Vietnamese students will soon take part in the Shell Eco-marathon Asia for the tenth year, which is at the heart of Make the Future Live Malaysia, challenging bright young student minds to design and build ultra-energy-efficient cars and then take them out on to the track in competition.

Mr. Pham Vu Hong, Chairman of the Kien Giang Provincial People’s Committee, has signed a petition that was then sent to the government on establishing Phu Quoc city on the basis of the existing Phu Quoc Island district, with one island and 21 other islets. If approved, Phu Quoc would become the first island city in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s real estate race is becoming hotter than ever with the growing attention of many domestic and foreign investors and a record amount of investment in recent years.

Vietnam’s real estate market will be shaped by five main trends in 2019 according to a JLL report: the mid-end and affordable apartment segment, flexible workspaces, technology companies in the office segment, e-commerce in logistics, and hotel lifestyle.

Children face many risks on the internet, the Workshop on Building a Child Protection Network on the Internet held recently in Hanoi by The ChildFund Vietnam Office (ChildFund), the Institute for Sustainable Management Studies (MSD), and the Vietnet Information and Communications Technology Center (Vietnet) heard.

The Republic of Korea’s largest convenient store chain, GS Retail, opened its first store, GS25 Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City in January this year, after shaking hands with SonKim, a leading retailer of lingerie and underwear in Vietnam, to launch a joint venture franchise in the country. 

Companies in Vietnam have experienced fierce competition over the last few years, both qualitative and quantitative. 

If there was an award for the most drawn-out equitization in an emerging market, Vietnam Airlines would win hands down. The national flag carrier has been circled by bankers eager for advisory work on an eventual listing since the mid-1990s.

HSBC has revised its growth forecast for Vietnam this year up to 6.6 percent, days after data from the General Statistics Office showed the economy grew 7.46 percent in the third quarter year-on-year; its strongest third-quarter growth since 2010.

Problems with healthcare, culture, and finances make Vietnam a less favorable second home for foreigners, according to HSBC’s latest Expat Explorer survey.