The average income of Vietnamese women is VND5.22 million (US$234) per month, equals to 81.1% the average income of Vietnamese men.

The proportion of women in senior managing positions in enterprises operating in Vietnam ranked second in Asia at 36%, only behind the Philippines at 37.46%.

 Permanent Vice Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son paid a visit to Romania from March 6-7 as Special Envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Vietnam will make the best use of open opportunities for result-oriented cooperation generated by the ASEM to serve its socio-economic development and improve its position in the international arena.

 The first VinFast Lux SA2.0 has just rolled off the factory lines, marking the success of the "Made-in Vietnam" commercial automobile test production cycle. 

 The Vietnam Authority for HIV/AIDS Control and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief today hosted four simultaneous events across the country to celebrate the first patients receiving ARV drugs covered by social health insurance.

 The authorities in Quang Ngai Province are seeking VND90bn (USD3.8m) from the state budget to deal with drought and water shortages that will affect 8,000 people.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a decision on plans for the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

 Hoa Phat Group (HPG) chairman Tran Dinh Long is no longer named on Forbes' 2019 list of billionaires published on March 5, including five Vietnamese names.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DRPK) President Kim Jong-un took a train to Vietnam to attend the US-DPRK Summit in Hanoi on February 27-28. 

The Ministry of Health and the International Committee of the Red Cross on March 7 inked a memorandum of understanding on efficient natural disaster, calamity and emergency response.

About 190 foreign investors were granted securities trading codes in February, bringing the total number of foreign investors participating in Vietnam’s securities market to 29,454.

 Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) jointly launched a scientific and technological cooperation program for the period of 2020-2022.

 Experts anticipated the Vietnamese finance and banking sector will experience a sharp increase in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in 2019 as positive signals for the surge have been seen right in the first months of the year.

Mr. Marcel van Miert, Executive Chairman of Vietnam Australia International School, tells VET of his appreciation of Vietnamese women and their strengths in integrating into the global economy.

The digital economy has opened the door to more women successfully running their own business endeavors or moving into senior management positions.

VietNamNet Bridge - The US-China trade war has helped IZ developers earn big money as more foreign investors are coming to Vietnam to seek land for workshops.

 Non-equity modes (NEMs) trade is spreading in Viet Nam and exposing the country to both opportunities and challenges, one expert believes.

Mr. Warrick Cleine, Chairman & CEO of KPMG in Vietnam and Cambodia, talks about International Woman Day and gender diversity and why it's such a critical part of KPMG's strategy.

 Businesswomen play an increasingly key role in Vietnam's digital economic development though gender inequality persists.