The central city of Da Nang, in cooperation with the European Union (EU), has launched a pilot project to develop solar energy in the city.

There was a surge in sales at supermarkets and shopping malls during the four-day New Year holiday.

2019 is considered a promising year for labour export with a series of potential markets with good jobs and salaries are opening door for Vietnamese workers overseas.

The General Department of Taxation’s plan of taxing business households with annual revenue from VND100 million (US$4,300) is causing controversy.

New policies promoting development of the domestic automobile sector will create opportunities for the industrial real estate market, according to a CBRE Vietnam report released in December.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) improved its share, bond and derivatives markets considerably in 2018 and will continue to enhance the markets’ operation in 2019.

Lower water levels in reservoirs and barren farmland can be easily seen in many parts of the south-central and Central Highlands region even though it is the rainy season.

The HCM City housing market showed signs of unsustainability in 2018 due to an imbalance between supply and demand, a property industry business group said.

Commercial banks have consecutively lowered the value of the US dollar against the Vietnamese dong during the final days of 2018, helping the USD/VND exchange rate close the year under control.

Hundreds of households in Ho Chi Minh City have been benefiting from homegrown solar power systems.