Vietnam Opportunity Fund completely exits Vietjet After three years, VOF earned $80 million in proceeds from dividend and sales proceeds with internal rate of return (IRR) of the investment being 86 per cent.

4,000 runners to compete in Việt Nam Mountain Marathon Founded in 2013 by Topas Travel, the seventh edition is one of the biggest ultra-running events in Asia and the landmark event on the Southeast Asia calendar.  

Former Tour de France champion to race in Việt Nam Cadel Evans, 2011 Tour de France winner and 2009 Road Cycling World Champion, will compete in the Coupe De Huế Gran Fondo 2019 in Huế on September 21.

India’s import quotas harm local incense firms

India’s setting of quotas for Việt Nam’s incense stick exports to this country has caused domestic incense stick production and export enterprises to face bankruptcy.

Ministry to review floating solar-power projects on lake in Đồng Nai The Ministry of Industry and Trade will review and approve eight floating solar-power projects that are expected to be installed on Tri An Lake in Đồng Nai Province.

Hà Nội urges universities to relocate to ease pressure on infrastructure Within one kilometre from Thăng Long Tobacco Factory to Co.op Mart on Hà Nội’s Nguyễn Trãi Street, seven universities are located.

Dengue fever enters peak season in the south

The dengue fever season is peaking, with a sharp rise in incidence of the mosquito-borne disease in HCM City, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta and the south-east, according to preventive medicine centres.

Đồng Tháp to flood rice fields for fertility, flushing crop disease pathogens

The Cửu Long (Mekong Delta) province of Đồng Tháp plans to release floodwaters into 90,200ha of rice fields in this year’s rainy season to fertilise the soil and flush away rice disease pathogens.

VN stocks slide with concerns over Fed meeting Vietnamese shares were little changed on Wednesday, just like global financial markets, with the US central bank Federal Reserve’s meeting in the spotlight.

Auto stocks to grow thanks to rising consumption

Automobile stocks are expected to lure more investment thanks to the growth of market consumption, forecast to reach over 500,000 vehicles per year from 2021.