Vietnam makes progress in sustainable finance reforms: report

Power-generating windmill turbines are pictured at a wind park in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu. Photo by Reuters/Kham.Vietnam is among 38 emerging market economies to have initiated banking reforms towards promoting sustainable...

Vietnamese movie shares top prize at Busan International Film Festival

A still from the movie "Rom". Photo courtesy of Tran Dung Thanh Huy.Vietnam's "Rom" and an Iraq-Qatar co-production "Haifa Street" shared the top prize in the New Currents category at the Busan International Film...

Vietnam flights to Japan delayed as storm threatens Tokyo

Due to the approaching Typhoon Hagibis, Vietnam Airlines cancels or adjusts many flights scheduled to depart to Japanese cities on Saturday. Photo by Shutterstock/annguyen.Vietnam Airlines has delayed at least 10 flights to Japan by...

Hotel vandalizing Ma Pi Leng Pass highlights clueless administration

The recent commotion surrounding the Panorama hotel in Ha Giang shows the provincial administration’s ineptitude in managing its most precious resources.Journalist Vu Viet TuanThe Panorama hotel and coffee shop was erected on the Ma...

Sumitomo-BRG joint venture plans Vietnam’s first smart city

An artist's impression of a smart city to be located in Dong Anh District, Hanoi. Photo courtesy of Dong Anh District authorities.Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp and Vietnamese real estate developer BRG Group will...

Vietnam Airlines, affiliates hold over half of local aviation market

Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air aircraft taxing at Tan Son Nhat Airport, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.Vietnam Airlines, and its affiliates Jetstar Pacific and VASCO have accounted for 52.2 percent of...

Saigon wants all retail outlets free of plastic bags

Green onions are wrapped in banana leaves at a supermarket in HCMC, instead of plastic bags as what has been done in most retail outlets in recent years. Photo by VnExpress/Nghe Nguyen.All supermarkets, shopping...

Vietnamese traffic police could get guns soon

A man reacts to a traffic police officer after he and his friend were stopped for an alcohol test in Hanoi, May 9, 2019. Photo by VnExpress/Phuong Son.Traffic police officers should be equipped with...

HCMC to host international music fest

HOZO 2019 will become the first international music festival to be held by HCMC on the Nguyen Hue walking street from December 13-15."The festival will be an opportunity to promote Vietnamese traditional music and...

Hanoi told to close coffee shops on ‘train street’

Coffee shops and street vendors spring up along both sides of the railway tracks in the Hanoi's Old Quarter. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy.The Ministry of Transport has ordered Hanoi to shut down selfie hotspots...