General Secretary of the Communist Part of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to Russia from September 5-8.

Most steel manufacturers had satisfactory business in the second quarter of the year and the first half. 

 Domestic non-life insurance companies expect the additional investment capital will help them expand distribution networks and enlarge market shares in the prosperous but competitive market.

Many banks have had credit growth rates near the ceiling set by the State Bank (SBV), which has warned that it will not consider lifting the rate ceiling for any bank.

 World renowned fashion brands have continuously entered the Vietnamese market, fueled by its high annual average market growth rate of between 15 to 20 percent.

 Dr. Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ, looks at what's ahead for growth in Vietnam.

 On September 2, 1945, then President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

 Vietnam wants to bolster cooperation with the United Kingdom (UK) in the fields of economy, trade, investment, finance, culture, education, defence and security, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.

 Vietnam missed the bronze medal in the men’s football at the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 after losing to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a match in Indonesia on September 1.

 Free trade agreements, high economic growth and low labor costs will continuously help Vietnam lure big FDI in the remaining months of the year after reporting a whopping US$22.94 billion in the first seven months of the year.

 Torrential rains in recent days have caused serious floods and landslides in several northwestern mountainous localities, causing heavy losses in both human life and properties.

 Vietnam’s female sepak takraw team on September 1 cannot make a surprise against the defending champion Thailand at the women’s quadrant finals of the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018, thus only bringing home a silver medal.

 The Ha Long-Hai Phong Expressway was open to traffic at a ceremony on September 1 which saw the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has submitted to the Ministry of Transport an investment plan to upgrade airports for the period 2018 - 2021 with the vision to 2025.

 Foreign investors have started showing more interest in Vietnam’s wind power generation market in recent months, however, they suggested the government to raise the power price to make it more reasonable.

Vietnam misses many opportunities to export farm produce because of food safety requirements set by import countries.

 Chinese investors have continuously planned to pour more in Vietnam’s coal-fired thermo power projects given their investments now account for some 50 percent of total foreign capital in the industry.

 Mr. Ricardo Glenn, Digital Media Director at Infocus Mekong, looks at measuring reach and frequency in digital advertising.

 The number of enterprises in Vietnam applying artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology is small, but nearly a quarter of enterprises will apply similar technologies over the next three years, according to a report by Navigos Search.

 The HCMC Department of Transport has proposed that the municipal government gradually reduce the number of scooters and motorbikes traveling on city streets, and eventually ban them from four downtown districts by 2030.