02-04-2021 13:32
The prime minister has allowed Vietcombank to provide a loan exceeding the statutory ceiling for Electricity of Vietnam to develop Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant.
09-02-2021 08:00
VinFast has just become the 57th automaker to receive a licence to test self-driving electric vehicles in California, the US.
21-12-2020 08:40
A cleft lip and palate surgery programme kicked off in Dak Lak province on December 18, expected to benefit children with the deformities in seven provinces in the central and Central Highlands regions.
11-11-2020 16:16
Bamboo Airways has been officially granted the Foreign Air Carrier Permit from the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) to operate the air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Vietnam and the United States. This permit is a prerequisite for an airline to establish services to the US.
01-11-2020 11:40
The Immigration Department will extend its visa waiver programme for another month, officials have announced.
25-10-2020 18:00
South Korea's richest and most powerful industrialist, Lee Kun-hee, turned Samsung Electronics into one of the world's biggest tech companies but lived a reclusive existence.
10-10-2020 11:41
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will have to "live like hermits" to avoid Covid-19, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said on Friday after the team recorded a second positive case in 24 hours.
02-10-2020 14:29
WinWay Travel Corporation and RMIT University on October 1 have signed a MoU at the University’s Saigon South campus to reinforce their close partnership and collaboration in education and training.
25-09-2020 09:00
Dominant business leaders, representatives of think tanks, and foreign business organisations, including some of VIR’s most loyal media partners, are celebrating the 29th birthday of our newspaper with us, poring over details about the role of responsible and objective journalism in corporate success, as well as sharing words of encouragement and advice for many more successful birthdays to come.
17-09-2020 14:40
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has raised a proposal to the municipal People’s Committee, regarding the entry of 7,000 foreign experts amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, saying their work is important to local business operation.
04-09-2020 14:16
Vietnam’s wood industry has shown signs of recovery in the third quarter of 2020. However, legal complications may arise through illegally-sourced raw materials from foreign suppliers and a lack of uniformity.
22-08-2020 13:00
COVID-19 is making a comeback in an increasing number of Vietnamese localities. Senior lecturers from RMIT’s School of Business and Management Dr. Pham Cong Hiep and Dr. Nguyen Hoang Thuan discuss the need for upholding the development of a “low-touch economy” in Vietnam as a strategic response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
08-08-2020 08:00
The Ministry of Construction has sent a proposal to the government to permit non-national individuals and organisations to purchase holiday property in Vietnam.
30-07-2020 09:00
Overseas educational investors are taking a crack at enhancing their presence in Vietnam where huge demands for international joint training programmes are being fuelled by the effects of the pandemic.
27-07-2020 11:58
A new regulation permitting the construction of small apartment units in commercial projects has sparked controversy among developers and policymakers when it came into effect on July 1.