Coffee export markets were quiet this week with premiums in Vietnam edging down on a rebound in London prices while discounts widened in Indonesia amid a steady supply of bean, traders said on May 4.

A north-central Vietnamese province has given the green light for an under-construction oil refinery to release treated wastewater directly into the sea for the next ten months.

The France-Vietnam architecture week will be organized in Ho Chi Minh City from May 8 to 13, the Consulate General of France announced in a press release on May 3.

With authorities tightening management over sand exploitation in rivers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the price of the substance has skyrocketed, creating a lucrative market for excessive mining.

An elevated highway connected to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to begin construction at the end of the year, with capital investment estimated at VND2.6 trillion (US$114.3 million).

Six people were sent to hospital on May 2 following two separate accidents on the Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expressway.

While homeschooling is still foreign to most Vietnamese parents, two brothers in Ho Chi Minh City have been undergoing the educational method for years with flying colors.

Land prices in Ho Chi Minh City’s suburban areas have recently skyrocketed over rumors of upgrading and merging outlying districts or the implementation of major projects.

Ethnic minority farmers and experts in central Vietnam are working to conserve and breed a once-abundant species of indigenous fowl.

Estonian musician Meigo Märk has recently completed walking in Vietnam, the 19th country in his walking journey named ‘The Walk Around the World.’