Vietnam Film Week will take place at the Expo 2020 Dubai from December 30, 2021, to January 5, 2022, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

During her first day on a new mission to support HCM City, Nguyen Thi Hoa, an operator of the 1022 hotline, received a call from a citizen. On the other end of the line was a frail female voice, interspersed with the cries of a child.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc has updated about FDI situation in the first nine months and shared first details on a draft post-pandemic recovery plan in an interview with the Vietnam Government Portal.

Over the past time, the National Assembly of Vietnam has applied the IPU self-assessment toolkit for parliaments in the implementation of SDGs.

The Inspection Commission of the Central Military Commission has proposed disciplinary measures against one organisation and 14 soldiers violating the rules during its recent third meeting.

The amount of newly registered foreign investment capital in Vietnam in January – September 2021 decreased year on year because many provinces had implemented social distancing, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

HCM City to reopen wet markets as it eases social distancing

A survey conducted by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in September of nearly 3,000 businesses found that 93.9 percent have been affected by the pandemic at a ‘completely negative’ or ‘mostly negative’ level.

An Australian man has been caught red handed growing four cannabis plants on his rooftop in Da Nang city, central Vietnam, according to local police.

The call at midnight from Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to HaNam’s leader led to a breakthrough in the Covid-19 prevention and control strategy.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on September 28 as part of his official visit to Russia from September 25 to 28.

The World Bank has suggested the Vietnamese Government early devise back-up plans in case the COVID-19 pandemic could last one or two more years, and conduct vaccination in parallel with testing to control the pandemic and mitigate its economic loss.

The vehicle number plates that contain lucky numbers could be a ‘golden treasure’, and auctioning the plates could bring trillions of dong to the state budget.

Universities need to organize standardized tests and apply specific methods to enroll students instead of relying on the high school finals to select students.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has decided to reduce land rent by 30 percent for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic this year.

Cashew nuts, pepper, rice, bananas and mangoes from Cambodia have been flooding the Vietnamese market, turning the country into the biggest farm produce exporter to Vietnam in the last eight months.

Vietnam confirmed 4,589 COVID-19 infections, including 6 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm on September 28, according to the Ministry of Health.

HCM City’s health department said there are about 150,000 positive COVID-19 cases detected through rapid antigen tests that have not been accounted for in the national tally.

Singer Phi Nhung, 51, passed away today after more than a month of COVID-19 treatment at Cho Ray Hospital, HCM City.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested airlines to stop selling tickets for domestic flights until further notice.

The Vietnamese national futsal team have jumped three notches to sixth in the Asian region’s latest rankings following their good performance at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 taking place in Lithuania.

The Sai Gon Zoo and Botanical Garden has asked for financial support of VND30 billion (US$1.3 million) from the HCM City Department of Construction to maintain its business amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Ho Chi Minh City will build four big bridges over five years at a total investment of VND22 trillion, or nearly US$1 billion, to connect major arteries and accelerate economic and tourism development in the city.

A South Korean publisher has acquired the copyright of the book "I am Beto" by the popular writer for teenagers Nguyen Nhat Anh.

Barriers at hundreds of pandemic checkpoints that blocked off alleys, residential areas and some roads in green zones in HCM City have been removed.