Military-run telecom group Viettel recorded a pre-tax profit of US$41.2 million from its overseas investments in the first half of 2017, a 156 percent year-on-year increase.

VietNamNet Bridge - Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has suggested an optimal solution to ensure power supply for Vietnam's economic development.

Kido Foods (KDF) dominates the ice cream market, with a 35 percent share, while Unilever, Thuy Ta and Vinamilk hold 10 percent, 10 percent and 9 percent of market share, respectively.

VietNamNet Bridge - They are known as the three ‘chemistry golden boys because they won gold medals at the 49th IChO and all of them have ‘golden virtues’.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Major General Le Van Cuong speaks to the Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about the role of social media in Viet Nam.

Vietnam’s agriculture sector needs to end the practice of small-scale production and reorganize it on a larger scale towards high-tech agriculture, the “Reorganizing Agricultural Production” seminar heard.

A newly effective bill, government Decree No.59/2017 on the management of access to genetic resources and the sharing of their benefits, was expected to protect the country’s rich genetic resources.

Viet Nam won two gold medals at the 94th Malaysia Open Athletics Championship, which wrapped up at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on July 19.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held talks with Cambodian King Nodorom Sihamoni following an official welcoming ceremony for the Vietnamese Party leader in Phnom Penh on July 20.

 The Vietnam Festival in Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture (Vietnam Festa) is scheduled to take place in Yokohama city from September 15 to 17, as heard at a local press conference on July 19. 

Cities consume 70 per cent of Viet Nam’s total energy and discharge 70 per cent of the country’s total carbon dioxide emissions, a policy dialogue announced yesterday in Ha Noi.

 Authorities of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District have proposed expanding the number of pedestrianised streets and increasing the amount of time streets are shut to traffic during the summer.

As Thaco’s car sales decreased, the Quang Nam province’s budget revenue suddenly dropped by VND3 trillion. This news has been cited by economists to show the role of large private conglomerates in the economy.

Young artists of the HCM City Drama Theatre will stage a historic play about the Mau Than offensive that occurred in the spring of 1968 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of young fashion designers will join a new programme aimed at students and young workers launched by the HCM City Youth Cultural House. 

Eventful diplomatic activities took place in June with a string of overseas trips of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President Tran Dai Quang to Japan, Russia, and Belarus.

 Boosting crude oil pumping and coal mining to achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 6.7% in 2017 is forecast to face difficulties mainly due to low prices, said the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 The Finance Ministry asserts the collection of tax on Grab and Uber is fully compliant with prevailing tax regulations and many traditional taxi companies are still paying less than the fixed tax payable by the two foreign firms.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd, the operator of Dung Quat Oil Refinery, wants the Government to provide guarantee for its loans of US$1.26 billion needed for the second phase of the upgrading and expansion project of the refinery.

 Several companies have expressed keen interest in developing waste-to-power projects in HCMC given the high potential in the sector.