Ministry asks for detailed reports on health worker resignations

The Ministry of Health has just asked health departments in localities to report on the rising number of resignations among health workers.

Investment ready for Hanoi's relic restoration

Hanoi's recent decision to mobilise vast financial sources to protect its heritage sites is promising to blow a new breath of life into hundreds of historical and cultural monuments after many years of effort without success.

Plantations dreaming of FSC status for rubber products

Vietnam’s rubber industry is struggling to meet the criteria set by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), especially those related to the requirement of having at least 10 per cent of a conservation area.

Ho Chi Minh City needs to attract more talents to public sector

Ho Chi Minh City's policy of attracting talents to the public sector has not been effective in recent years, experts say.

Vietnam anticipates stronger investment from US and Europe

The country is projected to attract greater investment from the United States, Europe, and other major global enterprises under a recently approved strategy on foreign investment co-operation.

Bribes at Consular Department amounted to hundreds of thousands of USD

The amount of money in the case of giving and receiving bribes at the Consular Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is up to hundreds of thousands of US dollars.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 3

Thaco subsidiary exports car seat covers to RoK

Da Nang strives to develop itself into ‘liveable’ city

With stable growth in the economy, infrastructure, urban management, tourism and investment attraction, the central city of Da Nang is challenging to develop into a ‘liveable’ city of regional and global status.

Vietnam to replant 107,000ha of coffee by 2025

Vietnam aims to replant or transplant about 107,000ha of coffee in the 2021 – 2025 period, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

PM urges faster COVID-19 vaccination in face of sub-variant BA.5

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered faster administration of the third and fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine as part of measures against the unpredictable pandemic situation, especially when the sub-variant BA.5 has appeared in Vietnam.

Meet Vietnam comes to UK’s Nottingham to promote trade, investment

The VN Trade Office in the UK and the British importer of oriental food EUTEK Group has hosted Meet Vietnam in Nottingham to introduce Vietnamese products and promote opportunities for trade and investment between the two sides.

CAAV asked to tackle high rates in flight delays, cancellations

CAAV said late-arriving aircraft was the main cause of delays in addition to other excuses, such as poor management and bad weather.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JULY 3

Italian media spotlight Vietnam’s economic ties with Europe, human rights achievements

Typhoon Chaba not hit Vietnam, weakens to tropical depression

Typhoon Chaba weakened into a tropical depression on July 3 morning, moving north of northwest with its eye located in the south of China’s Guangxi province, which borders northern Vietnam.

Da Nang aims to attract ultra-wealthy

A livable city is certainly worth visiting, but a place worth visiting doesn’t mean it is livable. Da Nang City is striving to become a livable city and a destination for the ultra-wealthy.

Fake news, malicious information spread mostly via Google, Facebook

Some foreign companies providing cross-border services to Vietnam are still not preventing malicious information on their platforms.

Ministry proposes cuts to VAT, luxury taxes to help lower petrol prices

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has submitted to the Prime Minister a plan to reduce the luxury tax and VAT on petroleum products in an effort to curb prices.

'Hop on Hop off' with Tinder Explore this summer

For the first time, young Tinder users joined an iconic double-decker bus ride, “Tinder Explore - Match Your Vibe bus", to explore exciting dating spots in HCM City.

Five local destinations win Asia’s Best Awards

Five Vietnamese destinations were named among the Top 10 leading cities and islands in the Southeast Asian region, as announced by US magazine Travel + Leisure’s Asia’s Best Awards 2022.

Vietnam to export passion fruits to China from July 1

The General Administration of Customs (GAC) of China has just approved the pilot import of Vietnamese passion fruits from July 1, according to the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam).

The Moffatts and 911 schedule Hanoi performance

Some of the world’s leading bands, including The Moffatts and 911, are set to play a concert at Yen So Park-Gamuda Land in Hoang Mai district of Hanoi on August 6.

Transfermarkt names Quang Hai as local player highest market value

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been valued at Є400,000, equal to VND10 billion, and tops the list of Vietnamese footballers with the highest market value, according to renowned German football site Transfermarkt.

Toy figurine making in Xuan La village

Xuan La village in Hanoi’s Phu Xuyen district has long been famous for making To He, a traditional toy made of rice powder. This is the only village in Vietnam that makes the toy figurine

Vietnam opposes and demands Taiwan to cancel live-fire drills on Ba Binh island

Vietnam resolutely opposes and demands Taiwan to cancel live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and not to repeat similar violations in the future.

Calligraphy book on poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu recognised as world record

WorldKings and Vietkings on July 1 recognised Collection of Nguyen Dinh Chieu’s Poems, a calligraphy book on poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu as the largest calligraphy book in Vietnamese of poet Chieu's poems in the world.