At a press conference held earlier the same day, Thai police also said cyanide was found in all coffee cups at the scene, and one of the six is believed to have poisoned the others over debt issues.

Recently, following the recommendations of the Expert Council for Health Care of Central Officials, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has been concurrently managing his duties and undergoing medical treatment and care.

Missosology, the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, on July 16 named Vietnamese beauty Nguyen Phuong Nhi among the Top 20 Timeless Beauty 2023 shortlist.

Well-known film critic website IndieWire has named Vietnamese film “Ben Trong Vo Ken Vang”, known as “Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell” in English, among its top 20 Best Movies of 2024.

The pressure of maturing bonds is still weighing heavily on real estate businesses in Ho Chi Minh City, forcing them to find solutions to restructure debt.

Blurring the lines between selling art and the art itself is the aim of a new exhibition at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts.

Vietnam has scored higher overall than China and Bangladesh in the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA)’s recent survey comparing the competitive advantages of textile-exporting countries to the US.

Vietnam, along with Thailand, are the two fastest growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, according to the recently released report '2024 E-commerce in Southeast Asia' by Momentum Works.

Private conglomerate Vingroup and Vietnam Technological and Commcercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) have proposed a new preferential credit package for social housing.

Exhibitions of Japanese dolls and Ukiyo-e Arts will introduce the opening ceremony of the annual 20th Hoi An-Japan Cultural Exchange in the ancient town on July 26-August 4.

The 7th Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) will be held from November 7- 11, throwing open the doors of the capital to international filmmakers.

The Dien Khanh ancient citadel in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa is set for a facelift, with restoration and upgrade work scheduled to begin in September 2024.

A survey conducted by the ENV at 125 restaurants in Hanoi between 2020 and June 2024 reveals that 42% of them included dishes made from wild birds on their menus.

The “Enjoy Da Nang 2024” festival was kicked off at East Sea Park, the central beach city of Da Nang on July 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh issued an urgent directive regarding the deaths of four Vietnamese tourists and two Vietnamese-Americans in Bangkok, Thailand.

The attitude that the cultural industry spends too much but cannot earn enough money has impeded calls for investment in the industry.

Vietnam submitted a dossier for the Extended Continental Shelf beyond 200 nautical miles in the central area of the East Sea to the United Nations, in accordance with UNCLOS 1982.

In the second phase of the Van Thinh Phat case, Truong My Lan's personal secretary and driver have been indicted for money laundering. The Chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Group used these individuals to carry out her personal objectives.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications has requested Google to address the ongoing issue of Wolfoo cartoon videos being unjustly hit with copyright strikes on YouTube.

Vietnam saw excellent achievements in socio-economic development in the first six months of the year. However, now is not the time to be complacent, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

“By June, our export orders were full, ensuring production continuity until the first quarter of 2025,” shares a leader from Khanh Viet Corporation (Khatoco) in Khanh Hoa.

Former FLC Chairman Trinh Van Quyet has paid an additional 23 billion VND ($906,000) towards remedying the consequences of his case.

The once ubiquitous 2G "brick" phones are rapidly disappearing from retail shelves, a trend that will accelerate as Vietnam nears the shutdown of its 2G network.

Effective from July 3, 2024, Decree 80 outlines the framework for direct power purchase agreements, aiming to enhance the collaboration between renewable energy suppliers and major electricity users.

Today, the company is struggling with accumulated losses of several trillion VND, shares trading at a fraction of their former value, and plans to sell a factory in China.