The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has requested local credit institutions and foreign banks’ restrict lending concentration for real estate and construction and consumption sectors, and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects.

VOV.VN - The Belgian-based multinational conglomerate Menart is currently working alongside the Vietnamese industrial developer Sonadezi Corporation to build a waste treatment plant in Vinh Cuu district in the southern province of Dong Nai.

The New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam and the Song Foundation has announced a contribution of VND800 million (NZ$48,000) from New Zealand to the Forest Symphony project in Ninh Thuan province in response to the Vietnamese Government’s commitment to plant one billion trees by 2025.

Vietnam will soon lead Southeast Asia in renewable energy development, Germany’s Energiezukunft highlighted in its latest article, describing the country’s energy transition as very impressive.

In the 46 years since national reunification, Vietnam’s development has witnessed great strides with major contributions from foreign investment, which has been targeted to continue being an important driver of the domestic economy.

There are over 73,000 university lecturers, but only 28.8% of them have a doctoral degree.

VOV.VN - The country’s sustainable development over recent years has been highly appreciated by the UN, making it among the leading nations in terms of meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Hanoi’s first metro service running from Cat Linh to Ha Dong will start commercial operation from May 1 as directed by the Prime Minister.

VOV.VN - As much as US$12.25 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) was injected into the country during the past four months of the year, equal to 99.3% compared to the same period from last year, according to the figures released by the Foreign Investment Agency.

Millennium Energy Vietnam Co., Ltd., a member of the US-based Millennium Group, has proposed to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Soc Trang province.