Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang and other senior municipal officials welcomed Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith to the city on May 16.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev emphasised the resolve to enhance the countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership during their talks in Moscow on May 16.  

  Vietnam has almost everything needed for franchises to really take off.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though Vietnam is seeing the strong rise of the modern distribution channel, it is traditional retail which still plays an important role in the Vietnamese distribution system.

Demand for organic farm produce has increased significantly both in Viet Nam and globally, and this offers good prospects for businesses investing in the field, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.

Confusion reigns when it comes to food safety in Vietnam and greater awareness is becoming paramount.

 The price of fruit in the Mekong Delta has risen recently as the impact of drought and salt water intrusion has caused fruit output to decline while demand has increased.

 Three people in the south-central province of Phú Yên were killed, when a mortar shell they attempted to cut open to extract gun powder and scrap exploded, on Saturday afternoon.

Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov has hoped that PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Russia will promote Vietnam-Russia bonds in trade and investment as they are not matched with bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, on May 16, to begin his official visit to Russia where he will attend the Russia-ASEAN Summit in Sochi.

 People in many areas in HCM City are having difficulties remembering their addresses as they so complicated.

 The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has issued a plan to completely handle long lasting environmental pollution in Dong Hung Thuan ward of District 12, home to 42 polluting weaving, dyeing, paper and package plants.

 The Nguyen Kim Trading Joint Stock Company has completed its purchase of e-commerce retailer Zalora Vietnam while Thailand’s Central Group has bought Zalora Thailand, Zalora announced on May 13.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will oversee a strategy for exploiting and utilizing natural resources and protecting the marine environment to 2020 and vision to 2030. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - In severe storms, vegetables are still green at the steel house of DK1, hundreds of kilometers from the mainland.

 On May 12, Forbes Vietnam revealed its 2016 ‘30 Under 30’ list, featuring 30 of the nation’s most talented young innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders across six categories who are under 30 years of age.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to sell the Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Joint Stock Company (TISCO) and invest in their new factory.

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers has asked the supermarket chain Big C to refrain from asking for higher discount rates from Vietnamese suppliers, and has recommended a maximum rate of 15 per cent.

 The Lac Hong University’s LH-FF team successfully overcame 31 other competitors to become winner at the Robocon Vietnam 2016 final, which took place in the northern province of Ninh Binh on May 14. 

 The Vietnam-EU cooperation in the science and technology field is auspicious, said the Head of Unit for Strategy on International Cooperation under the European Commission’s Directorate General of Innovation & Research.