Major casino development in Vietnam has been on a slow and rocky path, but the country has recently permitted integrated resorts to feature casinos and open for local guests.

Many large corporations in different business fields have rushed to pour capital into agriculture to seek a new driving force for their growth. But not all of them have been successful.

 If foreign investment inflows maintain their growth momentum until the end of the year, Vietnam can expect a new foreign investment record for the decade. Of particular note, the majority of the increase is generated by M&A deals.

 Vietnam’s great potential in IT and wide-scale smartphone coverage will be the keys for the country to develop its digital economy and seize great opportunities in Industry 4.0. 

 Automaker Truong Hai Auto Corporation recently made headlines by acquiring the assets of troubled Hoang Anh Gia Lai. 

 84 per cent of executives surveyed by PwC report blockchain initiatives underway, while 15 per cent are fully live.

 The Vietnamese men’s national football team will fly to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for a short training course as part of preparations for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2018.

Nguyen Mai, Professor and Chairman of Vietnam’s Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises talks to the newspaper Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about Vietnam’s need to develop a high quality human resource.

Child models from Vietnam gave a confident and professional performance for the CPLAN contest seeking international child models as part of Malaysia Fashion Week 2018.

 The Vietnam - Japan Exchange 2018 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time on September 21-24, heard a conference held by Japan’s House of Representatives on September 4.

 The Vietnam International Junior Fashion Week is set to take place from December 21-23 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi, according to the organizers.

 A high-tech medical part made in Vietnam, the coronary stent from USM Healthcare, has been successfully tested and is ready to be used nationwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has been trying to facilitate business development by asking all localities to to release their authoritarian grip to pave the way for enterprises to develop. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s not just the nature and diverse culture that makes Son La Province so special.

Big changes can be seen in the corporate bond market, from issuers and issuance strategies to buyers. 

Schools in HCMC have complained they cannot find enough teachers for the new academic year. The same situation exists in Da Nang, Quang Ngai and other cities and provinces.

The pollution of Dong Nai River has become serious since Vedan’s factory was found discharging untreated waste water into it and Sonadezi discharged dirty water into the Ba Cheo canal. 

Telcos said the new promotion policy, under which prepaid subscribers receive promotions of no more than 20 percent of scratch card value instead of 50 percent previously, has led to big changes in consumer behaviors.

The construction of an embankment to prevent landslide along Hoi Phu Spring in Pleiku City in the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai has damaged houses and polluted the local environment over the last two years, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tuan Ngoc, director of Bách Niên Thiên Đức Nursing Home, on Wednesday was recognised by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for caring for a Japanese citizen for more than seven years.