Vietnam still approves use of Covid antibody treatment Evusheld as it is still effective against subvariants circulating in the Southeast Asian country.

The crime allegedly started in 2019 when the Vietnam Coast Guard’s Department of Technology was allocated VNĐ150 billion (US$6.3 million) to purchase equipment.

The Government has tasked the Ministry of Transport with disbursing nearly VND94.2 trillion of public investment in 2023, up 1.7-fold against the 2022 figure and 2.2-fold versus 2021.

As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding loans provided to the real estate sector had reached VND800 trillion, while the figure was VND700 trillion by the end of 2021, said the Ministry of Construction, citing SBV’s (State Bank of Vietnam) figures.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed developing a new property tax law to separate the tax on land from that on buildings.

Vietnamese-made films tallied more than VND350 billion in ticket sales in the first nine days of the Lunar New Year, between January 22 and January 30, according to the independent analytical website Box Office Vietnam.

In a landmark moment for Vietnamese music, Nguyen Trong Hieu, winner of Vietnam Idol 2015, has announced that his latest music video has made it to the final eight in the German Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).

Vietnam’s tourism industry generated around VND46 trillion in revenue this January, with a surge in domestic and international tourist numbers, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Vietnamese consumers bought 59.1 tons of gold, representing a year-on-year increase of 37 percent, the fastest increase in Southeast Asia, according to the World Gold Council.

Vietnam earned US$ 1.1 billion from exporting plywood in the first 11 months of 2022, securing the fifth place in the world’s top five largest plywood exporters, according to the International Trade Center (ITC).

Bui Thanh Nhon, founder of NovaGroup, has officially come back to the property developer Novaland as chairman and legal representative, according to a press release issued this afternoon, February 3.

More than 10,000 rose trees are being planted to replace the fence which has just been removed at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi.

Customs agencies nationwide detected and handled 543 cases violating customs regulations between December 16, 2022, and January 15, 2023, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Art of the Samurai Swords, an exhibition from Japan, will be open in Quang Ninh province's Ha Long city this April.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the third session of the Government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform on February 3, stressing that administrative reform must centre on people and enterprises.

Former head coach of the Vietnam national men's football team Park Hang-seo has planned to open a football academy for local young people in the coming time.

The operation, which resulted from a five-month investigation, was carried out with the cooperation of police departments in Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai and Phongsaly and Oudomxay.

The European Commission (EC) has acknowledged Vietnam's recent efforts in enhancing the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as well as its openness to the EC's recommendations.

Themed "ASEAN: Journey to Wonderful Destinations", ATF 2023 is the largest annual event held alternately among the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

R'Bonney Gabriel, Miss Universe 2022, will be joined by the two runners-up of the global pageant as they take part in a working trip to Vietnam from February 23 to February 26, according to beauty website Sash Factor of the Philippines.

Vietnam is considering hiking electricity tariffs this year as the last adjustment took place almost four years ago while input costs of power generation have soared since.

The Xuan hong (red spring) festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaign of the season – will begin on February 6, expecting 6,000 units of the vitality liquid.

Vietnam’s merchandise trade with Asia reached 475.29 billion USD in 2022, increasing by 9.6% compared to 2021 and accounting for the highest proportion (65.1%) in the country's total import-export value.

The Presidential Office on February 3 announced the Acting President’s order to promulgate the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment that was adopted by the 15th National Assembly at its second extraordinary session.

Volatile real estate market caused revenue and profit of realty businesses to decrease sharply in the fourth quarter of 2022.