Vietnam’s agricultural produce sent to China are, including those sent via unofficial channels, quality products. Quality has no bearing on them being stopped at customs.

During the last trading sessions of 2021, the stock market was not particularly active. The effect was being felt of unfavorable news on the macro, the most notable of which was the GDP growth of the whole year at only 2.58%.

Vice Chairwoman of HCMC People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang promised to bring goods from the Mekong Delta into wholesale markets and distribution systems in HCMC to support farmers and cooperatives for connection of supply and demand.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could not find a way to turn the attack on TikTok. He said that TikTok is a threat to America's values and technology position.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has said that we usually gather to fight natural disasters, but when natural disasters are over, we neglect natural disaster prevention.

The four markets receiving the largest number of Vietnamese workers included South Korea, Japan, Germany and Taiwan (China).

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is taking place around the world with a boom in digital technology, creating great opportunities for but also challenges to the development of each country, enterprise, and person.

Vaccination is the key to enabling the country to pursue its recovery plans.

The implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) will enhance competitiveness in Vietnamese goods and services in the context of an import-export-dependent economy.

Vietnam’s electric automobile industry has started and many enterprises want to join the automobile production chain as they can see great opportunities.

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership coming in effect last week will enable Vietnam’s exports of more fruits and vegetables under official quotas to the deal’s member countries.

The increasing presence of foreign giants has put great pressure on domestic retailers.

Private investors will have more options to invest in aviation infrastructure, which has been dominated by state-owned enterprises. 

With a passionate love for Vietnam, French dancer Emmanuel Vincent, who is married to a Vietnamese-Belgian man, has choreographed many dances that reflect the lives of the Vietnamese people. 

More Vietnamese students are registering for exam preparation classes for international certificates as more universities now require the certificates.

The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City yesterday sent a document to departments and agencies on the implementation of medical instructions for epidemic prevention for foreigners entering Vietnam to work for a short time.

The society is in high dudgeon over reports about child abuse leading to deaths, and netizens have ‘danced on their computer keyboards’ and called on the courts to impose heavy penalties on people abusing children. But support has been modest.

The Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) signed a document on January 14 to postpone both the V.League 1 and V.League 2 for an additional week.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Transport recently co-hosted a conference on promoting the export of agricultural products through maritime transport as a way of devising a proper mechanism for farm exports.

Six tonnes of smuggled ivory tusks and pangolin scales have been discovered in a container at Tien Sa Port in the central city of Da Nang.

Two Japanese have been appointed as Honourary Consuls General of Vietnam in Nagoya and Mie cities who pledged to do their utmost to developing Vietnam and its ties with Japan.

Vietnam always opposes and does not accept all claims in the East Sea that are inconsistent with international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 14.

Vietnam exported $3.52 billion worth of vegetables and fruits in 2021, an increase of 8.6 percent over the year before. China remains the biggest client consuming 54.5 percent of the exports.

A number of antiviral drugs specifically for COVID-19 treatment such as Molnupiravir and Favipiravir are being traded on the black market locally at various prices and with unreliable quality, though they are strictly prescribed by doctors.

Given the severe impact of COVID-19, the National Assembly’s recent approval of a VND350 trillion (US$15 billion) economic recovery package is considered by businesses and experts as an extremely important leverage and motivation moving forward.