Vingroup, the company of Vietnam’s richest man, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, has expanded investment in major projects in the fields of electric cars and technology but has not neglected its traditional businesses.

According to a list of 100,000 most influential scientists in the world in 2021, 146 scientists work in Vietnam, including 29 who are Vietnamese.

At 6.40 am on August 15, through the Hue-S system, Hue City Smart City Monitoring Center received images from local residents that showed a man jumping from a train and running to Alley No 128 off Phan Chu Trinh Street in Hue City.

Ha Thanh Hau of Thu Duc City said she has gotten used to working from home during five months of social distancing. 

Like an “underground spring” flowing silently in the hustle of modern life, the traditional arts have been being preserved and passed down from generation to generation by young people who love the cultural values of their forefathers.

Though the growth rate slowed down in the third quarter, banks still made high profits. However, the lending interest rates are expected to stay high.

The HCMC government has announced the Covid-19 transmission risk levels for the city and 21 districts and Thu Duc City in line with the Government’s Resolution 128 and the Ministry of Health’s Decision 4800.

Some experts say Vietnam needs to say “thank you” to the 37 train carriages donated by Japan but reject the gift for the sake of the development of Vietnam’s railways.

Vietnam’s economy remains heavily dependent on banks’ capital mobilization, whereas credit risks are always lurking, especially during times of economic crisis, as is the case now.

Top-ranking General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, authorized by the Prime Minister, has signed a report to the National Assembly on work to prevent and fight crime and legal violations in 2021 (from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021).

The series of five articles themed ‘Newspapers join hands to clean themselves up’ by VietNamNet staff writers have won the A prize at the 15th National Press Award in 2020.

‘Chen thuoc doc’ (A Cup of Poison), a famous Vietnamese play composed by author Vu Dinh Long (1896-1960), has been translated into Russian by translator Igor Britov.

Lawmakers to mull over three draft laws on October 25

Vietnam’s electronics industry, an increasingly important sector of the country’s economy, continues to grow despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

A total of 3.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by the US and Japan reached Vietnam in the past few days.

Cashless payments surge in 9 months

As a means to promote environmental protection while supporting the community through the pandemic, grocery stalls in Van Mieu Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi are letting people trade scraps for food.

Times have changed, and many elderly people choose to live in luxury nursing homes to enjoy comprehensive care. The middle-aged generation has been saving for their old age.

Vietnam spent VND45.6 trillion (nearly US$2 billion) from its budget on pandemic prevention and control and supporting people who face difficulties due to COVID-19, as of October 15, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Cai luong (reformed opera) star Bui Cong Danh, winner of the famous TV show Sao Nối Ngôi (Bright Stars) 2021, will perform in a series of theatre shows on Vinh Long Television’s THVL1 channel next month. 

Vietnam's aquatic product exports are forecast to rake in 8.4 billion USD this year, equivalent to the figure in 2020, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Torrential rains and flooding have caused heavy damage to the central region as of 6pm on October 24, according to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Winners of the 15th National Press Awards in 2020, the noblest award for journalists in Vietnam, were announced at a ceremony on October 24 night in Hanoi.

A major work by the famous Vietnamese writer Vu Trong Phung, Số Đỏ (Lucky Fate), will be published in Germany for the first time in December.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region needs a special mechanism to improve its transport infrastructure to reduce logistics costs, bolster competitiveness and boost agricultural exports, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has said.