Last year, Vietnam’s export of tra fish faced challenges in Europe and the US but experienced a marked growth in the Middle East market, earning a value of nearly 1.8 billion USD.

 Defendants in the first-instance trial on several charges of wrongdoings at the State-owned oil PetroVietnam (PVN) group made final statements at the court on Wednesday, expressing regrets and asking for leniency from the judges.

 Vietnam’s plastics and packaging industry is luring in a new wave of foreign investors due to the sector’s strong growth.

The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) will have an important mission of orienting member parliaments towards a shared future of bringing practical benefits for their countries and people. 

 Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich held a meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Tea Banh in Vientiane, Laos, on January 16.

 Gender inequality contributes to the spread of HIV and reduces women and girls’ capacity of response to the epidemic, heard a workshop on January 17.

 According to the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center, rainy weather is expected to cover the country on the large scale since today.

 The level-2 field hospital of the Military Hospital 175 is ready to participate in the United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan in the first quarter of this year.

 Vietnamese rice exports have got off to a positive start right from the outset of the year, with promising signs from traditional rice importers like the Philippines and Indonesia.

With significantly improved income, Vietnamese consumers are not only buying more goods, but also spending more money on premium products. 

 Vietnam is facing challenges of improving healthcare index and control, reported the Ministry of Health in its document to propose to build a law on disease prevention and control to the Ministry of Justice.

Many major infrastructure projects under HCMC’s traffic jam and accident reduction program are scheduled to implement this year but experts have expressed concern about funds for these projects amid currently limited capital resources.

 Hundreds of GrabTaxi and Uber drivers descended upon the two companies’ offices on January 15 to protest increases to the share going to the companies for every trip.

 With Vietnam planning to signigicantly increase its number of coal plants over the next decade, potentially posing great risks to the environment, international experts have advised the country to work on a cleaner path forward. 

 Six overseas investors are vying for majority stakes at state-owned PetroVietnam Oil Corporation, competing against two domestic bidders.

A scaffold suddenly collapsed at a construction site in Hanoi, leaving three dead and injuring three others.

 Defendants in the first-instance trial on several charges of wrongdoings at the PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC) had the final say on January 17 morning before the judging council deliberates the verdict.

 The 6,000th child with heart diseases has just received free surgery under a programme funded by VinaCapital Foundation, said CEO of the foundation Robin King Austin on January 16.

 Thousands of patients are facing a shortage of expensive Glivec and Tasigna anti-cancer drugs because of cumbersome procedures.

VietNamNet Bridge - As the land fund in HCMC has declined, fewer investors are interested in developing infrastructure projects under the BT (build-transfer) mode.