A series of tourism programs and activities will be organized in four major cities of Japan during Vietnam Tourism Week from September 14 to 23, which aims to promote tourism and attract Japanese tourists to the country.

A recently-announced tax reform proposal from the Ministry of Finance will result in both revenue losses and gains.

 The Adsota Joint Stock Company has appeared on Facebook’s Agency Directories as a Gaming Agency since late August.

Despite the death of a buffalo owner at Hai Phong’s traditional buffalo fighting festival in July, anthropologists and tourism experts argued at a conference that the festival should continue and be promoted to tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Even as Singapore’s Pang Xue Jie walked away in disappointment, the Vietnamese athletes hugged each other excitedly.

 The authorities in Hoi An Town has announced that they have found 30 turtle eggs under the sea off Cu Lao Cham Island.

Danish brewer Carlsberg is keen on increasing its stake in the Hanoi Beer Alcohol and Beverage Corp. (Habeco) to at least 51 percent, a local news website has reported, citing an executive from Habeco. 

 Ho Chi Minh City authorities have decided to halt plans to build the first bus rapid transit BRT project which is expected to cost around USD144 million.

 Hue authorities will open more walking zones on Chu Van An, Pham Ngu Lao and Vo Thi Sau Streets later this month, according to Vice Chairman of Hue municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Dang Thanh.

 According to the old leaders of the village, Thut Soup is a traditional dish which holds an important position in the lives of the M’Nong ethnic group.

 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) this year is set to transpire in Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong (China), reports CJ E&M, a Republic of Korean entertainment and media contents company.

 Artificial-intelligence technology surrounds our everyday lives, in the form of voice assistants like Apples’ Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana or Amazon’s Alexa, say the computer experts.

 The Vietnamese Party and State have yearned for a fair society where all citizens have the right to contribute and enjoy benefits. Vietnam is now set to narrow the wealth gap to realize the long-term goal of social fairness.

 Two students from HCM City have successfully developed a product called talking gloves to support the communications of deaf and mute people.

Despite the investor, Hong Kong-based Lee&Man Paper Group, committing to resolve the environmental damage caused by the trial run of its paper manufacturing factory in Hau Giang, it has relapsed into environmental violations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say that the ecosystem for startups is not well organized to give substantial support to entrepreneurs.

 A rise in Vietnam’s retail and consumption service revenue reflects growing local purchasing power and retail-related activities.

 State Bank of Viet Nam statistics show that the average capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of the banking sector has been consistently falling since the beginning of this year. 

Importing used cars with nine seats and less will become harder if a proposal to raise used car tariffs is approved by the Government. 

 Vietnam is home to a growing number of tech-savvy “connected consumers” that global corporations will increasingly seek to court, according to a study conducted by Nielsen in cooperation with Demand Institute.