Road traffic accidents claimed nearly 9,000 lives in Vietnam last year and caused tens of thousands of injuries, according to a report by the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC).

Mr. Daniel Lim, Chairman of immigration specialists AIMS, tells about the possibilities for Vietnamese thinking about heading overseas.

To a certain extent the advantages held by Vietnam vary according to sector, but some of the main advantages perceived by foreign investors include the fact that the country is considered to have a stable political system while there are uncertainties in neighbors such as Thailand and Malaysia. 

ANZ Vietnam is selling its retail banking business and five banks have expressed interest, according to local media.

In real terms, the Vietnamese construction industry registered a growth rate of 9.1% in 2016, measured at constant 2010 US dollar exchange rates, according to latest report by ReportLinker, an award-winning market research solution.

MayBank Kim Eng Securities has outlined three scenarios for the VN-Index in late September and October.

In late July Chubb Life Insurance Vietnam (Chubb Life Vietnam) announced an increase to its charter capital of more than VND150 billion (US$6.5 million), its second in the last two years and bringing the total to more than VND1.55 trillion (US$69.5 million).

Since 2010, Vietnam has discovered 172 cases of secrets exposed via the internet, including documents stamped as ‘top confidential’ and ‘confidential’.

Two models of Nokia feather phones are to be launched by the end of this year in Vietnam but the phone maker declined to elaborate on its plans to return to the country.

Of the investments which help people obtain green cards to settle in the US, contributing money to restore historical relics has attracted wealthy people the most.