While numerous foreign retail giants are planning to increase investment and expand their businesses to exploit the market, Malaysian retail group Parkson has seen dropping sales before finally shutting down.

 Though advocating the establishment of a super committee to manage state capital in enterprises, economists remain divided on how exactly it should be done.

A new step forward in Vietnam’s economic development in 2017 and a rising national spirit in early 2018 are expected to yield new successes in 2018. 

VietNamNet Bridge - New investment projects committed by Singaporean investors and orders from South Korea have signalled a revival of the shipbuilding industry in 2018. 

 Many people floated lanterns on Sai Gon River on the evening of the 15th of the first month of the lunar year or the 1st full-moon festival.

Vietnam is among the 12 member nations worldwide chosen for the pilot implementation of FIFA’s women’s football development project, said Belinda Wilson, a FIFA expert in women’s football.

 Macro-economic stability and economic growth drive each other, as the former helps boost investment and consumption while the latter creates foundation for achieving the former, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wrote in a recent article.

Hat ba trao (“firmly grasping the paddle” singing), is an original type of folk art and festival ritual. It is also one of the national intangible cultural heritages recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in February 2016.  

Many eateries in Hanoi now feature realistic paintings of villages, mountains and dreamland of flowers, rivers and sky. To mark the Lunar New Year, we went to the strangely decorated Bong Lai Quan at 184 Trieu Viet Vuong Street.

 Up to US$291 million was poured into Vietnamese start-ups last year, a year-on-year increase of 42 per cent, according to a recent report by Topica Founder Institute (TFI).

 A number of listed companies risk being forced to leave the stock market after they reported losses for three consecutive years.

 Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for nearly 97 per cent of the total number of businesses in HCM City, with more than 90 per cent of newly-established ones every year belonging to this category.

Le Dinh Qua, 37, was born in a farmer family in suburban Hanoi. His parents are not well-off, but they tried their best to help Qua study in the hope he would have better future than them.

 The water quality of lakes, rivers, streams and canals in Viet Nam is seriously degrading. Water in urban areas and industrial zones poses risks to human and aquatic animals.

Representatives of government agencies and businesses and experts discussed a proposal to hike the environment protection fees on industrial effluents at a meeting in HCM City on Thursday. 

 Viet Nam and Thailand are the top seeds in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup, which will be organised later this year.

 Ho Khac Ngoc of Song Lam Nghe An FC has been voted the best Asian player for February.

 Rheinol Racing Days, the first-ever motorsport event of Viet Nam, will be held at the Dai Nam Racing Circuit in Bình Duong Province on March 10-11.

 International media have published articles reporting that Formula 1 could have three new Grand Prix events next season, as Miami, Buenos Aires and Hanoi are close to confirming a deal.

 The most important sports competition for Viet Nam this year will be the Asian Games (ASIAD), in which the country targets three gold medals.