The 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132), which will take place in Hanoi from March 28 to April 1, is hoped to bolster parliamentary exchange and stimulate trade and investment promotion activities among its member nations.

Vietnam is examining Chinese fruit imports as mandated by the Department of Plant Protection (DPP), triggered by the announcement that Chinese fruits shipped to Australia are allegedly contaminated with the hepatitis A virus (HAV).

The southern economic and business hub, Ho Chi Minh City, targets export revenues of US$35 billion this year, a year on year rise of 8-10%, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

It seemed that all roads led to the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda on February 24, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.05% in February compared to January and 0.25% from December 2014, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam is ranked 75th among 93 countries in the annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index, which measures a nation's competitiveness based on the quality of talent it can produce, attract and retain.

About 700 businesses based in industrial parks and export processing zones, or 65% of the total firms, resumed their operations on February 24, the first working day after a nine-day Lunar New Year holiday (Tet). 

Adverse climate change could cost Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand at least US$16 billion per year in damage to natural resource assets and infrastructure services, a report has revealed.

Only a few days into the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese badminton player Vu Thi Trang received some good news.

Vietnam is working fast to repair business gaps in anticipation of a myriad of bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTA) expected to be signed in 2015.