Facebook, in partnership with the Women’s Initiative for Start-ups and Entrepreneurship (WISE), organised the Women Innovation Festival in Hà Nội on March 30.

The increasing amount of smart urban areas and green buildings has triggered demand for environmentally-friendly building materials in Việt Nam, experts said.

The office market in Hà Nội was expected to face a shortage of supply with competition between offices for lease and co-working spaces likely to rise in the future, but was performing well at present, according to experts.

Việt Nam’s economic growth was impressive in the first quarter of this year in the context of a global slowdown, Nguyễn Bích Lâm, General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) of Việt Nam said at a press conference on Friday.

Businesses should aim for sustainable economic development by using environmentally friendly production and “green” financial sources, experts have recommended.

The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade, the Food Safety Management Board and the Department of Tourism will join hands to promote consumption of safe food and regional specialties at restaurants, hotels and tourism sites in the city.

Recognising the threat online retail channels, owners of shopping centres will have to explore the use of retail space for non-conventional uses, particularly education, flexible workspaces and fitness clubs, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL).

Vietnamese shares dropped in the final minutes as investors looked to gain profits from the market’s recent upwards momentum.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam and representatives of Đà Nẵng and ministries officially inaugurated the first stage of the Đà Nẵng Information Technology Park (DITP) after one year of construction at a ceremony yesterday.