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A new cargo transport service under the method of "from home to home" has been launched by the Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company (HARACO) across the Vietnam railway network.

Amazon has established a subsidiary in Vietnam, Amazon Selling Vietnam’s CEO Tran Xuan Thuy told media at the Vietnam Online Marketing Forum on August 14.

The authorities are seeking solutions for sustainable development as the growth rate of international arrivals is decreasing and may not be able to meet the goal of 18 million international tourists this year.

The Ministry of Construction has advocated the southern province of Kien Giang’s proposal to put a major plan to turn Phu Quoc Island into a special economic zone (SEZ) on hold.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways to expand its fleet to 30 jets by 2023.

Long lines of container trucks carrying dragon fruits have been stuck at the Kim Thanh International Border Gate No.2 in the northern city of Lao Cai over the past three days.

A shortage of resources as well as a modest number of AI firms have been the biggest challenges for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in Vietnam, said Bùi Thế Duy, deputy minister of Science and Technology.

Aquaculture Vietnam 2019, an international exhibition and conference on Vietnam’s aquaculture sector, is to be held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from October 16-18.

The government has decided to pour VND2trn (USD86m) to complete the Trung Luong-My Thuan Highway project.

The Asian Development Bank and the Provincial People’s Committees of Hoa Binh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue on Thursday signed the specific project agreements for the Second Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project.

The two shows including “Vietbeauty” and “Mekong Beauty Show” will take place together on August 22-24 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre with the participation of more than 450 enterprises.

Two sugarcane plants in the southern province of Hau Giang have halted their operation, worrying local farmers.

Over 2,500 workers in Hai Phong City have been upset after their Taiwanese boss ran away.

Vietnam’s disbursement of official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans in the first seven months of 2019 reached US$1.226 billion, official data has shown.

The Government’s foreign debts have been declining sharply and under the Government’s control, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said while chairing a meeting with leaders of some ministries, sectors and the National Financial Supervisory Commission.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is planning to launch in-flight wifi service on four aircraft this year, CEO Duong Tri Thanh said on the sidelines of the Vietnam ICT Summit 2019 in Hanoi on August 9.

The State Bank of Viet Nam has issued Circular No. 06/2019/TT-NHNN on foreign exchange management for foreign direct investment activities in Viet Nam.

China’s yuan (renminbi) has remained above the sensitive level of seven to the US currency for the last three days, hinting that trade friction between the US and China is entering a dangerous phase.

Hanoi Taxi Association has proposed changing from the traditional taxi into app-based taxi business model.