The summit aims to share best practices and promote cooperation among Vietnam's provinces and cities in building and developing smart cities.

The total transaction volume in the Jan-Sep period increased by 37.7% compared to the same period last year.

The purpose of the survey is to gain a thorough understanding of the local food safety situation and to identify non-compliance promptly, allowing for corrective actions to be taken to mitigate health risks.

A unit of Russian state oil firm Rosneft, Rosneft Vietnam BV, has started drilling at a new production well in waters off the southern coast of Vietnam, the company said in a statement posted to its website on May 15.

The Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has approved the investment of project "Smart Grids for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency" (SGRE-EE) financed by non-refundable official development assistance (ODA) from the German government, according to the government portal.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope that Vingroup conglomerate will contribute to the development of the domestic automobile sector with the establishment of its VinFast automobile and electric motorbike manufacturing complex.

More world leading footwear manufacturers are expecting to shift their sourcing from China to Vietnam as the first’s footwear industry might face risks of high tariff imposed by the US.

Vietnam’s output and export of pepper increased sharply last year, but their prices and thus turnover from exports fell, according to the industry association.

The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) remains slow moving, low quality and clogged despite great efforts and notable results recently, according to experts.

In 2018, Power Generation Corporation (Genco3) set revenue target at VND37.6 trillion (US$1.65 billion), down 2% compared to 2017.

A shift in Adidas` sourcing of footwear from China to Vietnam is expected to be continued, said Kasper Rorsted, Chief Executive of Adidas at its annual meeting of shareholders.

The 10th International Environment and Energy Technology Exhibition (Entech Vietnam 2018) will be held from May 9 - 11, attracting 120 local and foreign enterprises in fields of energy and environment.

Vietnam`s textile & garment enterprises are stepping effort to infiltrate the Australian market, which has import turnover on textile & garment of over US$6.2 billion in 2017 alone.

The clash between two "trade giants" - the US and China, comes with both possible gains and losses for Vietnam, experts said.

Vietnam’s fishing output in the first four months of 2018 totalled nearly 1.08 million tonnes, an increase of 2.7 percent from a year ago thanks to favourable weather conditions and increased fish population.

Industrial production index in April has gained impressive growth thanks to the active contribution of many key economic sectors, including the processing industry.

The Nghi Son refinery has the first shipment of commercial product – RON 92 petro, announced by the operator on May, 1.

The Ministry of Industry & Trade (MoIT) announced its decision to remove and simplify 54 administrative procedures in 10 fields under the ministry`s administration.

The Vietnamese manufacturing sector recorded a pick-up in growth momentum during April, with sharper rises in output, new orders and employment, said Nikkei Asian Review in its latest report.

Building a new passenger terminal T3 is one of the six key investment projects of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam.

Vietnam’s steel exports soared to over US$1 billion during the first quarter of the year and heads toward a strong upward trend.

The city makes a great contribution to the overall development of the country.

Vietnam`s government plans to exempt Cathay Pacific Airways, FedEx, and Japan Airlines from import tax, following a proposal from the country`s Ministry of Finance (MoF).