Most members of the National Assembly Standing Committee in their meeting on May 13 agreed with the Government’s proposal to slash the value added tax (VAT) by 2% to 8% but on selected provisions of goods and services.

Vietnam secured two chess World Cup tickets from the Zone 3.3 Chess Championships 2023, which concluded in Indonesia on May 12.

El Nino is set to return in late May or early June, with the weather pattern likely to last till early 2024, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting of Vietnam.

More than 201 Chinese traders have registered to enter Vietnam to purchase lychee in the northern province of Bac Giang between mid-May and July, Trade and Industry Promotion Center of the province has announced.

Quang Ninh, Hai Duong and Bac Giang have agreed to consult the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism about adding Bach Dang pile yard to the dossier on the Complex of Yen Tu Monuments to seek UNESCO's recognition as world culture heritage.

May 13 saw Vietnam take home an additional 14 gold medals at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian Games, helping it retain top position on the medal tally.

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold 22,409 automobiles of all kinds in April, a month-on-month drop of 25%.

The aviation giant Boeing inaugurated its new permanent office in Hanoi on May 12.

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast will be listed in the US through its business combination with local firm Black Spade Acquisition Co (Black Spade).

Head coach Mai Duc Chung was happy as the Vietnamese women’s team overcame Cambodia and secured their 10th SEA Games final match.

Vietnam lost 2-3 to Indonesia in the men’s football semifinal of SEA Games 32 on May 13 despite playing with more men in the second half.

The great achievements gained by Phuong Khanh, Thuy Tien, Thuy Van and H’Hen Nie show the potential of Vietnamese women and the country's position on the international map of beauty.

Vietnam to play Japan at 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Reducing interest rates, maintaining interest subsidies, hiking credit limits, and providing unsecured loans to manufacturing businesses are among the demands made by businesses in the south-eastern region to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Ample room to draw foreign tourists to Vietnam

Vietnam ranks third in Asia in export turnover of semiconductor chips to the US, after Malaysia and Taiwan (China), according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

The Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA) said that the export of cement and clinker would continue to face difficulties this year.

Most insurers reported a high level of profits in 2022, with bank deposits one of the biggest sources of revenue.

Modest growth reported by securities firms in the first quarter of 2023 came as no surprise given the dismal market conditions and the high base in the year-ago period.

Vietnam was among the top 10 countries in the world in the number of app downloads in 2022. The amount of money spent by Vietnamese to buy apps has been increasing rapidly.

The number of disputes related to energy projects in VN has been on the rise in recent years, with many attributed to the Vietnamese government's environmental commitments and agreements at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

The proliferating breeding industry in Vietnam, driven by an increasing demand for pets, is trapping many puppies born out of farms with little or no welfare in a vicious cycle of suffering.

These policies are expected to bolster the country’s socioeconomic development by attracting foreign visitors, following the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monsoon Music Festival (MMF), the nation’s biggest music event, is set to return to Hanoi from October 14 to October 22 after a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the fifth session of the National Assembly that was held this May, it was decided that the Government will submit an amended Bill on Credit Institutions for approval at the next session of the National Assembly in October.