The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on September 7 raised credit growth quotas for several banks, paving the way for these lenders to make new loans for clients.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 7 delivered a pre-recorded speech at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held in Vladivostok city, Russia.

Bui Quynh Hoa has been selected as the Vietnamese representative to the upcoming Supermodel International 2022 which is scheduled to take place on September 15 in Thailand.

The number of people killed by rabies during the first eight months of the year showed signs of increasing in comparison to the same period from last year.

The eighth edition of the national Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival will be held in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak next year after two postponements in 2021 and 2022 due to COVID-19.

Japan's immigration agency stripped a Japanese language school of its certification on September 7 after it found a staff member physically restrained a Vietnamese student last October.

Lẩu Mắm (fermented fish hotpot) originated from Chau city in An Giang Province as a dish for poor people and it, along with Mắm Cá (fermented fish paste), has become characteristic of southern Vietnam culinary culture.

Total import and export turnover in the first eight months of the year reached US$497 billion, of which export turnover hit $250 billion, up 9.1 percent over the same period last year.

The real estate market will face more challenges in H2/2022 because of cost-push inflation, interest rate increases and limited lending, while property prices will cool down, according to VNDirect’s latest report.

Ministry of Home Affairs prefers seven-day Lunar New Year holiday

In June this year, Vietnam announced that it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce and export it.

HCM City eyes establishment of huge economic zone

Vietnamese designer Le Tran Dac Ngoc will introduce the Vietnamese ao dai at the upcoming Luxury Brand Global Fashion Week 2022 in Busan (Korea) on October 7-11.

The processing and manufacturing industry is key to Vietnam’s prosperity, but the development of private enterprises in this sector faces obstacles.

Hanoi is considering building lanes exclusively for bicycles in a bid to reduce congestion in the coming time, according to the Hanoi People’s Committee.

The Ho Quyen arena relic in the former royal capital of Hue is well-known for its unique architecture and stories about battles between elephants and tigers.

A team of legends from German side Borussia Dortmund are scheduled to face off against a Vietnam All Stars team at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on September 28.

According to market insiders, the wood industry will face a big challenge due to a decrease in export orders in the latter half of this year.

Inspectors appointed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) have recently withdrawn the business licences of five fuel firms.

HCM City is calling for investment in six planned wastewater treatment projects to treat about three million cubic metres (cu.m) of wastewater a day in the city.

Credit expansion is good news, but not for the property sector, as banks have poured too much money into it, experts said.

As of September 2, the disbursement of the relief package for economic recovery and development had totaled a mere VND55.5 trillion (US$2.36 billion), Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung told a monthly Cabinet meeting on September 6.

The government is promoting energy self-reliance rapidly as global developments have significantly changed the world’s energy situation, pushing Europe into gas scarcity for this winter.

Rescue forces have completed the search for victims trapped in the karaoke bar that caught fire in Binh Duong province on September 6 evening, with the death toll rising to 33., local media reported.

Lam Thu Hong has been chosen as the Vietnamese representative at the upcoming Miss Globe 2022, an international beauty contest which is scheduled to be held in Albania later this year.