More than VND100 trillion was paid by the eight biggest commercial banks to depositors in 2016.

The government has finally allowed Vietnamese to gamble at casinos. However, because of strict requirements set by the watchdog agency, it will be not easy for locals to enter casinos.

Businessmen returning from Eastern Europe have set up large businesses in Vietnam and made great contributions to the country’s economic development.

Tens of millions of Saigonese not only suffer from the effects of waste water, hazardous waste and emissions, but also from noise.

Analysts believe that modern drug retail chains will replace traditional drugstores in the near future, following the trend of modern supermarkets. 

Anti-globalization and protectionist attitudes are increasing in some countries, but Vietnam still has an open economy. This means big challenges for Vietnam in upcoming days.

Despite stiff competition and high operation costs due to high rent, more and more coffee chains, both foreign and Vietnamese, have opened recently.

Vietnam plans to have at least 10 hi-tech agriculture production zones comprising 200 enterprises by 2020. To date, it has attracted 20 enterprises.

Teams of Vietnamese students have harvested good results in international Olympiads for many years, bringing fames to the country.

Labor-intensive industries such as mining and agriculture are no longer expanding, according to Nguyen Duc Thanh, Director of the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR).