As Vietnam’s cities and provinces are stepping up plans to realize the smart city dream, foreign tech giants are rushing with new ambitious business plans to seize the opportunities.

The Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been recognised as Vietnam’s ninth Ramsar site.

Northern localities are forecast to suffer heavy rains beginning Monday night, with rainfall expected to reach 200mm within a 24-hour period in some provinces, according to the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre.

Many Norwegian companies said they are ready to invest in Vietnam as long as the Vietnamese government ensures a fair and equal investment environment.

A couple and their daughter in the southern province of Binh Duong have been found dead in their locked rented room.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met the leaders of Swedish conglomerates in Stockholm on May 27 during his official visit to European country.

According to the HCMC Department of Education and Training, 20 foreign language centers to provide English native speaker teachers to schools have to post their names on the Department’s website where parents can follow.

The Ministry of Education and Training and authorities in the Mekong delta admitted that state education spending in the region is much lower than the country’s.

Team MTA–R4F from the Military Technical Academy bested seven teams from other universities, including two from the UK and Russia, to win the Digital Race 2018-2019.

American Literature students of HCMC Open University staged the drama “The Patchwork Quilt” by Rachel Field last Friday, through which they could gain a deeper understanding of American literature and improve their English skills.

Vietnamese player Tran Quyet Chien has retained his third position in the billiards world rankings with 312 points, according to the latest UMB rankings.

Nearly 500 dishes are to be introduced during a southern cuisine festival which will be held in Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City between May 30 and June 2.

The Hanoi Department of Taxation has just announced that hundreds of real estate companies owe a total of VND1.126 trillion ($48.9 million) in tax, administrative fees, and other land-related sums.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Anh Tuan has praised the Vietnamese war veterans’ association in Ukraine for helping build the Vietnamese community in the country.

Belgian cueist Frédéric Caudron won the 2019 Carom Billiard World Cup after beating his countryman Roland Forthomme in the final in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26.

Vietnam has been nominated by Asian-Pacific countries in the UN as the only candidate from the region to a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure, with the vote slated for June 7.

In 2018, the government targeted to remove at least 50% of administrative procedures, simplify 61% business conditions and reduce 60% of specialized inspection for trade activities.

In case contractors are selected without arising situations, construction of the North-South expressway invested under the public-private partnership (PPP) may start in April 2020, VnEconomy reported.

The forex “fever” in the first week of May has sparked concerns over its continuity in the upcoming time.

As its labor cost is equal and even higher than other countries, Vietnam will have to replace the cheap labor advantage for the skilled workforce advantage in the coming time to raise the competitiveness.