Real estate credit tightening, oversupply in the high-end market segment, and the policy on restricting  licensing to housing projects are all expected to pose challenges for realtors this year.

Vietnam is economically lagging behind other countries in the region and in the world. There is a big gap in GDP per capita between Vietnam and other countries, which makes it difficult for Vietnam to catch up with them.

 A forest worshipping ceremony is among the biggest traditional events of the year for the Mông ethnic minority group in Nà Hẩu Commune in the northern province of Yên Bái.

 Vietnamese businesses have been urged to embrace digital transformation to remain competitive and enhance their value.

Village wells, together with banyan trees, communal houses, and river wharves, are symbols of Vietnam’s northern villages.

 Vietnamobile Telecommunications JSC (Vietnamobile) has appointed Christina Hui, a representative from Hong Kong’s Hutchison Group, as its new CEO, succeeding Elizabete Fong.

 Vietnamese consumers are embracing digital payments as a faster and more convenient way to pay, with consumers using their credit and debit cards more often for in-store and online purchases, digital payment methods provider Visa said on Thursday.

A forest worshipping ceremony is among the biggest traditional events of the year for the Mông ethnic minority group in Nà Hẩu Commune in the northern province of Yên Bái.

 Provinces in the southern region and the Central Highlands have taken measures to prepare for drought and ensure a stable supply of power as weather forecasts say that the region could face a prolonged heat wave this year.

 The Việt Nam women’s national football team beat hosts Myanmar 1-0 in a friendly on Thursday.

 The National Olympic Running Day – 46th Hà Nội Mới Newspaper Open for Peace 2019 – will be held nationwide on Sunday.

 Hanoi audiences will have a chance to watch a production of The Bald Soprano by LucTeam troupe at Kim Mã Theatre today.

 The final round of the Sao Mai (Morning Star) contest will start today with the participation of the 15 best contestants.

 The People’s Committee of northern Bắc Giang Province’s Lục Nam District said it would suspend the operation of an illegal inland waterway port built by a local enterprise to avoid over-exploitation of land.

 Illegal logging is threatening the protected forest of Sông Tranh in the central province of Quảng Nam’s Bắc Trà My District, with hundred-year-old trees being felled, Nhân Dân online newspaper reported. 

 Pig prices have gone up slightly in recent days in the south after falling for several weeks under the impact of African swine fever.

 Electronic goods shops and supermarkets in HCM City are offering big promotions on air conditioners, refrigerators and fans as the hot season approaches. 

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) on Thursday directed credit institutions to support their borrowers who raise pigs and are suffering losses due to African swine fever (ASF).

 Japan’s Chiba Mode Business College, Eikoh Seisakusho, Sewing Box and Mabuchi Motor, in co-operation with Đà Nẵng-based Đông Á College and Kibi International University, have inked an agreement on human resource training.

 Long-standing violations in the use and management of Soc Son District’s protection forest land have been blamed on the lax management of local authorities.