According to the 2017 Law on Tourism, tourism is related to activities of people travelling outside their regular place of residence for a period of less than one year for sightseeing, relaxation, entertainment, learning, exploring, or other eligible purposes.

To achieve remarkable achievements in nearly 40 years of renovation, the Vietnamese business community as a whole, and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in particular, have made relentless efforts, overcoming numerous challenges. They have reaffirmed their role in guiding the economy.

With open and transparent attraction policies and a favourable, stable, and constantly improving business environment, Vietnam has gained many achievements in attracting foreign investment.

Recently authorised an extended credit limit by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) is swiftly disbursing the allocation, concentrating on lending to priority sectors to aid economic recovery. Vu Thanh Trung, a member of the board at MB, discusses the bank’s extra credit line and its preferential loan packages for businesses with VIR’s Luu Huong.

Trade protectionism is on the rise around the world, as governments attempt to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. Chu Thanh Trung, deputy director of the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, told VIR’s Phuong Thu the potential risks for Vietnamese products and how actively local businesses should acknowledge the new context.

More than just a phenomenon, Chinese investment in Vietnam has grown into a trend, fitting earlier forecasts.

Abbott is a leading global healthcare company with the mission to create possibilities for people through the power of health. With a 25-year local history, Vietnam is one of the key emerging markets for the company and an example of sustained business growth as well as collaboration with the government and organisations to impact people’s health through healthcare initiatives. The positive impacts of what the company has done so far for the community are partly rooted in its leadership mindset. Douglas Kuo, general manager of Abbott Vietnam, talks about Abbott’s leadership philosophy and its journey to bring breakthrough innovations to improve the health of people in Vietnam.

Economists call for Vietnam to step up outbound investments to maximise advantages from outside resources and contribute to bolstering the country’s position and status in the regional and international arena.

World Shine-Hue International Resort, which was delayed in construction due to protests from residents, will be relocated to a new site and renamed Minh Vien-Lang Co. International Resort project.

Many petroleum and gasoline firms had to reduce their Tet bonuses by half due to the decrease in oil prices, according to datviet.vn

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee is considering closing the Phuoc Hiep landfill, prompting protests from Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company Limited (Citenco), according to tuoitre newswire .

Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd. (Lotte) is now the main shareholder of Bibica Corporation (BBC) after its main counterweight SSI sold its entire holding.

Masan Food Corporation, a subsidiary of Masan Consumer, recently announced it had bought 2.66 million shares, or 32.8 per cent, of Cholimex Food JSC.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Union (EU) have announced plans to grant $3.9 million to Vietnam to help the country carry out a project promoting sustainable development.

Binh Thuan Mineral Industry JSC (KSA) on December 26 last year was given the investment certificate to start construction on a 60,000 tonne per year Titanium slag processing plant.