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Restaurants are reporting a sharp fall in the number of customers after a few days the new fines on drink driving took effect.

Electricity of Vietnam have signed five contracts to buy electricity from two Lao firms in the 2021-2022 period following Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s approval.

With the opening of the first Uniqlo store in Vietnam, HCM City has added another fashion giant to its growing list of popular brands.

The number of locally-made cybersecurity products increased last year, said the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) yesterday.

The prices of a number of essential goods and services are forecast to increase in 2020, putting significant pressure on curbing inflation below the 4% goal set by the Government.

Many people are searching for designated driver services after new regulations and fines for drunk driving took effect.

HCM City authorities have proposed opening a direct air route connecting the city and Russia’s Saint Petersburg.

Many social apartments in Danang City are being sold or rent at commercial prices and low-income people can hardly afford them.

The event was held in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to map out tasks for the banking sector in 2020.

Vietnam’s wood exports are predicted to reach US$12 billion during the course of 2020 following the wood processing industry’s great success during 2019, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Singapore's economy, a closely watched barometer for the rest of Asia's export-driven countries, grew just 0.7 percent last year as the US-China trade war hammered global markets.

The agricultural sector has widely implemented value chains in production, consumption, market development, and established major production zones, creating a favorable environment for cooperation businesses to become the driver of the agricultural sector.

On December 31, many peach flower blossoms had been put on display at Hanoi's Quang An Market.

Forbes Vietnam has announced a list of the 100 largest public firms in the country for the first time.

The number of new firms established in 2019 set a new record of 138,100 with registered capital per enterprise averaged VND12.5 billion, the highest figure recorded over the recent years, according to the General Statistics Office.

The Ministry of Investment and Planning has submitted the Vinpearl Air Project for the prime ministerial assessment and approval.

BSA - The Software Alliance has reported that Vietnamese authorities are successfully cracking down on corporations using illegal software in the country.

Local authorities in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue yesterday kicked off work on a second terminal at Phu Bai International Airport in Huong Thuy Town.

Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco) held a ceremony in the central coastal province of Quang Nam on December 28 to hand over 15 Vietnamese branded buses for export to the Philippines.