The road to the Qatar 2022 World Cup begins today, with Vietnam facing a familiar opponent.

The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted 51.4 in August, remaining above the 50.0 no-change mark, but falling from 52.6 in July to signal a weaker overall improvement in business conditions.

Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) saw a positive yearly increase of 7 per cent to nearly US$12 billion in the first eight months of this year, despite a fall in new FDI registered in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Finance is building a draft scheme on the management of e-commerce activities for imports and exports.

Painting lovers have a chance to see a collection of sketches by late Bui Xuan Phai to celebrate what would have been his 99th birthday in Hanoi.

The reduction of working hours from 48 hours per week to 44 hours will create difficulties for textile and garments enterprises, according to one leading expert.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be aided by credit guarantee funds if a change in State policies results in their failure to pay debt, including principal and interest, on time.

The Mekong Delta, the country’s rice granary, will see summer – autumn rice output increase by 150,000 tonnes this year, the Plant Cultivation Department has estimated.  

Vietnamese defender Doan Van Hau on September 2 signed a one-year loan contract with top Dutch side SC Heerenveen on the last day of the summer transfer window in Europe.

The country’s index of industrial production (IIP) saw a year-on-year increase of 9.5 per cent in the first eight months of 2019, a report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) shows.