A Japanese contractor wants daily compensation of VND2.5bn (USD119,000) after Vietnam authorities failed to make available a contracted construction site in Binh Duong Province.

Government agencies still cannot come to an agreement about the legitimacy of Uber, a taxi app, in Vietnam. While it has been facing strong protests from traditional taxi firms, it has been welcomed by the public and netizens.

According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), only one-third of the labor force in Vietnam works in the formal sector and workers in the banking, technology, and real estate earn the highest pay.

Can Tho city is concentrating on constructing Cai Cui seaport, the largest-ever in the Mekong Delta, which is able to handle ships weighing up to 20,000 tonnes once completed.

International institutions and media have recently reported on the positive outlook of Vietnam’s national economy and brighter prospects in 2015.

Vietnam's 2014 growth is expected to hit 5.6 percent and improve to 5.8 percent in 2015, according to the Global Economic Update 2015 released on December 3 by the Australia-New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ).