VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese retail market, though still small, is attracting the world’s giant retailers, including those from Japan.

Vietnamese fashionistas are excited about the news that H&M may open its first shop in Hanoi soon. They will no longer have to buy H&M and other foreign high-street brands from online shops or from those who carry goods across border gates.

VietNamNet Bridge - Three students from Thua Thien – Hue province have invented a system which generates electricity from sea waves.

VietNamNet Bridge – Signs of growth stagnation in the Mekong Delta in recent years have been blamed on climate change, which has contributed to drought and saline intrusion.

Many bachelor’s degree graduates don’t have basic skills to undertake their works if they don’t receive retraining. Many of them cannot even fill out applications for jobs or compile official dispatches in an acceptable manner.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Barbara Trebitsch, former head of Domus Academy in Milan, a leading school in design, fashion and architecture, is currently Italy’s ambassador of design.

On February 24, 2017, the Vietnamese government released the new transfer pricing Decree No. 20/2017/ND-CP, which will take effect from May 1, 2017. 

 An International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration, and Management gathered international scientists in central Binh Dinh province to discuss environmental issues as well as share research results and management experience.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions for newly-accredited ambassadors to Vietnam in Hanoi on March 8, during which he called for the diplomats’ greater efforts to broaden bilateral wide-ranging cooperation.

 Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold more than 17,600 cars in February, down 13 per cent from the previous month.

 PENM IV Germany GmbH & Co KG is seeking to purchase another 5.5 million shares of Hoa Phat Group (HPG) in an attempt to raise its stakes in the company’s profit-making potential.

 Opportunity Network, a UK-based FinTech company that offers banks a digital business matchmaking platform, on Wednesday announced plans to engage Vietnamese commercial banks in joining its fast-growing global partner network.

 Viet Nam has the highest proportion of female CEOs in the Asia Pacific region at some 25 per cent, much higher than the world average of 10 per cent.

 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue its support for infrastructure development in Vietnam, said ADB Vice President for Knowledgement Management and Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono at a press conference on March 8.

 Government controlled telecom equipment maker VNPT and mobile network operator Viettel Group have announced plans to hit their rivals hard and gain global market share in 2017.

One of the most thankless jobs in Vietnam is that of the garbage collectors. These are women and men that are part of our daily lives, taking away all our decay, the stuff we don’t want or that no longer serves us.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam national football team will convene on March 20 in Ha Noi to prepare for the qualifying round of the Asian Cup 2019.

 The Que Huong (Homeland) Choir of the Vietnamese community in France performed at Madeleine Church in Paris on March 4, which is a part of the 23rd International Choir Festival of Paris.

 SCG Cement-Building Materials Co., Ltd., a member of Siam Cement Group (SCG), has just spent $156 million on buying up the shares of Vietnam Construction Materials JSC (VCM).

 On March 7, Hanoi held an urgent meeting to discuss measures on tightening control over alcohol production and business activities in the city.