Hanoi has announced the list of 91 buildings violating the fire code and promises no leniency to developers who refuse to fix issues.

The Y-generation, or those aged 20-30, are important clients as they account for 35 percent of the country’s total population. However, only a modest proportion of the clients own housing.

Facing the newest gear-box scandal from a class-action lawsuit brought by 76 Vietnamese car owners, Ford Vietnam's representative has confirmed to VIR that it is trying the best to resolve its customers' complaints in the most effective manner.

Vietnam’s cement market is seeing the light of recovery at the end of the tunnel, thanks to the strong clinker exports.

 FLC Hanoi Junior Golf Tour 2018 will take place in all golf courses operated by FLC Group in six months.

 Contrary to the profits reported by Viettel and FPT, numerous state-owned firms are suffering with overseas investment.

 The massive increase in the number of M&A deals involving foreign investors is putting pressure on Viet Nam’s plastics industry.

 Farmers should reduce their volumes of shrimp at present to deal with a fall in purchasing price and wait for a recovery in shrimp prices on the world market.

 The Party’s local level anti-corruption watchdogs were given more power, including ability to order travel bans and request for the ability to freeze assets, to better curb corruption and malfeasances committed by Party members.

 A couple has turned their hotel into accommodation for nearly 40 orphans and lonely elderly people. The hotel is in Thu Dau Mot town in the southern province of Binh Duong.

 Joining the UN peacekeeping force is not only the responsibility but also a great honour for each Vietnamese officer. Apart from their duties, the officers also involve in social activities in support of local people. 

 The draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Higher Education is set to be scrutinised during the fifth sitting of the 14th National Assembly on May 30 morning. 

 Support hotlines have been set up and a tax hike has been mooted to tackle smoking in Vietnam, where more than 100 people are killed by smoking-related diseases per day.

A total of 11,027 businesses with combined registered capital of $4.61 billion were established in May, according to the Business Registration Management Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hosted a welcome ceremony for President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse, who are on a State visit to Japan, at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on May 30 morning.

 Converting idle gold held by Vietnamese people into money and other assets may help provide more funding for socio-economic development and business operation, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

The disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months of 2018 was estimated at 6.75 billion USD, up 9.8 percent year-on-year.

Vietnam’s Tan Long Group has won three contracts to sell 50,000 tonnes of Japonica rice to Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp of the Republic of Korea, 70 percent of the bidding volume. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The listing of many large corporations recently has changed the VN Index and capitalization value, but also capital flow and ways of making investments.

‘Debtors’ in the future in Vietnam will regularly connect to the internet and buy goods online, while ‘lenders’ will be fintechs which can take full advantage of high technology to approach targeted clients and design reasonable credit packages.