Việt Nam News

Domestic cement consumption reduced in March, while cement exports had growth against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Safran Aircraft Engines will support Vietjet with fleet management services, training, R&D programs including fuel efficient usage, technical management and help in creating regional-level support maintenance capabilities.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines early this week opened a new route between Nha Trang and Seoul with two flights, numbered VN440 and VN441.

The consumer price index (CPI) in 2018 is predicted to rise by 3.41 per cent, 3.55 per cent and 3.9 per cent under three scenarios.

Vietnamese firms should expand their partnership to at least three markets to avoid sole dependence on a particular market, said economist Phạm Chi Lan.

Việt Nam always welcomes foreign investors, including those from France, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng. 

Việt Nam’s tourism industry is expected to maintain a high growth rate this year but remaining sustainable while still achieving such growth rate is a big challenge. Việt Nam News’s Mai Hương speaks to Lê Tuấn Anh, deputy director general of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism’s international co-operation department, about the country’s tourism branding strategy.

Always a premier tourism destination in the country, Huế city plans to take it up several notches with a renewed focus on longer stays by both domestic and international visitors in the former imperial capital.

The National Authority of Tourism has chosen 2018 as a Tourism Year themed Hạ Long – Quảng Ninh with Hạ Long Bay as a heritage, wonder of the world and a friendly destination. Lê Hương of Việt Nam News talks to Phạm Ngọc Thủy, director of Quảng Ninh Tourism Department on the local tourism achievements and preparation for the tourism year.

Việt Nam’s tourism industry is booming and is fast becoming the driving force behind economical growth – but it also faces calls for reform to keep up with high standards.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long to call for more investment in smart agriculture, logistics services, roads, and eco-tourism.

The benchmark VN Index rose sharply in the morning session but narrowed its gains because of increased profit-taking pressure during across the counter trading on Tuesday.

The industry-real estate-finance conglomerate T&T Group and France’s industrial Bouygues Group on Tuesday signed a co-operation agreement to invest in urban railway project No 3 and upgrade Hàng Đẫy Stadium in Hà Nội.

The Government has issued a new decree which it says will help build a "clean and transparent multi-level marketing environment".

 Some 26,785 new enterprises were established in Việt Nam in the first three months of this year, with total registered capital of approximately VNĐ278.49 trillion (US$12.2 billion).

The LienVietPostBank, SCB, MB and VIB are due to organise the annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders this week.

During January-March, FDI witnessed a significant yearly decline of 25 per cent to $5.8 billion, but disbursement rose by 7.2 per cent year-on-year to $3.88 billion, FIA said.

The People’s Committee of northern Vĩnh Phúc Province signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday with the Sumitomo Group of Japan and the Thăng Long Industrial Park Co. Ltd.