The boom in digital technologies in recent years has speeded up the evolution of the retail industry and changed buying habits. Lê Thị Thùy Trang, director and head of retailer vertical at Nielsen Vietnam, speaks to Việt Nam News reporter Xuân Hương about the status of the industry, its trends and more.

For the shark catfish industry in the Mekong Delta to develop sustainably, authorities need to regulate output and quality and the use of chemicals more stringently and prevent unauthorised farming, Lê Hoàng Vũ, head of Đồng Tháp Province’s Department of Fisheries, has said.

Gold demand is expected to surge on February 14, the God of Wealth Day which falls on the 10th day of the lunar year.

Five or six more industrial parks were expected to be built in the northern port city of Hải Phòng, according to head of the municipal Economic Zone Authority (HEZA) Phạm Văn Mợi.

Vietnamese shares extended their growth for a third straight day as focus switched to the petroleum sector following sharp increases in oil prices.

The domestic gold market is heating up with gold shops introducing various products to take advantage of huge demand on the God of Wealth Day, which falls on the 10th day of the Lunar New Year (February 14).

Việt Nam’s authorities plan to conduct further investigations into the merger of Grab and Uber last year over possible antitrust regulations violations, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Wednesday.

Việt Nam will continue to face difficulties in exporting cassava this year, especially to China, the largest export market of local cassava, according to the Việt Nam Cassava Association.

The Department of Livestock Husbandry has said intensive efforts would be made to boost exports of animal products this year.