Developments in the agricultural sector are expected to proceed very quickly in Vietnam and a modern and professional sector will be seen within a couple years.

British Virgin Islands (BVI) is an archipelago of about 153 km2, with GDP of more than US$1 billion but businesses registered here have invested US$19.3 billion into Vietnam.

Many Thai and Filipino students are now learning online under Topica Native’s education platform, which is now heading to Indonesia.

It was 9pm at a luxurious restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. Ms. Ngoc Mai, the 28-year-old receptionist manager, was about to finish a hard day’s work at the restaurant.

Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) with distribution rights will be able to open retail outlets of up to 500 sq m under a draft decree clarifying the trading of goods by FIEs under the Commercial Law.

Apple has recently announced plans to invest in a new US$1 billion project in Vietnam sometime soon, and while the exact nature of the project is yet to be confirmed it is believed to be a research and development (R&D) center for its Asia operations.

Vietnam will have 4 million more men seeking marriage than women by 2050, the General Office for Population Family Planning told a recent Workshop on Gender Imbalance at Birth in Danang.

Although there are many well-off Vietnamese who are willing to spend money on expensive items, luxury malls may still not succeed in the market.

Nguyen Manh Ha, Head of Housing and Property Market Department spoke to the Vietnam Economic Times about prospects of the real-estate market in Viet Nam in 2015.