Growth of Vietnam’s export revenue through formal channels to China was higher than its import revenue growth from the northern neighbor last year, at 16.6% versus 11.7%. 

Le Diep Kieu Trang, former country director at Facebook Vietnam, has been picked as general director of the ride-hailing brand Go-Viet, a unit of Indonesian firm Go-Jek.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has asked leaders of provinces and cities across the country to urgently adopt measures to prevent and fight against forest fires amid the long-lasting hot weather.

In recent days, many countries, including the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, and Qatar have officially launched the fifth generation telecoms network (5G).

Several beauty brands are eager to tap into the booming Vietnamese market as consumers are increasingly becoming beauty-conscious.

Medium-sized companies should go digitalised and expand business in foreign markets to futher grow.

Da Nang City authorities will implement a rubbish classification plan in Hai Chau District this July and expand to other areas from September.

The Vietnamese-based Vitalify Asia Co., Ltd. has unveiled its robotic process automation system specialising in making real estate predictions.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism intends to investigate the Masan Group's use of a model of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum at a supermarket in Hanoi to promote chilli sauce.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, from April 25-27.

Doctors of the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital have successfully conducted a liver transplant on a one-year-old baby weighing 6.7kg – the youngest and lightest patient to undergo this surgery in Vietnam so far.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem had a meeting with Peter Tinley, Minister for Housing, Veterans Issues, Youth and Asian Engagement of West Australia state in the city on April 22.

Prioritising macroeconomic stability, maintaining growth momentum

Quang Ngai province organised a festival in Mo Duc district, on April 21, to honour the wet rice. The festival recreated the image of a rural village with a bumper harvest of wet rice and specialties of farmers in their homeland. 

Anti-dollarization is urgently needed to protect the value of the nation’s currency and to minimize the adverse impacts that dollarization could place on the economy, experts have said.

The Vietnamese men’s football team has been officially seeded in the third group for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2019, as announced by the organising board on April 21.

A man has been killed after a huge explosion rocked Vung Tau city on the evening of April 21.

D.Map, a new online map that provides information on accessible venues for people with disabilities, was launched in Hanoi last week on the occasion of Vietnam Disabled People’s Day (April 18).

Investors are seen keeping a cautious approach this week, due to low liquidity and the upcoming long holidays, according to analysts.

The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) yesterday held an announcement ceremony for Sao Khue Awards 2019 in Hanoi.