Many provinces and cities have licensed projects worth billions of US dollars through their investment forums this year. But experts said the key issue remains how to push these projects from the planning to the action stage.

Pham Minh Chieu of Bac Lieu triumphed in the professional 125cc category at the National Motorcycle Racing Championship held in the southern province of Can Tho on September 3, followed by Dong Quoc Tai of HCM City and Nguyen Thanh Vu of Bac Lieu.

Niels Van Der Pijl powered to victory in the second stage of the third VTV International Cycling Tournament – Ton Hoa Sen Cup on September 3.

A classical concert with violinist Stephane Tran Ngoc and pianist Tran Thai Linh took place at French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) on September 1.

Dinh Ngoc Thi’s most prized souvenir is the red neckerchief President Ho Chi Minh gave him.

Identifying HCM City’s typical export products should not be based simply on their export volume or value or subjective decisions, but on careful analysis, experts have said.

Cyber security is a hot issue globally. In Vietnam, concerns on the subject have been expressed by the Government and departments, especially in the field of banking – finance, said Le Manh Hung, director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Information Technology Department.

Combining knowledge and research results among scientists, institutes and business schools is key to developing the science and technology (S&T) market in Vietnam.

The consumer-to-consumer (C2C) market in Vietnam will become a space for global tycoons following many recent investment deals with Vietnamese enterprises.

According to a new governmental decree, rice-exporting businesses will no longer be required to own rice storage, paddy milling and grinding facilities with processing capacities of 5,000 tonnes of rice and 10 tonnes of paddy per hour, respectively.