Doctors say a stem cell transplant could be a "game changer" for many patients with multiple sclerosis.

 Le Diep Kieu Trang (38) will manage the development of the biggest social network in Vietnam, Facebook.

Vietnam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation (VEAM) will list 1.328 billion shares on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HSX).   

Two out of eight wholly foreign-owned banks in Vietnam are from South Korea. Besides banks, many other South Korean corporations have contributed capital to, or cooperated with, Vietnamese banks.

 Allegations that research firm Cambridge Analytica misused the data of 50 million Facebook users have reopened the debate about how information on the social network is shared and with whom.

The Running Bean Coffee, Tee's Coffee and 81 Bia are top new favourite destinations of young people for a cup of joe in Ho Chi Minh City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pop and soul sensation My Tam is among five female singers battling it out to win Best Music Album.

A silk painting by master Nguyen Nam Son (1890-1973), one of the leading artists in modern Vietnamese fine art, will be auctioned by the Aguttes company at Drouot auction sale centre in Paris, France, on March 26.

 Three national hi-tech parks in Hoa Lac, HCM City and Da Nang have attracted 218 investment projects with a registered capital of nearly US$10 billion, creating jobs for about 50,000 workers.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) can take early intervention measures against weak credit institutions in the supervision process from July this year, according to a new SBV regulation.

VN is integrating increasingly with the global economy, having signed the CPTPP this month and discussing four other free trade agreements, the annual Economic Scenarios Conference heard in HCM City on Monday.

 Start-ups will be given support from the State budget in localities with no more than 30 per cent of total investment mobilised from investment funds.

 The Ministry of Transport (MoT) will transfer its rights to purchase shares additionally issued by the Vietnam Airlines Corporation through auction at the Ha Noi Stock Exchange.

 The Ministry of Health has called for an urgent investigation into an apparently false rumour about the death of a mother and her child in HCM City while having a natural birth at home.

 Many people in Trung Tu Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, have blamed Hanoi Medical University Hospital for discharging sewage and polluting Lu River.

 A truck carrying an elephant without proper safety measures surprised drivers on a highway in Ha Tinh Province.

Along with Carlsberg, the Danish Brewer holding 17.3 per cent stake in Habeco, numerous foreign investors are looking to acquire a stake in Vietnam’s third-largest brewer in order to increase their market shares.

 Convenience store chains are on their way to conquer fast-growing ASEAN markets, but they get little love in Indonesia, the region’s largest market.

Cao Bang prepares for Vietnam-China border defence exchange, Vietnam, Malaysia eye stronger audit cooperation, President Tran Dai Quang congratulates President Vladimir Putin, Hanoi seeks tourism cooperation with Slovak region

Decree 54 and the draft circular that guides its implementation compiled by the Ministry of Health have both raised controversy: foreign investors say the regulations break Vietnam’s WTO commitments.