Rising tensions between two major Vietnamese construction companies, Ricons Investment Construction JSC and Coteccons Construction JSC, have become public as Ricons has requested bankruptcy proceedings against Coteccons over a longstanding debt dispute.
Tue, Aug 01, 2023, 08:02:00
Early this month, Japan signed new loan agreements for Vietnam. Kubo Yoshitomo, senior representative at the Vietnam Office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), talked with VIR’s Dat Nguyen about the overview of JICA’s cooperation in Vietnam.
Tue, Aug 01, 2023, 08:02:00
The Vietnamese manufacturing sector remains in contraction but has shown some signs of stabilisation, with slower reductions in output, new orders, and employment.
Tue, Aug 01, 2023, 08:02:00
The Vietnam – Singapore relations have grown strongly based on the high level of trust at the political level, win-win partnerships, and enhanced people-to-people exchange, according to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam in his interview to Vietnamese media on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Singapore – Vietnam diplomatic relations, and 10th anniversary of their Strategic Partnership.
Tue, Aug 01, 2023, 08:01:00
On July 31, the World Bank Board of Directors approved a project worth 129.6 million USD to strengthen flood resilience and improve sanitation, transport, and public space infrastructure in Nghe An province's Vinh city - a political, economic, and cultural centre of the north-central coastal region.
Tue, Aug 01, 2023, 08:01:00
Localities are proposed to continue to strictly implement directives by the PM and the head of the National Steering Committee on IUU Fishing Prevention.
Tue, Aug 01, 2023, 08:01:00

Rice prices in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region last week reached a record high in the last 10 years after India banned the export of non-basmati white rice.