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Leaders of the northern province of Hoa Binh handed approval decisions on nine projects and signed Memorandums of Understanding with 15 investors on 19 projects with total registered capital of VND94 trillion (approximately US$4 billion), at an investment promotion

Vietnam was expected to remain one of the top ten remittance receivers in 2018, according to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief released last weekend.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD188 million loan to improve and upgrade 198 kilometers of roads in the mountainous northwest region, which has the highest poverty rate in the country.

If the proposal of Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to build the third terminal for Tan Son Nhat International Airport is approved, the construction of the airport will be started in the third quarter of 2020.

The Golden Top Group, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung - Ho Memorial Hospital, and Formosa Medical Clinic on December 10 held a Memorandum of Understanding Ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City.

The alliance of Vietnamese taxi firms would operate on the platform EMDDI developed by the Vietnam National University, Hanoi. - Photo baodautu.vn

Businesses of Vietnam and Greece were encouraged to promote cooperation in the trade of their products of advantage, especially in maritime transport, logistics, shipbuilding, sea port development, tourism and agricultural product processing, at a Vietnam-Greece Business Forum held in

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) reported on December 10 that it has exploited over 11.31 million tonnes of crude oil, fulfilling this year’s target.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD45 million loan to help Vietnam transform secondary towns into more economically inclusive, competitive tourism destinations.

The pepper industry plans to reduce the area under the spice and focus on improving quality to ensure long-term growth, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development.

Nearly 40 Vietnamese firms are introducing their handicraft products like rattan, brocade and earthware items at the 2018 L'Artigiano in Fiera in Milan, Italy.

While growth is set to ease in 2019, Vietnam will still be among the top 10 fastest-growing economies globally, according to the “Economic Insight: South-East Asia” report recently released by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Phu Cat Airport in the southern province of Binh Dinh will be ready to serve international flights early next year according to local authorities.

Hanoi's Soc Son District authorities have planned to turn a 100-hectare site which mostly consists of agricultural land into a USD500m horse race course to boost the local economy.

Vietjet Air held a special ceremony to announce a new route linking Phu Quoc Island with Seoul on December 7, at the Korea-Vietnam Business and Investment Forum in Seoul, held during the official visit to South Korea by the

A South Korea-invested aircraft engine parts factory has just been completed at Hanoi’s Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park.

Cao Phong Oranges, a speciality of the northern province of Hoa Binh has just been added to the menu served to business class passengers of Vietnam Airlines from December 8-22.

Petrol prices have been fallen for the fourth time over the past one and a half months.

Ford Viet Nam is recalling more than 17,000 Ranger pickup trucks and Fiesta cars to check and replace door lock control systems (not including back doors).