The Vietnam – Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro sets to exploit nearly 3 million tonnes of oil equivalent and condensate in 2021, according to Director General Nguyen Quynh Lam.

Real estate developers are actively restructuring their products towards mid- and low-end segments to be more suitable to the real demands of the market.

Vietnam is among the top five countries in the world in cost efficiency, according to ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions’ Total Workforce Index (TWI).

Vietnamese businesses operating in support industries have been developing in both quantity and quality in recent years, with improved production capacity and increasing engagement in global production chains.

VOV.VN - Financial news website Business Insider published an article on November 5 featuring 10 cities that have the cheapest living costs for expats from the United States, with Ho Chi Minh City topping the list, followed by Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and Bangkok in Thailand.

VOV.VN - The 8th Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) Meeting was virtually held in Hanoi on November 5, attracting the participation of chief judges of ASEAN countries.

Vietnamese logistics firms, especially small and medium-sized ones, need to get up to speed on digital transformation to enhance their competitiveness if they want to enter global markets after the pandemic ends, experts have said.

While local sugarcane farmers have been taking a fair dent from the effects of the pandemic, regional competition fuelled by the commitments of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement has further put pressure on them, leading to a daunting situation for the already declining sector.

Foreign manufacturers who have factories in Vietnam are increasingly looking for local parts suppliers to optimise their production costs, according to the Centre for Supporting Industries Development in HCM City.

Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line is expected to go into operation in late 2021 but Hanoi authorities have only received 60 applications for the line's drivers.