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The 2020s are set to be the Asian decade, including Vietnam, with sustained growth rates of around 7%, according to Bloomberg.

Police have arrested Bui Quang Huy, general director of mobile phone sales chain Nhat Cuong Mobile in Hanoi for trans-national smuggling activities.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has received US$20.2 million from the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to support women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) to access critical financing and training in Vietnam and the Pacific.

Pork traders in many traditional markets in the southern region of Vietnam have been severely affected by the remarkable decline in pork prices amid on-going African swine fever.

A new Japanese-style hot spring will open in Hue City.

The first Overseas Vietnamese Economic Forum (OVECOF) will take place at the Songdo Convensia Convention Centre in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), from June 6-9.

Vietnam’s real estate market will likely remain stagnant this year, predicted deputy head of the Department of Housing and Real Estate Management Nguyen Manh Khoi.

Hanoi’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) line has not run at full capacity after two years of operation.

As a national flag carrier and reserve force for national security and defence, Vietnam Airlines should strive to become the first 5-star airline of Vietnam in the earliest time, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Fitch Ratings on Thursday affirmed Vietnam's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at 'BB' and revised the outlook to positive.

Some of Nhat Cuong Mobile shops as well as the house of the company’s leader in Hanoi were raided by police on Thursday.

Banks need to focus on transformation to boost their internal strength and achieve sustainable growth as the banking sector enters new stages of development, the “Banking Forum 2019” held on May 8 in Hanoi heard.

Technology enterprises must be the “nucleus” in realizing the national aspiration of turning Vietnam a ‘dragon’ by 2045, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The authorities in HCM City have requested local departments and agencies to implement cashless transactions for all household bill payments including school tuition.

The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (FLEGT) between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam will come into force on June 1, 2019.

Many Russian garment and textile firms want to switch from China, said Dmitry Makarov from the Office of Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in Vietnam in HCM City.

Sweden will help Vietnam in areas of its strength like energy saving, focusing on renewable energy development, Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade Ann Linde has said.

Iran said Wednesday it had stopped respecting limits on its nuclear activities agreed under a 2015 deal with major powers until they find a way to bypass renewed US sanctions.

Sapa Airport project in Lao Cai Province should be carefully reconsidered to ensure its feasibility and efficiency, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.