More than 900,000 high school students nationwide are sitting graduation exams, starting on June 2.

The domestic real estate market has become warmer as property prices have dropped sharply to suit the budget of the average buyer.

The ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development and Public Security have been told to clamp down on illegal and dangerous farm pesticides smuggled across the border with China, ordered by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The fifth annual “Green Consumption Campaign”, which seeks to improve people’s awareness of environment protection, was launched on May 28 in HCM City.

The central city has begun a tourism promotion programme at the Korea World Trade Fair in the Coex Exhibition Centre, Seoul, the Republic of Korea, the city’s tourism promotion centre said on May 28.

Claude Balland, from France, has spent 14 years in Vietnam collecting old sidecars, French-manufactured vintage buses and cars that have been lost in the country from the late 1990s.

New findings from a survey conducted by global office provider Regus indicates the number of Vietnamnese companies seeking business opportunities in the domestic market is 260% higher than those looking overseas.

Amendments to the Law on Enterprises will create favourable conditions for setting up businesses, Minister of Investment and Planning Bui Quang Vinh said at the 13th National Assembly session in Hanoi on May 26.

Leading regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia has announced plans to set up a bureau in Vietnam to strengthen its ability to cover the region’s developments more comprehensively.

The annual Vietnam – Singapore Business Forum 2014 (VSBF), to be held from June 4-6 in HCM City, will offer a platform to exchange business ideas, tackle current challenges and develop bilateral strategic partnerships.