Many State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are finding it difficult to seek strategic investors following equitisation and have decided to retain the shares or sell them to the public.
The poverty rate among households in the country is expected to drop to under 6 percent at the end of this year from 6.7 percent in 2017, the National Assembly Standing Committee heard at its 27th session on September 17.
With large shipments in the first eight months, Vietnam’s forestry sector expects to fulfill this year’s export target of 9 billion USD a month ahead of schedule.
Developing tourism with a special focus on community-based products is one of the new economic development trends for many localities, including the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
CNN’s magazine has selected its top five destinations to visit this fall, with Phu Quoc island of Vietnam among the most unique destinations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Representatives of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a working session with Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Karen Lanyon on September 14 to discuss cooperation in diverse areas in the near future.
The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage the classical ballet Giselle at the Opera House on September 21 and 22.
The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai has provided free coffee seedlings and farming techniques for local farmers in an effort to replace old, unproductive coffee trees.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is among leading localities in switching to green growth, with the goal of becoming an international tourism hub and a place worth of living by 2020.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave an interview to The Straits Times of Singapore on Vietnam’s policy making and stance on protectionism, ASEAN’s urgent issues and solutions to digital economic development of Vietnam.
Vietnam and Indonesia issued a joint statement for strengthening the Strategic Partnership on the occasion of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s state visit to Vietnam from September 11-12.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted Google’s President of Asia-Pacific Operations Karim Temsamani on September 12 on the sidelines of the 2018 World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN).
The capital city of Hanoi is taking the initiative to maintain its top position in Vietnam in attracting foreign tourists, with all indexes related to tourism rising compared with last year’s corresponding figure.
The fishery sector needs to take actions to convince the European Commission (EC) to remove a “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood so as to realise the set target of 9 billion USD in export turnover this year.
The Vietnamese Government welcomes and creates favourable conditions for foreign businesses to make investments in Vietnam, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Given Vietnam’s upcoming role hosting the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) during September 11-13, the central city of Da Nang is making every effort to promote its potential and strength to the world’s leading partners and businesses.
President Tran Dai Quang on September 10 sent a message of congratulations to Arifur Rehman Alvi on his election as President of Pakistan.
Visitors to Dan Phuong, a suburban district of Hanoi capital city, are sure to be impressed by village roads lined with flowers of all colours and houses with number plates, which are a rare sight in rural areas in Vietnam.
