The General Statistics Office is working on a plan to assess the value created by the informal economic sector as per the government’s request. 

 As the world faces a crisis in wealth distribution, some experts doubt if the accumulation of capital will encourage innovation and investment, but instead, lead to multiple tax burdens and increase the gap between rich and poor.

As the Tet holiday draws closer, the Vietnamese aviation industry is scrambling to meet peak demand by increasing the number of flights.

Viet Nam’s stock market almost lost US$14 billion after two blows on Monday and Tuesday.

VN’s benchmark VN Index regained nearly 34 points, or 3.3 per cent, on Wednesday morning, following the reassurance by the State Securities Commission to calm down investors after two blows on the stock market early this week.

 Vietnam plans to host the Asian Football Confederation U23 Championship in 2020.

All four Vietnamese athletes named in the Association Tennis Professionals list have increased their world ranking this week.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has entered the world top 20 for the first time in his career in this week’s ranking.

These neat and eye-catching square glutinous rice cakes are made by volunteer students in Ho Chi Minh City during a cake making event for needy people in the city. 

Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh welcomed the Singapore-proposed theme of building a resilient and innovative SEAN while addressing the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Singapore on February 5-6.

 In the latest draft of Law on Corporate Income Tax, the Ministry of Finance has raised a regulation aimed at preventing multinational companies with related-party transactions from evading taxes.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a target programme on information technology for the 2016-2020 period, with the aim of  promoting the application of IT in State agencies.

 Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) in Singapore on February 6.

 Vietnamese shares underwent another strong decline on February 6 as investor sentiment remained negative following the selloff that had spread across global markets.

Several years ago, Vietnamese could name only several foreign online travel agents (OTAs), but  more and more Vietnamese OTAs have become well known.

Tranh Khuc village in Hanoi’s Thanh Tri district is estimated to make about 468,600 banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) ahead of the 2018 Lunar New Year.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court commenced trial looking into the suit initiated by the local domestic taxi operator Vinasun against the popular ride hailing service, Grab, on accusations of unfair business practices. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing and Consulate General in China’s Guangzhou province to deploy citizen protection measures for a Vietnamese fisherman rescued at sea by Chinese authorities.

The annual Vietnam-China deputy foreign ministers’ meeting was held in China’s Guangzhou province on February 5-6.

VietNamNet Bridge - Cash flow worth billions of dollars from China in manufacturing, finance, infrastructure, real estate and e-commerce is flowing to Vietnam.