The Ministry of Construction has green-lighted Kien Giang province’s proposal to suspend the master plan to develop Phu Quoc Island into a special administrative-economic zone (SEZ).

It has been a remarkable transformation for Ho Chi Minh City’s People's Hospital 115 which recently became the first medical facility in the country to successfully carry out a robotically-assisted brain tumour surgery.

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has risen to an attractive destination for investors in renewable energy, especially wind power.

The southern industrial hub of Binh Duong has not only been among leading localities in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction but also an attractive destination for domestic investors.

PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo) has won three prestigious titles voted by investors and press.

Vietnam will need 70,000 - 90,000 information technology (IT) workers in 2019, the online newspaper of the Government reported, citing a report by TopDev – an IT recruiting firm.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HOSE code VJC) was named among Vietnam’s 50 best listed companies in 2019 by Forbes Magazine during an award ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15.

The northern province of Lang Son is promoting its specialities, especially Chi Lang custard-apple, at an event at the Trade Promotion Centre of Agriculture in Hanoi.

The 21 airports in Vietnam are overloaded with the number of passengers estimated to increase to over 112 million this year against a capacity of 96.05 million.

The General Statistic Office (GSO) announced on August 16 that it has started a process to revise the country’s GDP calculation.

The sixth industry and trade conference for the central – Central Highlands regions took place in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on August 16.

The retail price of E5 RON92 dropped 544 VND to 19,358 VND per litre at the highest from 15:00 on August 16.

Banks have been the main player in the corporate bond market so far this year, with eight of the top 10 biggest issuers being financial institutions.

The Ministry of Finance plans to eliminate import taxes on auto materials and parts in order to support the development of the country’s automobile industry.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways to expand its fleet to 30 jets by 2023.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision approving a list of 93 State-owned enterprises which will be equitised from now to the end of 2020.

Investors both domestic and foreign pledged to pour nearly 47 trillion VND (over 2 billion USD) and 117 million USD in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long at the province’s investment promotion conference on August 15.

Boasting great potential of marine economy in terms of natural resources, transport, fisheries, tourism and coastal economic zones, Vietnam has set the target to become a powerful marine nation, which meets all standards on sustainable development of sea-based economy.

National carrier Vietnam Airlines and the US’s Delta Air Lines have signed a code sharing agreement in Atlanta, expanding their operation from October this year.

Business leaders and economic experts discussed how an open economy like Vietnam should deal with risks and impacts in the wake of international economic and technological upheavals at a business forum themed “Navigating the digital age” held by Forbes Vietnam in HCM City on August 15.