The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has included a provision to raise the retirement age in the draft amendments of the Labour Law.

Hanoi is expected to have 20,000 rooms in the next five years and 20 luxury hotels located in advantageous positions in the city. 

Experts have voiced their concern about Chinese phone products in the domestic market, warning that there are latent risks about information insecurity.

A company collected over VND230 billion (over US$10 million) through service message charges from 94,000 mobile service users in Vietnam over two years, but the customers did not know about it.

Nikkei quoted a representative of Mitra Adiperkasa, the operator of Zara retail stores in Vietnam, as saying that the firm would open more Zara stores in Vietnam next year.

Ninh Binh is known as the land of many historical sites and beautiful landscapes. Besides strong development in urban areas, Ninh Binh has small villages where tradition has been well preserved. Discover the rural life in Ninh Binh through the following photos:

Many globally renowned investment funds have shown interest in the Vietnamese property market after announcing investment deals worth tens of millions of dollars in potential real estate firms.

Some foreign cafe chains, with powerful financial capability and strong brands, have left Vietnam, but many Vietnamese chains have been prospering. 

The 10 biggest state disinvestment deals in the first eight months of the year brought VND7.222 trillion, double the figure in 2015.

Consultants and experts have recommended that Vietnam take measures to prevent foreign-invested projects from using outdated technologies, causing pollution and consuming national resources.