The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s LS Group – a manufacturer of electrical equipment, electronics, energy, and materials – will be a major sponsor of the Vietnamese National Football First League (V-League 2) 2019.

The Kylin-Lion-Dragon Dance Championship of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5 is scheduled to take place at The Garden Mall from April 26-28.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed that retired cadres should still be disciplined for violations they committed in the discharge of their duties, but urged for more clarification in legal documents.

African swine fever has wreaked havoc in northern Ha Nam Province with all six cities and districts reportedly having detected the outbreak.

An American delegation of assistants to senators and congressmen, led by Terra Lynn Sabag, visited the completed Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination at Da Nang International Airport Project during a trip to the central city yesterday.

Vietnam is one of the countries with a high proportion of cancer patients.

The police earlier this year initiated an investigation into a loss-making oil exploration project in Venezuela, which was carried out by PVEP from 2010 when Son was PVEP`s CEO.

Dow and DEEP C signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on April 17 in Hanoi on building the first road using recycled plastics, at the DEEP C Industrial Complex in the northern city of Hai Phong. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project on boosting the application of information technology to support socio-economic development and security in areas inhabited by ethnic minority groups during 2019-2025.

Hanoi FC took revenge by beating Yangon United 5-2 in their second meeting in Asian Football Confederation Cup’s Group H action in Yangon, Myanmar on April 17.

Giant IT-real-estate-manufacturing-retail conglomerate Vingroup on April 17 opened VinAI Research, a research institute focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of elevating Vietnam’s role in the AI world.

More than 350 artisans and 62 craft production facilities and villages, both domestic and international, have registered to participate in the Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which is scheduled to take place from April 26 till May 2.

The management board of Tran Anh Digital World JSC has approved a plan to terminate all its branches, which will be carried by the company’s chairman, ndh.vn reported.

The adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards will be compulsory for State-owned enterprises, listed companies and large-scale unlisted public companies after 2025, according to a draft project the Ministry of Finance.

The purchase, designed as a financial investment, will be carried out through order matching or put through method on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE), the company announced.

Japanese investment in Vietnam is expected to grow this year, given Japan’s recent initiative to shift investment to Vietnam and other Mekong River nations, as well as free trade agreements (FTA), experts said.

Greater effort is needed to boost VN ’s national brand value so as to earn higher export value, attendees heard at a forum held in Hanoi on Wednesday by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) says it will change the current policy on attracting and using FDI and begin to offer investment incentives more selectively.

Vietnamese, Czech businesses look to strengthen partnership

Vietnam is considered one of Asia’s most vibrant property markets and a long-term strategic area for Savills.