The Prime Minister has endorsed the use on a pilot basis of telecom accounts for payments of digital content services and small-scale e-commerce. This move may pave the way for Internet service providers to penetrate deeper into the Fintech business. 

 HCMC-based property firms’ expansion to neighboring provinces is not only intended to take advantage of the movement of people out of the city but also part of their sales strategy.

 Japan’s Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd, intends to spend more than VND3.4 trillion purchasing 28.3 million shares of DHG Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, or DHG Pharma.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many experts agree that HCM City authorities should focus on improving public transport before making decisions about limiting vehicles in the inner city.

A concert was held to welcome the Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un to Hanoi on March 1.

Trang An Landscape Complex, Tam Coc-Bich Dong landscape and Mua cave are major tourist attractions in the northern province of Ninh Binh, attracting a large number of young travelers in the early days of the new year.

Celebrities worldwide have left their fans impressed with several sensational styles of outfits made by Vietnamese designer Cong Tri.

An airplane cabin's not a great place for indulging in "me-time" -- after all, you're crammed into a small space with a lot of strangers -- but you hope you can eat, sleep and relax en route to your destination without fear of being watched.

 Cao An Phu temple is a historical relic site in King Mon district, Hai Duong province. It is well-known for its architecture and natural landscape.

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

When VinFast, a Vietnamnese automobile manufacturer, announced the plan to make Premium (Pre), or a low-cost product line, many Vietnamese hoped they would be able to buy cars at reasonable prices in the near future.

The Celeb Academy Viet Nam and Global K Centre, a South Korean-based music training centre, are offering long training courses and short experience classes aimed at young singers and people who want to develop their professional career.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands region is lacking water for crops and daily activities because of a lack of rainfall, and water levels at lakes and rivers have decreased drastically.

 Sam Son beach in Thanh Hoa Province is falling in popularity due to erosion and pollution.

 The liquidity on the derivatives market has shown signs of improvement and stabilising in the past two weeks, beating previous projection that the new trading fees may discourage them from derivative trading.

 Despite likely hurdles, export of marine products is expected to rise by 17 per cent to US$3.5 billion this year, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (Vasep).

 Despite Vietnam’s restrictions on direct drug distribution by international pharmaceutical companies, more foreign-invested enterprises are seeking opportunities in the lucrative local market. 

 Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke on March 3 announced that the country will consider resuming the search for the missing plane of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A task force for Vietnam’s peace keeping missions had working sessions with UNMISS and visited Vietnamese officers at Bentiu base, South Sudan.

 Vietnam has become an attractive destination for foreign investors largely due to the country's policies encouraging FDI, its political stability and strong economic growth, according to the latest report of JLL real estate services firm.