Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski and leaders of Corio Generation of Australia’s Macquarie Group in Hanoi on March 28.

The Government has issued a decree regulating the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.

The Information and Communications Ministry has asked mobile phone carriers to either fully eliminate junk SIM cards or face strict punishments.

In the wake of recent massive fund disappearances from bank accounts, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has mandated biometric authentication for online money transfers and e-wallet top-ups exceeding VND10 million, with effect from July 1 this year.

Vietnam has great potential to develop maritime farming. The problem is whether localities are determined to do it, according to Tran Dinh Luan, director of the Department of Fisheries.

The Vietnamese movie "Mai" directed by comedian Tran Thanh has brought in US$22.1 million in revenue, recording the 16th highest revenue in the 2024 Worldwide Box Office, according to Box Office Mojo of the global box office tracking site of IMDb.

The capital city is considering building a suspended monorail system along the Red River to promote tourism.

The police have detained Pham Hoang Anh, deputy secretary of Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee, and Le Viet Chu, former secretary of Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee, on alleged charges of taking bribes in the Phuc Son Group JSC case.

The World Youth Orchestra (WYO) is scheduled to perform alongside the Vietnam National Academy of Music Youth Orchestra (VNAMYO) in the “Sounds of brotherhood” music project which will take place in Hanoi this April.

Vietnam, one of the largest suppliers of farmed shrimp to the United States, will have to pay preliminary countervailing duties (CVD) from 1.69% to 196%, starting this weekend, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

The Vietnam Football Federation is likely to choose a foreign coach for the national football team following Philippe Troussier’s departure, to prepare for the final two matches in the second round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has announced its 2024 board of directors, with Dominik Meichle, managing director of Bosch Vietnam, appointed as the new chairman.

After going out for lunch with his co-workers, N.T.A in Dong Anh district in Hanoi saw that a wet wipe he used had unexpectedly turned red.

Brazilian football legends including Rivaldo, Dunga, Lucio, Edmilson, Kleber, Giovani, Zé Carlos and Paulo Sergio will feature in the Brazil-Vietnam Football Festival 2024 in the central beach city next month.

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The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) will work to find new coaches for the national teams after terminating the contract with French Philippe Troussier on the night of March 26.

A concert entitled Giai Điệu Mùa Xuân (Spring Melodies) will be held at 3.45pm on Sunday at Việt Nam National Museum of Fine Arts (VNAM).

Vietnam needs to take drastic actions to get ready for the fourth wave of foreign direct investment (FDI) which is in the making and is expected to leverage the country on the global high-tech map.

An international trade fair for the pet industry opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City on March 27.

Local cultivation and plant protection authorities and relevant agencies must prepare a list of growing areas and packaging facilities registering to export fresh coconut and frozen durian to China before April 1.

CocoMellow, a team of students from Việt Nam, was announced as one of the 10 finalists for The Earth Prize with their design for eco-diapers made from coconut coir and banana fibres.

Recent investigations have exposed a web of illicit drug transactions related to the flight attendants' drug case amounting to more than VNĐ25 trillion (US$1 billion).

Many National Assembly deputies supported the plan to absolutely ban driving with any detectable alcohol level.

The Hanoi-based Bach Mai General Hospital announced that the hospital’s doctor team have successfully saved the life of a young girl who suffered a broken heart due to a tragic traffic accident.

Developing green economy and green agriculture is a ‘growing trend’ in Vietnam which will help it reach the ‘net zero’ goal by 2050 as committed at COP 26. However, many business owners think that it is far-fetched and unnecessary for now.