Despite ready-to-drink coffee remaining a niche category in Vietnam, beverage giants such as Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Suntory PepsiCo are hoping to kick-start the market with new products.

One of the key provisions of the decree providing guidance for the implementation of the Law on Cybersecurity requires foreign firms including companies like Google and Facebook to localise data and set up local offices in Vietnam.

 PetroVietnam – the representative unit of PVTex – affirms that the the contract between Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. and PVTex to buy PP (Polypropylene) plastics for production at the Dinh Vu polyester plant is fully legal.

 The ongoing court case ­between Vinasun and Grab has generated diverging opinion on the tussle between traditional businesses and technology firms in the age of Industry 4.0.

Doctors have rejected jobs at health centres at commune and ward levels in poor and remote areas in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang after receiving training to improve their capability.

 Vietnam ranked 44th out of 88 countries and territories around the world in the 2018 global English Proficiency Index.

 Remittances from Vietnamese guest workers hit US$2-US$2.5 billion each year with an annual average growth rate of 6 to 7% between the years 2010 and 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi aims to reduce the use of plastic bags in the traditional markets, supermarkets and trade centres to protect environment as well as ensure the sustainability of the ecosystem.

After many years of high credit growth rates, the ratio of credit to GDP in Vietnam has nearly hit the average level of OECD countries. 

 The central province of Quang Ngai urged the Government to provide policy incentives for Dung Quat Refinery equal to those enjoyed by Nghi Son Refinery to ensure fair competition.

 The rapid growth of the digital economy in the past few years has speeded up the evolution of the retail industry and changed consumers’ shopping behaviours, requiring retailers to continue to innovate to better serve customers’diverse needs.

 At a press conference in the capital on Wednesday, a deal was done to bring the prestigious sporting event to Ha Noi in April 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Actress Wanted, a film about Vietnamese-American women, winner of top prizes at the Viet Film Fest 2018 in California, will open in cinemas in Vietnam later this month.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Movie buffs in HCM City have been enjoying different genres of Japanese films at a festival that is running till November 18.

As many as 300 people from 60 households living in disaster- and climate change-affected areas in the Cuu Long Delta are benefiting from an organic vegetable model which is part of a two-year capacity-building project.

Companies in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh have been illegally exploiting coal under the guise of carrying out legitimate projects, devastating the local environment and natural landscape.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those convicted of crimes like treason, espionage or terrorism will not be granted clemency, according to the draft amended Law on Amnesty.

The HCM City Food Safety Management Board has set up 11 teams to manage food safety at inter-district levels and two others at Hoc Mon and Binh Dien wholesale markets to resolve violations.

Vietnamese corporations have complained that the new solution to fight against transfer pricing by controlling loan interest rates is causing problems for their operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s martial artists bagged 13 gold, 11 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 4th Asian Vovinam Championship, which concluded yesterday at Tabanan Gymnasium, Bali, Indonesia.