JLL Vietnam: Investors look for M&A property in Việt Nam

Investors are looking industrial and logistics assets through joint ventures with local industrial developers and/or acquisition of land bank and operating real estate, Jones LaSalle Vietnam Co Ltd (JLL Vietnam) said in a statement.

Grassroots hospitals need to be active in improving their doctors’ capabilities Nguyễn Ngô Quang, deputy head of the Department of Science, Technology and Training under the Ministry of Health, talked to Youth (Tuổi Trẻ) Newspaper’s weekend edition about the need for financial sources for health staff training.

Sustainable water management a solution for drought

Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy head of the Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment talks to Vietnam News Agency about how to sustainably manage water resources while climate change has triggered drought and salinity intrusion for coastal plains as well as seriously affected the daily lives of local people.

Việt Nam’s airports overwhelmed as passenger numbers keep rising The 21 Airports in Việt Nam are overloaded with the number of passengers estimated to increase to over 112 million this year against a capacity of 96.05 million.

Deputy PM: Việt Nam encourages renewable energy development Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has stated that the Vietnamese government always encourages the development and effective use of renewable energies, towards sustainable socio-economic development. 

E-commerce market may rank third in Southeast Asia

The country could sit behind only Indonesia at US$100 billion and Thailand at $43 billion.

Mekong Delta to face earlier, more severe salinity, droughts

Salinity and droughts will come earlier and be more severe in the 2019-20 dry season than the previous year in the Mekong Delta, according to Hoàng Phúc Lâm, Vice Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Safety of reservoirs called into question after plant incident

The concerning situation at Đắk Kar Hydropower Plant in the central highlands province of Đắk Nông has once again raised alarm bells about the safety of the region's many small and medium hydropower plants during the rainy season, with experts warning measures are needed to ensure the safety of both people and crops.

Southern localities hit by typhoon, brace for more bad weather

Southern localities affected by typhoon Wipha, have taken drastic measures to ensure the safety of people living in high risk areas.

VN-Index makes progress on purchase power

The VN-Index made gains on Thursday thanks to increasing buying power on large-cap stocks.