Vietnam's index highest in Asia-Pacific, with country being third-most confident globally.

Vietnam’s average disbursement rate is much lower than that of other recipients of the Asian Development Bank’s ODA loans, largely due to cumbersome and time-consuming procedures, said Eric Sidgwick, ADB country director for Vietnam.

The continuing threat of African swine fever is showing no signs of retreating, pushing livestock farming and animal feed production companies into huge difficulties and even danger of ­bankruptcy.

The board of directors of CMC Corporation has approved the issuance of 25 million shares through a private placement for Samsung SDS, the system integration arm of South Korea’s electronics conglomerate Samsung.

Saigon Co.op has officially taken over 18 Auchan supermarkets in the country after the French retail group announced its withdrawal last month from the Vietnamese market by selling its loss-making business.

Five current and former officials from the Office of Natural Resources and Environment of Tra Vinh City were arrested on charges of breaching regulations on land management and usage which caused losses totaling US$5.1 million.

The retail industry for fast-moving consumer goods has transformed significantly over the past few years.

Experts are once again warning that if the monopoly of the economy via poorly-performing and loss-making enterprises owned by the state continues, the country’s competitiveness and investment climate will continue being affected as a result. 

The prolonged heat wave and severe drought in Quang Tri and other central provinces has badly affected local people.

A man died while his wife and daughter-in-law are in critical condition after eating white mushrooms in the northern province of Son La.

A man was fined after being caught masturbating on a bus in Hanoi.

Nguyen Huu Tuat launched a Vietnamese ride-hailing firm a year ago, with dreams of scaling up the business overseas.

People who are found to be drunk while driving would have their driving licence revoked permanently under a new proposal by the Ministry of Public Security, said Lieutenant General Lương Tam Quang, Chief of Office and the ministry's spokesman.

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Extreme hot spell is set to continue in the northern and central regions of the country, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast.

The Government Inspectorate has delivered its report on the controversial implementation of the master plan and land and construction management at the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in HCM City’s District 2.

The FLC Viet Nam Masters golf tournament is scheduled to tee off at FLC Ha Long Golf Club in the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 29.

Vietnamese banks are seeking to raise capital in international bond markets as they face growing pressure to hike capital to satisfy the central bank's regulations on minimum capital requirements and Basel II standards by early next year.

South Korea’s Alliex Holdings plans to invest US$721 million in point-of-sale (POS) infrastructure in Viet Nam in the next five years.

Retailers have taken Asanzo-branded items off their shelves after Asanzo Viet Nam Electronics JSC was accused of selling products imported from China as 'Made in Vietnam' goods.