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Online food ordering market in Vietnam heats up

In the fierce competition in the online food ordering market, worth $33 million as estimated by Euromonitor, players need to have good technology but also many delivery people to win.

Graffiti stain Hanoi's houses during Tet

Residents in Hanoi's Au Co and Nghi Tam streets are complaining about their walls received large amounts of graffiti during the Tet holiday.

Foreign hackers attack hundreds of agencies in Vietnam

Bkav announced on security forum Whitehat.vn that it has detected deliberate attacks by foreign hackers on servers offering services in Vietnam. As of February 14, victims of the attacks amounted to hundreds of agencies and organizations.

Gov’t eases conditions for offshore indirect investment

The Government has issued a new decree to facilitate business conditions for offshore indirect investment, credit information activities and intermediary payment services under the management of the SBV.

Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi: what to expect?

Hanoi has been chosen to host the political event of the year. US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the end of February. So what can we expect from the meeting?  

Foot-and-mouth disease reported in 19 localities

 Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus was reported in 19 cities and provinces nationwide in January, affecting 3,479 heads, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vietnamese consumers prefer brick-and-mortar to online shopping

 Despite an abundance of new options to buy groceries online, Vietnamese consumers still overwhelmingly prefer to shop in stores, the Vietnamese High Quality Product Business Association said on February 14.

Ambiguous business conditions must be removed: expert

The Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management suggested ministries and ministerial-level agencies simplify business conditions and remove ones which are unclear, too vague, and unfeasible before the third quarter of 2019.

Vietnam’s Gov’t not intervene in domestic carbon steel prices: Canadian agency

 There is not enough ground to say that the Government of Vietnam intervenes in the domestic prices of the carbon steel welded pipe industry, according to the final determination by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

Seminar on northern border defence war held in Ha Giang

 The northern border defence war, which began 40 years ago on February 17, was the focus of a seminar held in the northern border province of Ha Giang on February 14.

Plan seeks to minimise social, economic impact of bird flu

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed off a national plan on avian influenza prevention and control for 2019-2025 with a view to reducing its impact on society and the economy.

HCM City targets more than 2.5 million covered by social insurance

 The Vietnam Social Security’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City aims to increase social insurance coverage to 54 percent of the local workforce, equivalent to more than 2.5 million people in 2019.  

Why Vietnam for US-DPRK summit?

 Why Vietnam for US-DPRK summit?

Physicist ‘lights’ the STEM education fire in Vietnam

"My wish is to develop an academy that brings science to everyone. ‘Science’ here is fun, easy to absorb, easy to learn and inspiring,” Dang Van Son, a proponent of STEM education, has said.

Made-in-Vietnam products facing trade lawsuits

Seafood and footwear products with high export turnover have faced trade barriers over the years but exports with small turnover are also facing lawsuits as protectionist trends rise.

U22 team to leave for 2019 AFF football tourney on Feb 15

The Vietnam’s U22 football team will leave for Cambodia on February 15 to compete at the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship, announced the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Can Tho to build first green infrastructure park

 The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is planning to build its first green infrastructure park in the near future.

Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro to officially run in April

Hanoi’s first metro project, the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway, will officially run in April following many delays, according to Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong.

Banks hold auctions to cut bad debts

 Some banks are putting assets secured with non-performing loans worth hundreds of billions of Vietnamese dong up for auction in the first days of the Lunar New Year to speed up the resolution of bad debts.

More incentives for science, technology firms

 The Government has issued a decree creating more favourable conditions for the development of businesses operating in the field of science and technology.