As a popular investment channel for foreign investors in recent times, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) secured Ho Chi Minh City 6 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in 2018.
Ho Chi Minh City will need nearly 10,000 classrooms for 1.7 million students in the 2019-2020 academic year, according to the city's Department of Education and Training.
There is not enough ground to say that the Government of Vietnam intervenes in the domestic prices of the carbon steel welded pipe industry, according to the final determination by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
The Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) has become the first Vietnamese lender to be named on the list of the top 300 most valuable banking brands, as recently announced by the Brand Finance.
The Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VPBank) has been the only Vietnamese private bank to be named in the 2019 list of the world's top 500 valuable bank brands recently announced by the Brand Finance.
Vietnam's joining of free trade agreements (FTAs) is quite suitable in the context of trade globalization. However, to promote the efficiency of boosting exports, a concerted policy system is needed to help businesses successfully take advantage of benefits brought by the FTAs, according to insiders.
Golden Top Group have devoted considerable time and ambitious efforts passing on the faith that is 'one good turn deserves another'.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong extended Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to leaders of the Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Committee as well as the whole Vietnamese people in and outside the country at a get-together in Hanoi on February 1.
Ministries and localities nationwide have been implementing various programmes to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds enjoy the Lunar New Year, the biggest and most important holiday in Vietnam.
Holiday spirit seems to be in short supply at the Ministry of Transport (MoT), as the body has rejected a proposal to waive road tolls for the first three days of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.
Enhancing product quality and optimising production costs would help domestic steel producers compete with cheap products imported from China, said Nguyen Van Sua, Vice President of the Vietnam Steel Association.
The Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board (MAUR) will work with contractors, consulting firms and others to speed up the city's first metro route between Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien, a recent meeting heard.
The northern midland province of Phu Tho should use industrial development to drive its growth, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has said.
The southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City has upgraded its water supply network using advanced technologies in operation, exploitation and supply of clean water.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City has added flights and check-in counters to serve the increasing number of passengers during the peak Tet holiday season (Lunar New Year).
The Red River Delta province of Hung Yen plans to inject 5.6 trillion VND (240.8 million USD) into the new-style rural area building, aiming to have all of its communes win the status in 2019.
Thailand's Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) and Federation of Thai Industries introduced in Ho Chi Minh City on January 18 a series of exhibitions on air-con and electronics to be held in this year.
In the atmosphere of the whole country is preparing to welcome a new year 2019, the Ministry of Construction had a press conference to meet reporters of central and Hanoi media agencies. Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung chaired a press conference.
A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly's Finance-Budget Committee led by Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai has paid a visit to Germany to learn from the country's experience in State budget and tax management.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong called on agencies, organisations, businesses and people from all social strata to join hands in supporting disadvantaged people, while addressing an event in Hanoi on January 13.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said there are no Vietnamese citizens recorded among victims of the January 12 gas-leak blast in Paris.
The central province of Quang Nam licensed 26 new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total capital of nearly 300 million USD in 2018, bringing the total number of FDI projects in the province to 169, worth 5.8 billion USD.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has requested the northern province of Son La's People's Committee submit a pre-feasibility study for the Hoa Binh-Moc Chau Expressway project to the Prime Minister for approval.
The northern province of Vinh Phuc is planning to spend more than 4 trillion VND (172.5 million USD) on the national target programme on building new-style rural areas in the 2017-2020 period.
The Government has issued measures to boost non-cash payment methods in the country this year.
The Van Don Economic Zone (EZ) in northeastern Quang Ninh province needs 70.2 billion USD by 2050 for its investment demands, according to the provincial People's Committee.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered the construction sector to make significant breakthroughs in the development of the affordable housing segment as its supply is increasingly scarce, while the demand for such housing is on the rise.
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will strive for a growth of 9.11 percent in industrial production in 2019, according to the provincial People's Committee.
A wide range of staples in the northern province of Quang Ninh will be nudged closer to consumers in Hanoi at the 'One Community One Product' (OCOP) fair which is scheduled at Big C Thang Long Super Market from January 11-15, just before Tet, the traditional New Year of Vietnam.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carrier Jetstar Pacific have announced that between now and January 2, 2019, they will add nearly 120,000 seats on domestic flights serving increasing demand during the Calendar New Year holiday.
The manufacturing and processing sector garnered the most interest from foreign investors in 2018, attracting 16.58 billion USD, or 47 percent of the registered capital.
Foreign investment has continued to be poured into Vietnam recently, creating a driving force for industrial property development in 2019, said insiders.
A project to build power transmission lines and a 220kV power transformer for connecting local solar energy projects to the national grid started in Loc Ninh border district of the southern province of Binh Phuoc on December 25.
More than 4,350 merge and acquisition (M&A) deals totaling 48.8 billion USD have been executed in Vietnam during the past decade (2009-2018).
The World Bank (WB) said on December 21 that it has revised down its growth projections for the Philippines to 6.4 percent in 2018 and 6.5 percent in 2019 as persistently high inflation affects consumer spending.
Politburo member and Secretary of Hanoi's Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai and Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung have extended Christmas greetings to Catholic dignitaries and followers in the capital city.
The 'Hero of the People's Armed Forces' title was bestowed upon the Hanoi-based Military Central Hospital 108, one of the five special nationwide hospitals, for a second time on December 17.
From a barren and arid land, the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone in the central province of Quang Nam has made itself a fertile area for industrial development, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The southern province of Binh Phuoc ran a trade surplus of nearly 1 billion USD this year, according to its economic growth report 2018.
Budget carrier Vietjet Air launched daily flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka on December 14, making it the airline's second direct air route connecting Vietnam and the Japanese city, after Hanoi-Osaka route.
The Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) is projected to enjoy a 12.14 percent production growth in 2018 with 64.3 billion kWh of electricity, according to a report delivered at the firm's customers' meeting in Hanoi on December 11.
Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio on December 5 announced grants from the Japanese government worth a total of 1.2 million USD to eight grassroots development projects in Vietnam.
The Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2018 kicked off in Hanoi on December 4, with discussions focusing on the theme of 'Sharing opportunities in the world of changing trade'.
Cam Giang district has become the third district in the northern province of Hai Duong recognised as a new-style rural area under Decision No.1595/QD-TTg recently inked by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, head of the Steering Committee for the National Target Programme.
The total export value of agro-forestry-fishery products from January-November expanded 9.1 percent year-on-year to reach 36.3 billion USD.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has approved the organisation of a national seminar on tourism development in rural areas in line with building new-style rural areas.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will hold a series of activities next year to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its becoming a centrally-run city, revealed a meeting between the municipal authorities and leaders of departments and agencies on November 21.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked for the clarification of responsibilities of organisations and individuals in delaying the equitisation of state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
The northern border province of Quang Ninh will put into service three major transport projects in December this year, said Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Doc.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will carry out a project to help Vietnam improve the fairness and transparency of its stock market, according to a document on the November 5 meeting between the agency and the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) discussing the project.