Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.76 per cent in the first half of this year, the second highest rate since 2011.

PM Phuc and his spouse attended the Japan-Vietnam Lotus Festival in Kinokawa city, Wakayama prefecture on June 30.

More than 51 million Vietnamese access the internet, social media and apps through their smartphones daily, according to a recently released report by Appota Corporation.

The export value of wood and wood products reached nearly 5 billion USD in the first half of 2019, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc worked with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on July 1 as part of his visit to the northeast Asian country.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem won the Summer Chess Classic in the US over the weekend.

Vietnam attracted a total of US$7.5 billion in fresh investments from China, including Hong Kong, in the first half of this year, which is more than 30% higher than in all of 2018.

Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) could face difficulties in its electricity supply in the coming time due to the shortage of water, coal and gas for power production.

Inspectors from the Ministry of Construction have halted construction of a large golf project in Ha Nam Province after the investors failed to show construction permit.

Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) were officially signed in Hanoi on June 30 afternoon.

Vietnam will have approximately 5,000 MW of solar power in a very near future.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the third session of the ongoing G-20 Summit focusing on sustainable development in Osaka, Japan on June 29.

More than 1,000 trees of five species of native timber trees and wild plants have been planted on 20,000sq.m in the Dong Nai World Biosphere Reserve as part of an effort to improve the habitats of elephants and other wildlife.

Vietnam have been promoted to the Davis Cup’s Group II Asia-Oceania Zone after topping Group A of the Davis Cup’s Group III Asia-Oceania Zone in Singapore on June 28.

Vietnam’s trade turnover in the January – June period hit US$245.48 billion, an all-time high recorded for the six-month period, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has said in a monthly report.

Japanese companies with abundant expertise in many fields such as banking, insurance, construction, logistics, accounting, graphic design, among others, are expected to have greater opportunities in Vietnam’s market.

Conference to help UK investors understand Vietnam

A series of commercial banks, including the big four, are planning to issue shares to foreign investors.

They wore traditional handmade brocade costumes of the Pa Co and Van Kieu ethnic minority groups on their recent wedding day instead of wearing the more popular Vietnamese ao dai (long dress).

The past year was a very exciting period for the educational investment market, showcased not only through direct capital but also via mergers and acquisitions deals carried out by financiers.