Demographics, rising income, geopolitical shifts to drive ASEAN’s growth

10 ASEAN member states are on the cusp of a tremendous leap forward in socio-economic progress and their growth will be propelled by four mega-forces, including favourable demographics, rising income levels, geopolitical shifts and digital tailwinds.

Franco-Vietnamese Days of Innovation opens in HCM City

Two innovation programmes will be offered during the third Franco-Vietnamese Days of Innovation on November 13-14 in HCM City.

Vietnamese language textbook samples for second graders does not meet requirements: appraisal

To date, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has received applications for three samples of Vietnamese language textbooks for second graders under the new general education program.

New postage stamps promote conservation of kingfishers

A postage stamp collection featuring kingfishers will be published by the Vietnam Post on November 14.

VIETNAM NEWS NOVEMBER 13 (updated hourly)

NA approves new Government officials, resolution on 2021 budget estimate

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES NOVEMBER 13

Hope for Vietnam's billion-dollar export industry at year’s end

Practice makes perfect

Tran Nhat Minh, a 12th-grader of Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, spends hours browsing the internet daily, searching for maths tests to do.

Vietnamese urban areas see low birth rate

Vietnam has seen the disparity in the birth rate among localities with the falling rate reported in cities and urban areas.

Various activities to highlight capital city’s culture

A series of activities to spotlight the cultural identities of the capital city of Hanoi will be held from November 20 to December 15.

Summit will lead ASEAN through challenging times: Singaporean expert

Choi Shing Kwok, director of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and head of ASEAN Studies Centre at the institute, shared his views of the 37th ASEAN Summit  and Vietnam’s role as ASEAN chair in 2020.

Spam iMessages on iPhones attack Vietnamese users

iMessages with advertising content about gambling are being sent to iPhone users in Vietnam.

Enterprises need to be pro-active during the pandemic

Nguyen Bich Lam, former director general of the General Statistics of Vietnam, talks on what Vietnamese enterprises need to do to maintain their business production during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ASEAN and Vietnam’s active contributions

More than five decades since its establishment, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has become a great economy and community in the world with security-political and cultural-social co-operation  that continues to deeply develop.

Vietnam's ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship: Overcoming challenges to stay responsive

Nguyen Quoc Dung, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of Vietnam's ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting, speaks to media about the contributions of Vietnam in its capacity as ASEAN Chair 2020

Students like studying online, universities see big benefits

Saving billions of dong in printing documents and time for students to queue up for school admission are some of the benefits for schools starting digital transformation efforts.

Smoking violators to face high fines

Decree 117 states that anyone who sells cigarettes to the minors will be fined from VND3m (USD129) to VND5m.

PepsiCo Vietnam & partners launch initiative to increase awareness in plastic waste management

PepsiCo Vietnam and its partners, the Center of Education and Development (CED) and National Economics University (NEU), have kicked off a 2-year project called “Increase awareness in plastic waste management”.

RCEP - A new boost for regional enterprises

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, expected to be signed on November 15 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, 

Four iPhone 12 models to hit shelves in Vietnam on November 27

iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will be officially distributed in Vietnam from November 27, or one week sooner than initially planned.

National Assembly approves 6% GDP growth target for 2021

The National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday morning passed a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for next year with majority of the delegates agreeing with proposals.

Storm Etau triggers dangerous weather events throughout the country

Many areas nationwide have been left submerged in floodwater due to spells of heavy rain triggered by Storm Etau, while the central region has continued to suffer from a series of deadly landslides.

Minister of Home Affairs: foreign language, informatics certificates will no longer be required

Minister of Home Affairs Le Vinh Tan said in order to remove the requirements on foreign language and informatics certificates in civil servant recruitment and rank promotion, his ministry is joining other ministries and branches to amend criteria.

Minister: income of many households to double or triple thanks to digital transformation

Members of a cooperative in a commune in Bac Kan, after using digital technology to advertise products, have seen incomes increase from VND1-1.5 million to VND3.5 million a month.

Daily visits to local e-commerce sites top 3.5 million: VECOM

Online shopping traffic in Vietnam so far this year rocketed over 150 percent against a year earlier, with daily visits to e-commerce sites growing to 3.5 million, 

NA confirms three nominees for ministerial positions

The National Assembly deputies on Thursday voted in favor of appointment of three nominees for ministerial positions at the proposal of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.