The Ministry of Transport has again proposed that the Government classify ride-hailing companies, such as Grab, as taxi operators, as it seeks to replace Government’s Decree 86/2014 on business conditions for auto transport services.

 Stock rallies are predicted to continue this month, led by positive factors at home and abroad, though volatility may be more frequent than in February, said securities market watchers.

 A 30-seater coach which was carrying South Korean visitors in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan turned upside down this afternoon, March 9, leaving the Vietnamese driver dead and five travelers severely injured.

A rehearsal was held in Hanoi on March 7 to prepare in the event of an African swine fever outbreak in the capital city.

 Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien on March 9 inspected the prevention of measles in Ho Chi Minh City as there has been an unusually high number of cases recorded in the southern city since the end of 2018.

 An array of sweeping amendments to the current Law on Investment should be made to leverage foreign investment inflows into Vietnam, insiders have suggested.

 Tickets for the upcoming matches of the AFC U23 Championship qualifiers are to go on sale online from March 10, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced.

 Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The's proposal to the National Assembly that drivers should retake their driving test if they literally lost their licences has faced opposition.

 The first coffee book street was opened in Buon Ma Thuot city of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 9.

 The increase of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first two months of the year has contributed to a better performance of listed industrial park developers.

 Vietnam continues to be one of the countries with the highest number of detected online infections, according to Kaspersky Security Network data.

 A Coffee Trade Fair kicked off in Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 9, as part of the ongoing 7th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival.

 Localities throughout the country have quickly taken measures to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks.

 The border guard force of the central province of Quang Tri has broken a trans-national drug trafficking ring, seizing two Lao suspects, 118,000 meth pills and one gun.

Vietnam will take part in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Women’s Championship Finals for the first time after finishing second in the group stages in Vientiane, Laos, on March 8.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has just released an updated draft on encouraging development of solar power projects in Vietnam. 

The Vietnamese fast-moving consumer goods market is lagging in major cities, but growth remains robust in rural areas, where the market seems to have regained its momentum to see 5-6% year-on-year growth in 2019.

The gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in the first quarter of this year is lower than the low growth scenario of 6.76%, Sai Gon Gai Phong news site reported, citing the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 There are insufficient grounds for the Hanoi Superior People’s Court to reduce the prison sentence of Phan Sao Nam, former chairman of local online game firm VTC Online.

 The annual preferential interest rate at designated credit institutions for social housing loans has risen to 5%, up 0.2 percentage point year-on-year, according to a decision by the Prime Minister.