E-Commerce and Digital Economy and the World Bank held a workshop to discuss policies supporting the development of the Vietnamese digital economy on March 7 in Ha Noi.

 Meetings between senior Vietnamese leaders and US President Donald Trump, DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, Argentine President Mauricio Macri are among key diplomatic events in February.

Introduced for the first time in 2017, the pilot e-visa program is now applicable to citizens from 80 countries around the world until February 1, 2021.

 On Wednesday, the embassies of Australia and Ireland jointly launched a national competition for concepts and innovations beneficial for rural women.

 A new international bilingual schools, EMASI, officially opened on Thursday in HCM City with the aim of becoming the leading bilingual school in the country.

 The central city of Da Nang has proposed selling 10,000 apartments under State ownership to pay for new housing projects in 2020-30.

 About 190 foreign investors were granted securities trading codes in February, bringing the total number of foreign investors participating in Viet Nam’s securities market to 29,454.

 Nearly 100 fake graves have been built in order to scam compensation money from Phu Bai Airport expansion project in Thua Thien-Hue Province.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed to set up a national appraisal board and invite foreign consultants for Long Thanh International Airport. 

Female professionals leading businesses and organizations in Vietnam share their thoughts on Vietnamese women in the digital economy.

 Vietnam eCommerce and Digital Economy Agency releases figures at "Policy Aspects for Vietnam's Digital Economy Development" conference on March 7 in Hanoi.

 The central province of Quang Tri will carry out 30 large-scale projects with the total investment of about 100 trillion VND (4.31 billion USD) in 2019.

 Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, has called on the law enforcement forces and navies of ASEAN countries to enhance cooperation in settling incidents at sea, especially those related to fishermen.