T&T Group and its US partner Gen X Energy recently worked with leaders of the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau to discuss investing in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project worth nearly 6 billion USD in the locality. 

 Despite recent dialogues, the Ministry of Health remains suspicious over the illegal distribution of pharmaceuticals in the country by Zuellig Pharma Vietnam, with further action set to be taken.

Payments of import-export taxes and fees to customs authorities must all be conducted via cashless payment methods or through credit institutions from the beginning of April.

Renovation, innovation and disruption are the drivers that will help retailers integrate into the tech world and the creative economy, speakers said on Thursday at a retail technology summit held in HCM City.

The Vietnamese Government should outline policies to promote breakthrough technologies and bolster digital economic development amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Bank Country Director for Viet Nam, Osmane Dione said yesterday.

EU investment in Vietnam’s lucrative pharmaceutical industry is expected to surge on the back of the EVFTA. EuroCham’s Pharma Group director gives a deep analysis into how the landmark deal can change the EU investment picture in the industry. 

 Eight hours a day, five days a week, 35-year-old Nguyen Thi Hoa (*) painstakingly looks for tiny defects in thousands of apparel products at a dusty garment factory in Lai Vu Industrial Zone, the northern province of Hai Duong.

 Singapore-invested New Wing Interconnect Technology Co. in the northern province of Bac Giang has raised the investment capital of its project by 110 million USD.

 Vietnam attaches importance to friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Belgium and member countries of the European Union (EU), said National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu. 

Vietnamese women have proven more than capable in entrepreneurship and when taking on leadership positions.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese companies may have overlooked one major source of loss to their business: sexual harassment and violence. 

IUCN in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Fisheries De-velopment Center and Stockholm Environment Institute have launched a Gender Analy-sis Toolkit to improve gender integration in Southeast Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge - The blockchain market in 2019 is predicted to mature and gradually enter a growth period that will bring real benefits.

 It is largely up to women themselves to secure leadership roles as Vietnam moves into the digital age.

While many enterprises have begun using technological solutions to improve productivity, small companies, which account for the largest proportion of total enterprises, do not have enough money to do this.

 A draft law on the prevention and control of alcohol-related problems and other prevailing laws include many contradictions in terms of bans on alcohol advertising, promotions and sponsorship programs.

Despite long years of complaints, the latest amendment of the Law on Investment 2014 leaves several loopholes in Vietnam’s foreign ownership rules, allowing investors to continue profiteering against the spirit of the law. 

 The HCMC government has urged the prime minister to handle the difficulties in advancing funds for the city’s first metro line No. 1 to ensure the progress of the project as planned, the local media reported.

The Beijing-based China Railway Fifth Survey and Design Institute Group, the consultant unit that mapped out Vietnam’s Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong rail route project, has proposed two plans for the project’s construction.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on businesses, individuals, social organizations and international organizations to partner with VN in implementing the goals for women’s and children’s safety, gender equality and sustainable development.