Convenience stores with many advantages are expected to dominate the local retail market, according to experts.

Vico Quảng Trị Co will join hands with the French Saint-GoBain Group to build a calcium silicate board plant expected to cost US$10 million in the first phase in the central province of Quảng Trị.

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).