The total number of national registered domain names with “.vn” reached 453,979 as of last month, an increase of 9.33% over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre.

A proposal to build a north-south axial road in HCM City running through districts 4, 7 and Nha Be through a public-private-partnership (PPP) has been approved by the municipal People’s Committee.

Only 15% of around 8,000 manufacturing companies in HCM City are capable of joining global supply chains but authorities are trying to increase the number.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have bred giant river prawns on 74ha so far this year, up 40.6% against the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The south-central province of Ninh Thuan, the country’s largest animal producer, is strengthening measures to breed more sheep, goats, pigs and other animals for commercial production.

Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a fun time for children.

The capacity of fire rescue and prevention services in provinces and cities should be considered among criteria to assess local competitiveness, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is having a headache removing illegal residents from the citadel’s walls located in Hue city.

The rapid growth of online business has slowed the shopping centre real estate market; however, experts say it has also provided a boost for the office rental market.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has offered to sell 45.6 million shares it is holding in the Vietnam Export-Import Joint Stock Commercial Bank (Eximbank).