The Department of Health in the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 13 launched a provincial telehealth network, the most modern of its kind in Vietnam, to extend critical healthcare services to rural and remote communities and increase remote connection between doctors and patients.

Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings is launching a cheaper beer brand later this month, marking its expansion from the high-end segment of the Vietnamese beer market.

Though the foreign direct investment flow into real estate sector accounts for only 5.3% of the total in the first half of the year, experts see the flow is at a more feasible stage.

Thailand’s Amata Group is asking for special incentives from the Vietnamese government for its US$1.6 billion industrial park and township complex in Quang Ninh province, enabling the complex to be competitive with neighbouring VSIP Haiphong and Dinh Vu industrial parks. 

Japan's largest gas utility company Tokyo Gas is going to establish a joint venture with PetroVietnam Gas (PV Gas) and others within the month to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Foreign experts have issued a warning to the Vietnamese government about its over-reliance on coal to make power, without clear mechanisms to attract investors into renewable energy projects.

Thousands of local and foreign manufacturers/importers in Vietnam are suffering a major administrative burden regarding energy labeling and  minimum energy proficiency standards certification.

The TPP, if ratified, will allow investors from 11 foreign countries to provide tour operator services in Vietnam for the first time, raising concerns among local travel companies about losing out in their home market to foreign rivals that have stronger international experience and financing.

Gold prices rallied to a two-year high last week which stirred feverish speculation in the Vietnamese market.

The biggest environmental scandal ever in Vietnam by Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Corporation has caused foreign firms doing business here to be more concerned with regards to environmental protection issues.