The paper industry has potential for growth, but businesses need to avoid investment in products that have excess supply, according to the Vietnam Paper and Pulp Association (VPPA).

E-commerce is developing rapidly in Vietnam but it needs a new push to reach rural areas and help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reach customers, experts have said.

Vietnamese banks are seeking to raise capital in international bond markets as they face growing pressure to hike capital to satisfy the central bank's regulations on minimum capital requirements and Basel II standards by early next year.  

Nguyen Huu Tuat launched a Vietnamese ride-hailing firm a year ago, with dreams of scaling up the business overseas.

In the second half of this year, increasing competition in product quality, prices and market share are predicted to force steel companies to work harder to maintain their foothold in the market.

Though there remains six months, some banks have almost used up the assigned quota for the whole year, and experts said it would be difficult for the banks to get an expansion approval from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap will organise the Dong Thap Culture and Tourism Week from July 10-14.

Thousands of Vietnamese women who were previously married to Korean men or plan to marry a Korean have received support to adapt to their new life for the last three years.

Developing the transport network in the south needs closer regional linkages and solutions to respond to climate change threats, Duong Nhu Hung of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology has said.

More than 51 million Vietnamese access the internet, social media and apps through their smartphones daily, according to a recently released report by Appota Corporation.