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Old Saigon recreated through miniature models thrills crowds

Typical features of Saigon during the 1990’s such as old buildings, vehicles transporting bread and noodles, and barbers working on street corners have been reproduced in the form of miniature models. 

FDI to Vietnam’s property market increases 36% in Q1

Most of the capital influx was poured into the industrial property segment through mergers & acquisitions (M&A) deals.

 

Exhibition shows beauty of Italian knowledge in Hanoi

A special exhibition featuring the heritage, development and achievements of Italy opened in Hanoi on May 6.

 

Vietnam Airlines to pay $63.9 million cash dividend

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, listed under code HVN, plans to pay cash dividends for 2018 at the rate of 10 per cent of charter capital, estimated at VND1.49 trillion (US$63.9 million).

 

Viettel Global posts highest profit in four years in 2018

Viettel Global Investment JSC, a subsidiary of Viettel Group, posted a gross profit of US$277.7 million in 2018, the highest level in the past four years and representing a year-on-year increase of 19 percent.

 

Vietnam's traditional fish sauces need to be promoted: experts

Vietnamese traditional fish sauce makers need to step up marketing to promote their products both at home and abroad, experts said.

 

​​​​​​​PM chairs conference on southern economic growth

Government officials, business groups and executives, and experts gathered at a conference in Dong Nai Province’s Bien Hoa City on Monday to discuss measures to enable the southern key economic region.

Hectares of pines poisoned in Lam Dong farmland grab

A vast area of pine trees has been poisoned in the biggest forest destruction reported so far in the central highlands province of Lam Dong.

 

Hoi An Town to curb noise pollution

The authorities in Hoi An Town are trying to curb noise pollution in the area.

 

Prime Minister of Nepal to visit Vietnam, attend UN Day of Vesak

The Prime Minister of Nepal, K P Sharma Oli, and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the UN Day of Vesak 2019 to be held in the country from May 9 to 13 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 

Forum encourages development of VN tech firms

The National Forum on Developing Vietnam Technology Companies will be held for the first time in Hanoi on May 9, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam.

 

Value for money

FDI is expected to see something of a boom this year but the focus needs to remain on quality over quantity.

Proactive measures taken to promote export to CPTPP markets

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has worked out comprehensive solutions to expand and seek more export markets for Vietnam’s goods, towards fostering the country’s export, especially to member nations of the CPTPP.

HCM City’s voters express concern over education, drug issues

Voters in HCM City’s District 1 expressed their concern over education-training, legislation and the use of alcoholics and drug which lead to many traffic accidents during a local meeting with the city's Party Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan.

 

Vietnam’s tra fish exports to ASEAN up 18 percent

Vietnam earned 55.17 million USD from tra fish exports to the ASEAN as of the late March, up 18 percent year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors.

 

Financial sector makes efforts in anti-corruption

Minister of Public Security General To Lam, who is also deputy head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, has lauded efforts of the Finance Ministry’s Party committee in the reclamation of assets in corrupt and economic cases.

 

VN resort property market thrives

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Real Estate Association (VNREA) Nguyen Manh Ha has stated that there is still room for resort real estate to develop, especially in new markets.

 

Quang Binh – an attractive tourist destination in Central Vietnam

Quang Binh is a convergence of multiple cultural flows, which used to be fierce battlefield in the past two resistance wars, featuring a range of historical and cultural relics of different eras which have been preserved until today.

Dien Bien Phu a victory for both Vietnamese and French peoples: sociologist

The Dien Bien Phu victory 65 years ago is not only one for the Vietnamese but also for the French people against colonialism, a French sociologist has affirmed.

VN'S rice logo restricted for use

The official rice logo of Vietnam was officially announced months ago, but local rice enterprises are still not allowed to use it since there are no guidelines for doing so.