Nation looks abroad for livestock boon

Agricultural businesses and state management authorities are accelerating negotiations with global partners to unlock export markets, helping Vietnam to target of $1.5 billion of livestock products exports in 2025.

Vietnam moves towards smart governance of water resources

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has said it will step up digital transformation and maintain the operation of the online surveillance system over water exploitation and use for about 600 works licensed by it in 2024.

New incentive policies needed to attract and retain strategic investors

Competent Vietnamese agencies are formulating additional breakthrough support policies aimed at luring strategic investors amid fierce competition in foreign investment attraction and the imposition of the 15% global minimum tax in 2024.

Visionary man takes craft products from sedge to international market

Pham Minh Ton, the 46-year-old man in Nga An Commune, has successfully brought a variety of handmade products crafted from sedge to the international market, surpassing the traditional craft of mat weaving.

Vietnam poised for semiconductor investment boom

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung highlighted Vietnam's preparedness for the upcoming semiconductor industry investment wave.

Manufacturing ready for external pressures

Manufacturers in key industries are grappling with rising costs and plummeting demand that is weakening manufacturing and export activities.

Public hospital patients not satisfied over check-up procedures

Other problems that lower the patient’s satisfaction at State-owned hospitals in HCM City are procedures for check-up covered by health insurance, instructions and seats for patients in the waiting area.

Innovative policies needed to develop urban railway systems

Legal frameworks and innovative policy mechanisms are needed to develop urban railway systems based on the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model in big cities.

Expectations high for Vietnamese Women’s Volleyball

Fans have high expectations for the team, hoping they will surpass their limits and achieve new milestones for Vietnamese women’s volleyball.

Quake-hit Vietnamese in Japan rescued by compatriots

Nguyen Chi Thanh Duoc, a food store owner in Fukui, Japan, has led a Vietnamese team to search for and rescue Vietnamese people missing and affected by the magnitude 7.6 quake on January 1.

Vietnamese 'ao dai' fashion week opens in Japanese prefecture

A Vietnamese 'ao dai' (traditional long dress) fashion week kicked off in Fukuoka prefecture on January 18 as part of the Homeland Spring Festival 2024 of the Vietnamese community in the Kyushu region of Japan.

Thang Long Imperial Citadel recreates traditional Tet activities

Several vintage activities will be recreated to immerse Vietnamese and international visitors in the traditional Tet festival atmosphere.

Southern Vietnam likely to be at risk of drought in first half of 2024

If less rainfall continues at present rates in the south region of Vietnam during the first half of the year, the region will be at risk for drought conditions, said weather forecasters.

Ringleaders of Daklak terrorism case face death penalties

The individuals who led the terrorist attacks resulting in nine casualties in Daklak Province in June 2023 may potentially receive the death penalty for their dangerous actions.

HCM City postpones sidewalk use fee collection

HCM City has halted its plan to collect fees on sidewalk and roadside usage due to regulatory hindrances.

Three Ca Mau men confirmed dead from bomb explosion

Initial investigations showed that a recent explosion in a Ca Mau river that left three local men missing was caused by the men cutting open a bomb.

Dung Quat refinery processes 100 million tonnes of crude oil after 15 years

The Dung Quat Oil Refinery Plant in the central province of Quang Ngai, operated by the Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR), processed more than 100 million tonnes of crude oil and materials after 15 years of operations.

Red Sea tension likely to affect garment and footwear exporters from Q2

The tension in the Red Sea, which has led to increases in logistic costs and shipping time, is forecast to affect Vietnamese exporters of garment, textile, footwear and leather products from the second quarter of 2024 if it persists.

Inbound tourism recovery offers high hopes to hoteliers

Hanoi’s tourism has recovered strongly after the Covid-19 pandemic, with the hotel room occupancy and hotel room rates on the rise, according to Savills Vietnam.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JANUARY 19/2024

Five new issue groups in amended Land Law: press conference

Well-known saxophonist Tuan’s albums released online

Two albums by well-known saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan of HCM City have been released on online platforms.

HCM City floating flower fair to celebrate Tet

The floating flower fair, one of the HCM City’s most-visited attractions in Tet (Lunar New Year), will open at the Binh Dong Wharf in District 8 from January 25 to February 9 (or December 15-30 of lunar calendar).

Vietnamese contestant finishes fourth at Miss Global 2023

Doan Thu Thuy, the Vietnamese representative to Miss Global 2023, won the fourth runner-up title in the grand final of the competition held in Cambodia on January 18 evening.

Hanoi prepares for grand fireworks on Lunar New Year’s Eve

The fireworks will last for fifteen minutes from 12:00 AM on February 10.

ICT infrastructure planning for the period 2021-30 approved, vision to 2050

The Decision aims to develop a synchronous, modern postal network linking the real world and the digital world, part of the essential infrastructure of the country and the digital economy.