Housing developer Novaland Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cần Thơ to develop tourism property projects in the Mekong Delta city.

Prudential Finance Việt Nam has received the award for the Best Consumer Finance Company for Customer Service in 2018 by British magazine Global Banking & Finance Review.

The National Wage Council yesterday finally reached a consensus to an option of raising the 2019 regional minimum wage for non-State employees at 5.3 per cent compared to the 2018’s wage.

Enjoying an outdoor BBQ grilled duck in the middle of beautiful blooming yellow paddy field might be a picnic to dream of for anyone, but it turned into a nightmare for one poor farmer.

The central city plans to build a logistics complex  to position Đà Nẵng as an international-standard logistics centre for Việt Nam, ASEAN and the Asia Pacific region by 2030.

Japanese marathoner Suzaki Yuuya won the men’s full marathon (42km), while Vietnamese Phạm Thị Hồng Lê finished first in the women’s division at the 2018 Manulife Đà Nẵng International Marathon – the sixth edition of the top marathon destination in Southeast Asia – in the beautiful Sunday rendezvous on beach track of Đà Nẵng

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and heads of Vietnamese representative missions abroad are ready to work alongside domestic cities and provinces in comprehensively fostering external relations with other countries, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

With inflation, gold prices and stock markets remaining stable and further tightening of credit interest rates on the cards, the country’s property market is unlikely to experience any major changes this year. Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyễn Văn Sinh spoke to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (VnEconomy) about the issue.

Brian Spence, our expat financial services expert, examines why luxury retailers are vying to establish themselves in Việt Nam and how this might be a cue to diversify your investments geographically.

Novaland Group will continue to spend 80 per cent of its resources on developing housing projects.