New partnership to reduce greenhouse gas in building The German Development Co-operation-GIZ Việt Nam and the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Bureau (HREM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation on the joint development of the Vietnam Green Housing Programme (VGHP) under the implementation of the Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) in Việt Nam.

Coffee exports, consumption drop due to COVID-19

Việt Nam's coffee exports and consumption in the 2019 – 2020 period have taken a hit compared to the same period last year due to the impact of COVID-19, according to the Việt Nam Coffee – Cocoa Association.

How to plan and keep New Year resolutions If you don’t give sufficient thought and time to making resolutions they will inevitably fail and this can cause all sorts of negative feelings such as self-disappointment, hopelessness regarding the possibility of change and a feeling of being out of control and directionless, to name a few.

Experts tell Govt: Foster domestic virtual banks before foreign invasion BUSINESS BEAT

Đắk Lắk upgrades transport infrastructure The Central Highlands Province of Đắk Lắk is working on major transport projects that are expected to spur socio-economic development in the region.

Việt Nam maintains stable exports to Israel in 2020 Việt Nam earned an estimated US$700 million from exporting goods to Israel in 2020 despite difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in the Middle East country.

Cậu Vàng movie fails to live up to high expectations

The famous short story Lão Hạc by Nam Cao has been remade into a movie called Cậu Vàng, named after the endearing way to refer to the dog owned by the main character, old man Lão Hạc.

Holiday shoppers urged to be aware of unsafe food sold online As the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday is only one month away, the demand for food and drinks for the country’s largest holiday has sharply increased at both physical and online stores. The HCM City Food Safety Management Board is ramping up its inspections to ensure food hygiene and safety during the holiday season. Phạm Khánh Phong Lan, head of the board, talks to Việt Nam News reporter about measures to ensure food safety during Tết.

Đồng Nai IPs attract $226m FDI in new year Industrial parks in the south-eastern province of Đồng Nai attracted foreign direct investment of more than US$226 million in 11 investment in the first 10 days of the new year, according to the province Industrial Zones Authority.

Universities offer new majors for 2021-22 academic year A number of universities in the country will launch new majors for the 2021-2022 academic year to meet labour market demand.