Tired of the noise, a man in the central province of Quang Ngai has opted to live alone in the deep forest for the past 20 years.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has pointed out the causes for the USD90m losses at a fertiliser plant in Ninh Binh Province that forced it to halt operation four years after being put into use.

The farmers in Dak Nong Province will have to bear huge losses as thousands of pepper trees suddenly died because of disease just before they were harvested.

The High Command of Vietnam People’s Navy today hosted a flag-hoisting ceremony for two Kilo-class submarines at Cam Ranh Military Base in Khanh Hoa province.

 Japanese convenience store chains are rapidly expanding across Vietnam, where demand is strong for the service culture of the East Asian island nation.

 Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are paying a State visit to Vietnam from February 28 to March 5.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Finance Ministry (MoF) have set up action plans to improve the business environment and the national competitive ability for the future.

 Da Nang has announced its first solar power project, funded with $415,000 from the European Commission (EC) and $75,000 from the city’s counter fund.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has released a national plan on monitoring food safety for processed chicken for export to help Viet Nam’s chicken conquer the world market.

There’s no evidence showing that fertiliser imports have damaged local fertilser products to apply trade defence measures for the imports, according to a report by the Viet Nam Competition Authority.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has instructed government agencies to consider applying measures to support Vietnamese retailers and controlling the expansion of foreign-invested retail chains. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese retail market is bustling with the expansion of existing brands and the appearance of newcomers, including 7-Eleven, the world's largest convenience chain. 

 Telecom operators are still scrambling to eliminate the impact on internet connectivity in Vietnam from damage to several undersea submarine cables following a breakdown in early January 2017.

 HCM City officials are seeking ways to collect taxes from small- and home-based business owners who are selling merchandise on social media, such as Facebook, in a bid to reduce tax losses in the municipal budget.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) currently encourages mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for weak credit institutions based on voluntary spirit and the assurance of relevant rights for both parties.

 Many banks complain that the cost of capital increases and they cannot increase lending rates, so interest margins are quickly narrowing, which affects profit.

 Tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the China F3 Men’s Futures’ first singles round match on February 27 in Anning City.

 The State Bank of Vietnam’s anti-dollarisation efforts have managed to keep the dong-dollar exchange rate fairly steady for a long time, thus helping stabilise the monetary market.

 The Government recently issued a resolution to ratify an agreement and a protocol on avoiding double taxation and preventing income tax evasion between Vietnam and the United States of America.

 Vietnam reported trade deficit of 1.2 billion USD in February, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on February 26.