Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan will begin recruiting first year students from central Vietnam to work and study in healthcare services from 2021.

The value of corporate bonds issued in October was VND9.5 trillion (US$409 million), down 12.8% from September, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

The Vietnamese dong (VND) will remain stable for the rest of the year but may appreciate by 0.5% in 2021, VNDirect Securities Corp forecast.

After a gloomy period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction materials market in HCM City started to flourish again in the third quarter as the peak construction season began and demand from some export markets recovered.

The Anti-counterfeit Technology Centre (ACT) Vietnam officially launched its branch in Ho Chi Minh City recently, aiming to prevent counterfeit products and protect the rights of consumers and enterprises in the southern region.

Vietnam needs to strengthen measures to achieve the sustainable development of seafood exports to the EU market, especially after the EVFTA comes into effect, according to experts.

Despite a tough year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national wood sector looks set to achieve its export turnover target of US$12 billion, and some wood processing businesses have so many orders while they are in short of workers to complete them, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (Vietforest).

Having launched an e-Government system in 2014, the central city of Da Nang has completed 1,632 out of 1,682 online administration procedures, marking a crucial step in becoming a ‘smart city’ and the first in Vietnam to join the ASEAN ‘smart’ city network by 2030.

Vietnam will see strong growth in industrial property next year due to higher demand for industrial parks as business expand production or relocate out of China, according to Savills Vietnam.

The race for domestic retail market share was heating up as local and foreign firms looked to expand their networks, experts said.