VND108 trillion being recovered from anti-corruption drive in 2018 HANOI – Inspectors and auditors proposed recovery and financial sanctions totaling nearly VND108 trillion (US$4.6 billion) ...

Truck hits cemetery-goers, killing 8 in northern Vietnam
Monday,  1/21/2019, 19:56
	HCMC – At least eight people lost their lives after a truck ploughed into a group of cemetery-goers who ...

Vietnam sees erosion of talent base
Monday,  1/21/2019, 19:52
	HCMC – Vietnam ranks 92nd out of 125 countries and territories in global talent competitiveness, falling ...

HDBank reports outstanding performance
Monday,  1/21/2019, 19:34
	HCMC - HCMC Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank) has announced its 2018 business results ...

Banks drive VN-Index up above 910 points
Monday,  1/21/2019, 19:16
	HCMC – The local stock market rose strongly on the second straight winning session today, January 21, ...

Inspired by young guns, Osaka marches on in Melbourne
Monday,  1/21/2019, 18:33
	MELBOURNE (REUTERS) - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka said she drew inspiration from Stefanos Tsitsipas's ...

Ministry orders inspections of BOT tollgates
Monday,  1/21/2019, 18:29
	HANOI – Due to violations recorded at build-operate-transfer (BOT) tollgates, the Ministry of Transport ...

Israel strikes in Syria in more open assault on Iran
Monday,  1/21/2019, 18:15
	BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (REUTERS) - Israel struck in Syria early on Monday as part of its increasingly open ...

Ministry proposes increasing pensions, social insurance allowances
Monday,  1/21/2019, 17:04
	HCMC – The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is consulting relevant ministries and agencies ...

Vietjet launches HCMC-Van Don route
Monday,  1/21/2019, 16:47
	HCMC - Local budget carrier Vietjet has announced the launch of a new service linking HCMC and Van Don ...

Stock market briefs
Monday,  1/21/2019, 16:45
	HCMC – Viet Gia Phu Real Estate Trading and Investment Company, an organization related to Nguyen Thi ...

Hanoi to display Tet fireworks at 30 venues
Monday,  1/21/2019, 16:02
	HCMC - In celebration of the Lunar New Year (Tet), the government of Hanoi will organize fireworks shows ...

Work starts on VND3.5 trillion solar power plant in Tra Vinh
Monday,  1/21/2019, 16:02
	CAN THO – Trung Nam Tra Vinh Solar Power Company, a member of Trung Nam Group, on January 19 broke ground ...

Honda still dominates local motorbike market
Monday,  1/21/2019, 15:52
	HCMC – Honda Vietnam, a subsidiary of Japan’s Honda Motor Company, sold more than 2.56 million motorcycles ...

Big cities seek to ban motorcycles from central districts
Monday,  1/21/2019, 15:47
	HCMC – Hanoi and HCMC governments are speeding up plans to limit motorbike traffic in inner-city areas ...

Street of calligraphers opened at Youth Cultural House
Monday,  1/21/2019, 15:30
	HCMC - Pho Ong do, a street lined with calligraphers’ stands, has been opened at the HCMC Youth Cultural ...

Dinh La Thang faces new charge
Monday,  1/21/2019, 14:06
	HCMC - Ministry of Public Security investigators have filed charges against Dinh La Thang, former board ...

Tough 2019 forecast for property market
Monday,  1/21/2019, 14:01
	HCMC - Based on the real estate business performance last year, experts believe the market will experience ...

Oil rises to 2019 highs on strong China demand despite economic slowdown
Monday,  1/21/2019, 14:01
	SINGAPORE (REUTERS) - Oil prices rose to their highest for 2019 on Monday after data showed refinery ...

Sound installation Soundtracks to be held in HCMC
Monday,  1/21/2019, 14:00
	HCMC - Artist Phung Tien Son will hold a solo exhibition featuring his sound installation Soundtracks ...

Traffic offenders may lose licenses for five years
Monday,  1/21/2019, 13:57
	HCMC – Drivers caught breaking traffic rules and causing serious accidents may have their driving licenses ...

Manchester City ease past Huddersfield to close gap on Liverpool
Monday,  1/21/2019, 13:51
	LONDON (REUTERS) - Manchester City barely got out of second gear as they easily beat bottom club Huddersfield ...

Foreign investors keen on expressways in Vietnam
Monday,  1/21/2019, 13:39
	HCMC – Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Pete Peterson, speaking at a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen ...

Project on eliminating gender-based violence launched
Monday,  1/21/2019, 12:51
	HCMC - The Building Responsibility and Accountability for Gender-Based Violence Elimination (BRAVE) project ...

Trump says no amnesty for 'Dreamers,' signals support in broader deal
Monday,  1/21/2019, 09:31
	WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his proposed immigration deal to end ...

Federer knocked out by Greek wunderkind Tsitsipas
Monday,  1/21/2019, 09:26
	MELBOURNE (REUTERS) - Roger Federer’s bid for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles was crushed on Sunday ...

Morning Digest
Monday,  1/21/2019, 09:18
	Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Pete Peterson, speaking at a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan ...

Vietnam beat Jordan on penalties to reach Asian Cup quarters
Sunday,  1/20/2019, 21:50
	DUBAI (REUTERS) - Vietnam's young guns beat Jordan 4-2 on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the ...

The investment wave from China
Sunday,  1/20/2019, 19:42
	Is rising investment from Chinese enterprises the reason for an increase in land rents at industrial ...

China set to post slowest growth in 28 years in 2018, more stimulus seen
Sunday,  1/20/2019, 16:06
	BEIJING (REUTERS) - China is expected to report on Monday that economic growth cooled to its slowest ...

Barty party continues in Melbourne with Sharapova win
Sunday,  1/20/2019, 16:02
	MELBOURNE (REUTERS) - Ashleigh Barty rallied from a set down to beat former world number one Maria Sharapova ...

Risks from legal hurdles
Sunday,  1/20/2019, 15:59
	Vietnam’s property market with an incomplete legal framework is still nascent compared with those in ...

Investors seen in Tet holiday mode in next two weeks
Sunday,  1/20/2019, 13:19
	HCMC – Securities experts have predicted dismal trading will continue in the next two weeks, with the ...

Stock market briefs
Sunday,  1/20/2019, 13:04
	HCMC – PetroVietnam Ca Mau Fertilizer Company (DCM) targets a net profit of VND240 billion this year, ...

Fair power pricing imperative
Sunday,  1/20/2019, 12:58
	Power tariffs will undoubtedly rise this year, as both the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Government ...

Northwestern region in springtime
Sunday,  1/20/2019, 09:49
	Vietnam’s northwestern region is now more poetic than usual as spring is coming. The springtime also ...