Vietnam needs to develop a qualified labor force that can meet the requirements of  industrialization and reduce the number of guest workers abroad, according to experts. 

Charnel house building for the dead, one of the most important ceremonies in a person’s life for many ethnic groups in Viet Nam’s central highland region, takes place around October after harvest.

 In recent time, solar-powered water supply has become an effective measure to help people in rural areas access fresh water at a low cost while protecting the environment.

Hanako Kawasaki, together with several other half Vietnamese athletes, will bring diversity to the national team’s demographics at the ongoing South East Asian (SEA) Games 2017.

A photo exhibition titled ‘Hanoi’s Small Corners’ by photographer Xuan Chinh has opened at Gallery 25 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi.

Over the past 10 years, Réhahn Croquevielle has motorcycled to every corner of Vietnam to explore its land and people. The decade-long journey has produced hundreds of thousands of stunning photos of the country.

 Four new classical and contemporary Russian literary works have been translated into Vietnamese, making them available for local readers.

 The 4th industrial revolution with the rapid advancement of the cyber network and digital technology has brought great changes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A painting and photo exhibition to raise fund for disadvantaged students in the mountainous province of Lao Cai, Vietnam opened in Finland on August 27.

 An increasing number of new players are entering the Vietnamese beauty market as local consumers are becoming more conscious of beauty treatment and products.

To reaffirm their ambitions of developing Long Thanh International Airport, Hanoi General Export Import JSC and Hong Kong United Investors Holding submitted their proposal to the prime minister for approval.

 In Vietnam, e-commerce has posted weak annual growth in the fast-moving consumer goods market over the past five years, said Kantar Worldpanel in a recently released report on the Asian market.

 Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) will put 500 million shares on sale in two phases.

 The more aggressive enforcement of transfer pricing laws may make life harder for multinational companies in Vietnam who do not carefully follow the tax authority’s guidance.

 The Bkav Technology Group has spent VND500 billion (nearly US$22 million) since 2009 on researching and producing the indigenous smart phone called Bphone, its CEO Nguyen Tu Quang has revealed.

Electronics retailer Tran Anh Digital is seeking its shareholders’ approval to sell a 25 per cent stake to Mobile World, paving the way for a merger into the latter company.

VN will reform rice production to gain sustainable development in the production and export of rice, according to Viet Nam’s Rice Market Development Strategy from 2017 to 2020.

VN ranks the fifth most optimistic country globally with an index score of 117 in the latest Consumer Confidence Index released by Nielsen, its highest score in the past five years.

The speedy repossession of collateral is a credit-positive step for Vietnamese banks, which continue to grapple with legacy asset-quality issues caused by rapid credit growth, Moody’s Investors Services said.

 Weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan on August 28 won a gold medal in the men’s 56-kg event for Vietnam at the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Malaysia.