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Mini-apartment buildings to get legal status

Mini-apartment buildings to get legal status

Mini-apartment buildings will be legalized starting in 2025, according to new regulations, but the owners of such buildings will need to acquire permits to operate as property developers.
Vietnam's economic challenges for the year ahead

Vietnam's economic challenges for the year ahead

Bureaucracy, paperwork haunt everyone

Bureaucracy, paperwork haunt everyone

When Vietnam scoured forests, mountains for rare earths

When Vietnam scoured forests, mountains for rare earths

Nearly 100 Vietnamese and Japanese geologists and engineers spent the whole of 2010 surveying the mountains and forests of the northern Yen Bai, Lai Chau and Lao Cai provinces.
December 2, 2022 | 03:26 pm PT
Vietnam's IELTS fever explained

Vietnam's IELTS fever explained

Hang had spent nearly VND100 million ($4,024) for an IELTS study course for her daughter three years ago, just so she could use the score to gain college admission in 2023.
November 22, 2022 | 12:43 am PT
Vietnamese parents get to meet son thought dead after 18 years

Vietnamese parents get to meet son thought dead after 18 years

A true fairy tale unfolded recently when Vietnamese parents who'd observed their twin sons' death anniversaries for 18 years, met in person with one who survived and thrived in America.
November 11, 2022 | 08:12 pm PT
American couple give Vietnamese boy fresh chance in life

American couple give Vietnamese boy fresh chance in life

Hope Ettore and her husband's endeavor to save the life of a Vietnamese boy began 18 years ago when they first saw him with nearly half his face covered by a hemangioma.
November 11, 2022 | 12:57 am PT
Global economic woes drag down Vietnam's exports

Global economic woes drag down Vietnam's exports

Garment and textile, seafood and woodwork production has slowed down as orders have dried up amid high inflation in some key export markets.
November 6, 2022 | 06:10 pm PT
Property market to remain listless

Property market to remain listless

Industry insiders expect the property market slump to continue next year.
November 2, 2022 | 04:01 am PT
Factoring social media into the checks and balances of governance

Factoring social media into the checks and balances of governance

My days start and end with scrolling through online news. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the 60 million internet users in Vietnam have adopted variations of this routine.
October 30, 2022 | 04:39 pm PT
Rising dollar makes life difficult for businesses

Rising dollar makes life difficult for businesses

The surge in the value of the U.S. dollar has become a big burden for Vietnamese businesses, especially those that rely on imports.
October 25, 2022 | 11:45 pm PT
Factories brace for 'cold winter' as Western orders decline

Factories brace for 'cold winter' as Western orders decline

Vietnam's factories are bracing for a challenging end-of-year season as plunging orders from their main markets, U.S. and Europe, hamper their post-pandemic recovery.
October 23, 2022 | 04:37 pm PT
Strong greenback strains finances of Vietnamese students in US

Strong greenback strains finances of Vietnamese students in US

Vietnamese students in the U.S. dependent on their families for money are hurting because of the strong dollar.
October 22, 2022 | 04:34 pm PT
HCMC's 2nd metro line awaits construction 12 years since approval

HCMC's 2nd metro line awaits construction 12 years since approval

Approved in 2010, Ho Chi Minh City's metro line No.2 is stuck at site clearance, with its deadline sought to be rescheduled to 2030.
October 17, 2022 | 04:35 pm PT
People fall victim to online scammers offering leaked IELTS test 'papers'

People fall victim to online scammers offering leaked IELTS test 'papers'

The British Council and IDP, Vietnam's only two IELTS testing institutions, are warning candidates not to fall for online scammers offering "authentic" test papers.
October 16, 2022 | 04:02 pm PT
Why Vietnam's fuel thirst remains unquenched

Why Vietnam's fuel thirst remains unquenched

Suppliers' difficulties in acquiring bank loans, declining commissions for retailers and ineffective management by two ministries have pushed Vietnam into a gasoline conundrum that makes life more challenging for local citizens.
October 12, 2022 | 07:47 pm PT
Travel firms eye rich pickings from year-end international tourism surge

Travel firms eye rich pickings from year-end international tourism surge

As the international peak travel season approaches, Vietnamese firms hope for a considerable uptick in foreign tourist groups using their services. Visa hassles remain a stumbling block, though.
October 10, 2022 | 06:56 pm PT
Stronger dollar hits outbound tourism operators

Stronger dollar hits outbound tourism operators

Travel companies offering tours are concerned that the rising dollar will eat into their profits this year or even cause losses.
October 4, 2022 | 05:33 pm PT
Vietnam's cheap labor advantage doesn't come cheap

Vietnam's cheap labor advantage doesn't come cheap

Cheap labor has been Vietnam's competitive edge for years, but it has come at the expense of workers' sustainable wellbeing. They neither have job stability nor an adequate safety net.
October 3, 2022 | 04:30 pm PT
Demand for native English-speaking teachers zooms post-Covid

Demand for native English-speaking teachers zooms post-Covid

Language schools across the country are on a hiring spree as demand for English courses rebounds quickly to pre-pandemic levels.
September 29, 2022 | 05:35 pm PT
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