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Malaysian firms explore investment in VN’s car manufacturing industry

Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato Mohd Zamruni Khalid said that Viet Nam was an attractive market for car manufacturing given its young population and favourable investment policies.

 

Grab cars must have roof signs: draft

Cars which provide passenger transportation services via ride-hailing platforms like Grab will have to have roof signs showing that they were “contract vehicles”.

 

Hoi An warning over rooftop wedding photos

Many couples have taken wedding photos on the top of houses in Hoi An Town in the central province of Quang Nam.

 

Vietnam's Central Highlands hospitals face personnel shortage

Many public hospitals in the Central Highlands is struggling to deal with doctor shortages.

 

Guarantee for customs clearance to be piloted in 2021-22

The execution of guarantee for customs clearance will be piloted in 2021-22 in an effort to enhance trade facilitation, a customs official said.

 

Vietnam's property market stable in Q1

The domestic property market showed stable development in the first quarter of this year with the emergence of potential new property trading regions.

 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc wraps up official visits to Romania, Czech Republic

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi at noon of April 18, concluding his official visits to Romania and the Czech Republic.

 

Vietnam should continue economic restructuring: ADB official

Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Eric Sidgwick has recommended Vietnam push ahead with restructuring its economy to maintain stable growth in the medium and long terms.

 

Malaria cases in Vietnam drop 70.6 percent after nearly a decade

Vietnam recorded 4,813 malaria cases in 2018, down 70.16 percent from 2009, it was reported at a conference on malaria control in border areas held in the Central Highlands of Dak Lak on April 18.

 

Thanh Hoa to celebrate 990th naming anniversary

Lam Son Square in the north central province of Thanh Hoa will be turned into a kaleidoscopic stage for a grand ceremony to mark the 990th anniversary of the locality’s naming on May 8.

 

Con Dao’s airport to be expanded

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has supported the upgrade and expansion of Co Ong airport in Con Dao island district, in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

 

Drug trafficking suspects arrested in Son La, Hoa Binh

Police in the northern mountainous province of Son La arrested a suspect illegally transporting nearly 6.5 kilogrammes of heroin in Long Luong commune, Van Ho district, on April 17.

 

US, EU investment capital poured into southern Vietnam

Foreign direct investment (FDI) from the EU and US has been pouring into southern localities like Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, and Binh Duong provinces.

 

Vietnam wants more support from IMF: Party official

Vietnam hoped that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue cooperating closely with the country and provide it with more assistance, training and policy consultancy, a senior Party official has said.

 

Logo design contest for ASEAN Year 2020 launched

A design contest for the logo of the ASEAN Year 2020 was launched in Hanoi on April 18.

 

Industrial property boosts appeal to investors

A large number of companies from Europe, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and China are choosing to invest in building manufacturing facilities in Vietnam, promising a boost to the development of the industrial property segment.

 

Ha Nam province to host Vesak 2019 this May

Vesak 2019, or the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak (UNDV), will be celebrated at the Tam Chuc Buddhism Culture Centre, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam from May 12-14, marking it as the third event of its kind to be held in Vietnam.

 

The most powerful families in Vietnam’s banking sector

Techcombank (TCB) and VP Bank (VPB) are now the two biggest private banks in Vietnam, while the families of Ho Hung Anh and Ngo Chi Dung, the biggest shareholders of the banks, are the most powerful families in the banking sector.

Rearranging retail via M&A

Mergers and acquisitions are on the upswing in the crowded Vietnamese retail market, bolstered by local retailers expanding their presence amid fierce competition.

 

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