Vietnam exports crude oil but imports oil for refinery

Vietnam has two oil refineries, Dung Quat and Nghi Son. Every year Vietnam imports millions of tons of crude oil while still exporting crude oil. What is the reason?

Vietnam’s tourism ready to welcome foreign visitors back

Vietnam has officially reopened international tourism today – March 15. At present, the whole tourism ecosystem, from aviation, travel agents to accommodation and entertainment service providers, is ready to open doors to welcome visitors back.

South Korean Naver opens programming center in HCM City

Naver, a technology corporation dubbed "Korea's Google", has debuted a programming center in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam appreciates int'l partners' support and assistance for COVID-19 fight

PM Pham Minh Chinh expressed sincere thanks to international partners and friends for having accompanied and offered practical and timely support and assistance for Vietnam in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years.

Gold prices skyrocket with rising inflation

The current Russia-Ukraine war, along with rising global inflation, has pushed the price of gold to an all-time high.

Awakening Vietnam's online music market

Vietnam's online music industry could have a yearly value of thousands of billions of VND if it is protected and exploited.

Many batches of seafood exports to China returned

Up to 52 batches of seafood exported to China by 36 Vietnamese enterprises were found carrying the SARS-CoV-2 virus and returned, according to the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad).

Vietnam’s logistics market getting hot

The race to expand the logistics market share is getting hot when foreign businesses have continually been pouring capital into and scaling up their operations in Vietnam, Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) reported.

Poetic Hanoi in leaf changing season

Every year in March, many streets around Hanoi entered a leaf changing season. The leaf canopies are mixed with yellows and reds, making the scene become more beautiful and romantic .

VN Central Bank to establish new State Foreign Exchange Reserve Management Department

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) intends to establish the State Foreign Exchange Reserve Management Department due to the rise in foreign currency reserves.

Vietnamese representative shares first photos at Miss World 2021

The Vietnamese representative at Miss World 2021, Do Thi Ha, has just shared her first photos taken with other contestants after returning to Puerto Rico to compete in the grand final of the pageant.

Cashew scam: victims call for help from the PM and Interpol

The Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) has asked Interpol Vietnam to make an intervention to prevent VND162 billion cashew shipments from being handed over to strangers even though they show original documents.

NA Standing Committee urges early issue of new COVID-19 control master plan for 2022-2023

The National Assembly Standing Committee has urged the Government to early issue a master plan on COVID-19 prevention and control for 2022-2023 to deal with many urgent issues.

People in poor provinces are buying more cars

Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Thanh Hoa were among the 10 provinces with the highest numbers of cars bought in 2021. They are among the 10 provinces with the highest number of poor households.

Quarantine-free travel for international arrivals with vaccine certificates, negative COVID tests proposed by tourism ministry

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has proposed that international arrivals to Vietnam should be able to avoid any quarantine requirements, providing they are fully vaccinated, 

Several countries ease entry restrictions for Vietnamese

South Korea, Indonesia and Singapore have relaxed entry restrictions for foreigners, including Vietnamese travelers, to speed up their reopening to the world.

Property tax will not prevent speculation: experts

Imposing property taxes on houses is not a radical solution to build a healthy market, experts say. Taxation will make the real estate market, which is in difficulties because of legal problems and short supply, become even more deadlocked.

What’s behind sky-high bid prices at land auctions?

Inflating land prices via auctions is one of the biggest problems of the real estate market. It creates an artificial land fever in the market and deprives people of opportunities to own accommodations.

As Covid cases increase rapidly, sales of salangane nests go up

Salangane’s nest, which is considered ‘food for the rich’, has been selling well as the number of Covid cases rise.

HCM City needs VND800 trillion, but has VND142 trillion from state budget

HCM City’s economy is recovering strongly after Covid-19, but while investment demand is huge, the budget is limited.

Preserving Hue's symbolic wooden houses

Wooden houses are the fine ancient buildings that form the typical architecture and are a key part of the historical and cultural heritage of the former royal capital city of Hue. 

Vietnamese-German writer turns pain into positivity

Vietnamese-German writer Isabelle Müller is often asked if she wrote her memoir Phoenix Daughter – Hope Was My Way as therapy to deal with past trauma.

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Dien Bien shaken by magnitude 4.5 earthquake

 

Bronze casting village in midst of revival

Though it has had its ups and downs throughout history, Phuoc Kieu Village in the central province of Quang Nam's Dien Ban District is on the way to reviving its ancient bronze casting thanks to efforts of local authorities and villagers.

5 years after the PCA ruling, and the war of diplomatic notes

Since late 2019, there were more than 30 diplomatic notes, letters and statements from 13 countries inside and outside the East Sea region referring to positions and views on a number of legal issues in the East Sea.