Foreigners registered to buy 112 apartments of Vinhomes Central Park within two hours on July 1, when the amended Law on Housing and Real Estate Business came into effect.

Vietnam's cashew exports were worth US$1.1 billion in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 28.2%, according to the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

Vietnam should build a market institution for the electricity sector if the country wants to build a competitive power market, experts said.

Just 1,000 people with disabilities received vocational training and found employment over three years (2012-14), much lower than the 20,000 people who desired to do so.

Disaster preparedness needed co-operation between government, businesses and humanitarian organisations, according to a forum held in Hanoi on July 2 by Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Asia and the Prudence Foundation.

A Jobstreet survey in Vietnam has found that 71% of workers do not have enough time for their family because of working overtime.

Vietnam and Germany yesterday signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on Vietnamese citizens working in Germany as caregivers.

As a large agricultural producer, Vietnam has much demand for fertilisers and plant protection chemicals, offering much opportunity for companies in the field.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has publicised norms for 267 conditional business areas to help enterprises meet requirements under the revised Investment Law which takes effect from July 1.

The four-member Vietnamese swimming team with disabilities is ready for the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 13-19.