A reduction in the number of business conditions and inspection procedures has yet to match expectations, while enterprises in the country continue to voice concern that these conditions and procedures are hindering their businesses, news website Nguoi Lao Dong reported.

UN Women, the United Nations’ agency for gender equality and women's empowerment, is holding a photo exhibition on rural Vietnamese women’s contribution to sustainable development at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi.

Vietnam enjoyed a strong increase in January-September exports, particularly to China, which raised imports from Vietnam, such as smartphones, computers, electronics and components, according to the latest data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Fresh problems emerging from the digital economy, such as conflicts of interests between conventional businesses and digital-based businesses—Uber and Grab are the case in point—necessitates the regulatory institution.

The transport sector needs further study to turn its plan to open new air routes for tourism development into reality.

 Vietnam Airlines began offering its passengers an in-town check-in service beginning October 10.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for this year at 6.6%, reflecting the growth momentum of trading partners and rising potential growth at home, according to its “Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific” report released recently.

A child born in Vietnam today will be only 67% as productive on attaining adulthood as he or she would have been if a complete education and proper health had been ensured during childhood, the World Bank Group stated in a new report launched on October 11, at the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings in the Indonesian resort of Bali.

Nearly three years after the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Vietnamese goods are still struggling to enter the ASEAN market, while products imported from other regional countries, mainly Thailand, have crowded the local shelves.

The HCM City property market has witnessed robust growth in various segments, such as retail space, offices, serviced apartments and hotels, according to property consultancy Savills Vietnam in a report on the local real estate market in the third quarter of this year, released on October 8.