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FMCG market: the race is in the high-end segment

VietNamNet Bridge - The FMCG sector in Vietnam is predicted to continue to have a growth rate of 20 percent per annum until 2025.

All secondary, high schools to offer professional career counselling by 2025

 VietNamNet Bridge – All secondary and high schools in the country will offer professional career counselling to students that would match employment demands of local businesses by 2025, 

Czech Republic opens Honorary Consular Office in Hai Phong

 The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vietnam opened its Honorary Consular Office on Cat Ba island in the northern city of Hai Phong on June 6.

Photo exhibition in Ukraine features Vietnamese land, people

 A photo exhibition on Vietnamese land and people is being held in Ukraine from June 5-8 to strengthen the friendship between the two countries.

“A Visitor to the Forest” talk slated for next weekend in Hanoi

Speaker Pujita Guha from Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Arts and Aesthetics will host the “A Visitor to the Forest” talk at Hanoi DocLab on June 15 starting 6:30 p.m. The talk will be in English, with Vietnamese translation.

Vietnam's GDP to grow by 6.6 percent in 2018: ICAEW

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 6.6 percent in 2018, down slightly from 6.8 percent last year.

NA 5th session: Question time said to be productive

The National Assembly completed the three-day question period in the afternoon of June 6, which many NA deputies and voters assessed as productive thanks to changes in the rules for question-&-answer.  

Cameras to be installed at level crossings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Railways (VNR) has asked railway companies to install cameras at level-crossing barriers to improve the safety of pedestrians.

Forbes announces top 50 firms of VN

 Forbes Vietnam has announced Vietnam’s 50 top listed companies for 2018, which account for 70.8 percent of total market capitalisation on the HCM and Hanoi stock exchanges.

HCM City opens hotlines for child abuse victims, families

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Department of Home Affairs has outlined a new policy on the prevention and handling of child abuse cases which includes new hotlines for victims and their families.

VN used car market sees trade thinning out

 Second-hand car traders in HCMC are now finding it challenging to keep up business, as the number of second-hand cars available is falling while customers’ appetite for such vehicles is also waning, news website Dan Tri reports.

Ensuring defence security crucial to draft law on special economic units

 Ensuring defence security is the number one principle when designing the draft law on special administrative-economic units, affirmed Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

Deputy PM answers issues of public concern

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue took the floor during the fifth meeting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 6 to answer questions regarding issues of public concern. 

Vietnamese, Danish PMs hold telephone talks

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed their delight at growing bilateral ties in diverse fields during their telephone conversation on June 6. 

VN-Index rises for fifth consecutive day

 VN-Index saw a fifth consecutive day of rise, reaching to 1,035 points on June 6.

Underground anti-flood pool proposed in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – Summer has come along with heavy downpour, and with each bout of torrential rain parts of the city remain flooded for hours.

Foreign investment in real estate sector in HCMC spikes after years of dormancy

VietNamNet Bridge - New World, Diamond Plaza and other imposing construction works are considered symbols of a dynamic HCM City. 

Vietnam can develop blockchain technology: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has great advantages to develop blockchain technology because of its many talented math and science personnel, experts say. 

Transport infrastructure in Mekong Delta needs urgent attention

 According to the Ministry of Transport, since 2010, the Mekong Delta has finished 46 traffic projects, 39 of which are for road traffic, with the total investment of VND76,462 billion (approx. $3,353 million).

Exchange rate no problem for Vietnam

The exchange rate between the Vietnamese dong and the US dollar has kept on rising significantly in recent weeks, which has surprised both investors and analysts in Vietnam despite the economy’s stable development