The situation of vendors selling street food and tourists filming and photographing nearby the rails, violating railway traffic safety, has recurred in some districts in Hanoi with railways passing through.

Carrying out wage reform is one of the urgent solutions National Assembly Deputy Ta Thi Yen has proposed to retain staff amid the mass departure of state officers for the private sector.

Vietnam’s economic rebound is expected to continue over the second half of 2022, supported by strong economic fundamental, flexible monetary policy

The Department of Health of HCM City, on September 13, said that it had sent an urgent document to the People's Committee of HCMC and the Ministry of Health about the supply of measles and DPT vaccines (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus).

Over the past five years, over 17,050 fires have happened in Vietnam, killing 433 people and injuring 790 others, it was announced at a conference on the five-year fire prevention and fighting performance on September 12.

Government spending in the 2019-2021 period was reduced by over VND2 trillion thanks to 3,900 communal- and district-level administrative agencies being cut, said Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Vietnam sustained its strong pace in the first six months of 2022 with a total value of $4.97 billion.

Local designer Tran Phuong Hoa used New York Fashion Week as a platform to introduce her latest wedding dress collection, with the prestigious event being held from September 9 to September 14 in the United States.

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) logged their August vehicle sales at 30,846, a month-on-month increase of 2% and a year-on-year surge of 247%.

The Vietnam National Opera & Ballet (VNOB) will bring back the musical “Les Miserables” to the stage at the Hanoi Opera House for two nights of September 29-30.

An ancient human skeleton dating back about 2,300 years has been discovered at the Giong Ca Vo archaeological site in Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio district.

The southern province of Soc Trang is not only well-known nationwide for its attractive tourist sites like Nga Nam floating market and Doi Temple, but also for its many food specialties such as bánh cống (a traditional hand-made rice cake).

Vietnam Airlines is facing the risk of compulsory delisting and its going concern basis depends on financial support from the government and banks’ decisions on debt payment extensions.

Stable cash flow is key to maintaining the Vietnam’s largest refinery - Nghi Son oil refinery’s production, said Egashira Hideaki, Investment Director of Idemitsu Kosan Company in a media briefing in Hanoi last week.

Australian FM affirms closeness of relations with Vietnam

Automobile sales soar by 247% in August

The COVID-19 pandemic is unlikely to be completely controlled by 2023 as more variants emerge, Shane Fairlie, Communication for Health Technical Officer with the World Health Organization (WHO), has said.

Hanoi is set to allocate VND52.6 trillion (US$2.23 billion) for public projects in 2023, up 1.97% from the amount for 2022.

Nguyen Tien Thanh has returned to his hometown in the central province of Nghe An for three years after working in Japan. The 34-year-old man is working as a construction worker after failing to find a better job in a Japanese firm in the area.

G36 President Nguyen Dang Giap, TNH President Hoang Tuyen, TVC CEO Do Thanh Ha, the ‘hot seats’ at Eximbank and GPBank, were the outstanding businesspeople of last week.

Vietnamese are willing to spend VND50 million to own an iPhone.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan announced that the Ministry will tighten and protect the interests of honest businesses emphasizing the solidarity between farmers, businesses, and responsible agencies.

In August and September, when driving along the curving roads of the Northwest region, tourists will see majestic scenery with mountains, villages, golden rice fields and the rhythm of village life in the remote area...

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin in Hanoi on September 12 following the welcome ceremony the same day.

The Economic and Budget Commission under the Hanoi People's Council has agreed to supplement VND30 trillion (US$1.28 billion) of the city's mobilised capital to implement key transport projects.