HCM  City opened the first International Ginseng and Fragrance and Medicinal Herbs Festival on Lê Lợi street, District 1, on May 24.

The Sơn La Plum and Agricultural Product Festival opened on Saturday at Co.opmart Huỳnh Tấn Phát in HCM City’s District 7, marking the start of a series of activities to promote consumption of the province’s specialties at Saigon Co.op's 800 points of sale nationwide from May 24 to June 1.

Digital payments provider Visa on Friday announced a new partnership with three of the most popular e-wallets in Việt Nam - MoMo, VNPAY and ZaloPay - to provide a more convenient payment experience for Visa cardholders at participating small and medium enterprises (SMEs). 

Việt Nam has made efforts to build a strong domestic automobile industry with a view to becoming an exporter. However, the young industry faces many challenges, especially in implementing FTAs.

Tickets for flights on the two routes are available for sale on all of Vietjet’s official booking channels, according to Vietjet. 

Particularly impressive is the nearly 80 per cent surge in revenue from 24K gold at PNJ driven by the dynamic gold market.

Once Thường Tín becomes an industrial centre and also a major logistics hub in the South of Hà Nội, the low-rise housing prices in this district are forecast to double compared to current prices, especially in projects that are well-planned and developed by reputable investors. 

With around 20 million four- and five-star room nights available in Vietnamese hotels each year, developers should halt new projects in many coastal areas until such time that tourists fill them, according to property consultancy firm Knight Frank.

The city's cash crops were said to not require a large cultivating area but a high standard of production and processing, which have been identified as a solid foundation to penetrate foreign markets. 

The 2024 Land Law, passed at the beginning of this year, provides new land policies applicable to overseas Vietnamese, giving them more land use rights. This will constitute a positive factor for the real estate market, the land use rights transfer and economic development.

On Friday, stocks were mixed as profit-taking after Thursday's rally weighed on markets.

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will reopen a route from Hanoi to Chengdu, China starting June 25.

A recently issued decree has, for the first time, defined the concept of electronic money as "the equivalent value in VNĐ stored by electronic means".

Discounted tickets are available until May 30 on www.vietjetair.com and the Vietjet Air mobile app, for flight times from September 1 to November 13, 2024, Vietjet said in a statement.

Twenty-nine renewable energy projects with a total capacity of more than 1,577 MW have been supplying energy to the national power grid.

Following a decision from the State Bank of Vietnam, after July 1st, biometric information such as fingerprints and facial recognition will be required to finalise transactions of VNĐ10 million or more.

Criteria for appraising and assessing the quality of FDI projects at the provincial level were announced at a conference on Thursday in Hà Nội.

Vietnam Report JSC has announced its 2024 list of the top 50 most prestigious public companies (VIX50), with some significant changes.

Container ship, CNC Bangkok of the CMA-CGM Group, a French business operating shipping routes, supply chains and warehousing, is to begin a service from Chân Mây Port from June 3, marking the first time a global logistics company is operating from the provincial port worldwide.

The second Vietnam ASEAN International Furniture & Home Accessories Fair to be held in HCM City from August 27 to 30 will provide a platform for Southeast Asian manufacturers to display their best products and connect with global buyers.