Designer Hoai Nam debuts collection featuring heritage sites at Ao Dai Festival

Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam has made a strong impression at the Ao Dai Festival 2020 which celebrates the country’s traditional long dress in HCM City while introducing a range of outfits featuring images of Vietnamese heritage sites.

Realising revised growth ambitions

Vietnam’s fourthquarter economic outlook is brighter on the back of a rise in domestic consumption and public investment.

Fertilizer producers are pleased about new VAT tax

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has proposed adding fertilizer to the list of products subject to VAT with a 5 percent tax rate.

Landslide disaster: Rescue workers search for 17 in debris in central Vietnam

Rescue forces have been urgently searching for the 17 missing victims of the landslide that has hit the Rao Trang 3 Hydropower Plant in Phong Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province, central Vietnam.

State firms more resilient than foreign, Vietnamese private companies: survey

Business resilience is highly correlated with level of digitisation, the Business Pandemic Resilience Diagnostic conducted by Grant Thornton...

11th Congress of Ho Chi Minh City Party Organisation opens

The 11th Congress of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Organisation for the 2020-2025 tenure opened on October 15, with 444 delegates taking part.

Ly Thai To flower garden bears Thang Long - Hanoi’s imprint

The flower garden, a public space that attracts people of all ages and hosts many cultural and historical events of the capital city.

Pandemic a test of fire for Vietnamese enterprises

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a test for Vietnamese businesses as many have been and will be struggling to recover for the foreseeable future. 

Digital transformation: no time for hesitation

The governments that quickly move forward will be ahead of those that hesitate and proceed slowly in applying digital technologies.

Vietnam's vision and goals for a digital nation

Vietnam sets targets on digital technology development to enter the group of leading countries in the world in digital technology-related indexes.

Only 5% FDI projects in Vietnam use high technologies

Vietnam is home to 32,539 valid foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with registered capital of a combined US$381 billion, of which US$233 billion has been fully disbursed.

Vietnam, Indonesia call for dialogues to establish peace in Colombia

Vietnam and Indonesia, the two ASEAN member states at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), laid stress on the need to enhance dialogues and carry out peace commitments in Colombia.

Hungarian Foreign Minister to visit Vietnam

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó will pay an official visit to Vietnam on October 16, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

Five expy projects unlikely to attract private investors

Although the National Assembly Standing Committee has given its approval to switch three of the eight subprojects of the North-South Expressway from the public-private partnership (PPP) format into wholly State-invested, 

More textbooks for first graders face criticism

Some reading practice texts in the Canh Dieu (Kite) textbook on the Vietnamese language have been described as ‘fabricated’ and ‘teaching children laziness and playing tricks’.

Newest method to block marketing messages

From now on, mobile phone users in Vietnam can subscribe into the list to block all marketing messages and calls via a short SMS to 5656. They can also report annoying or unwanted advertising content as well.

VIETNAM NEWS OCTOBER 15

Two killed and 20 wounded after truck collides with coach

Top 15 northern contestants through to finals of Miss Vietnam 2020

The leading 15 entrants from the northern region who will progress to the grand final of Miss Vietnam 2020 have been announced, with the conclusion of the pageant scheduled to get underway in late November in Ho Chi Minh City.

Quang Tri submits file on 100 ancient wells

The Relic Management Centre and Quang Tri Provincial Museum have examined nearly 200 local ancient wells to submit a dossier to the culture ministry to seek special national relic site status.

Big investors pour money into IZ projects as land fund declines

The land rent in some industrial zones in Hai Phong, Bac Ninh and Hai Duong has increased by 20-30 percent.

Strict rules implemented to stop unwanted messages and advertising

Nguyen Khac Lich, deputy director of the Information Safety Department under the Ministry of Information and Communication, talks to VietNamNet about measures to prevent spam messages and unwanted advertising.

VIETNAM'S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 15

Positive outlook ahead for economic growth in 2020

Digital economy and fintech see growth amid COVID-19

The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Group met with the local fintech firm MoMo in HCM City on Monday.

First-grade textbooks cause furore

The Ministry of Education and Training recently asked a national textbook assessment council to review the first-grade Vietnamese language textbook over concerns its content is inappropriate for first-graders.

Gala to raise funds for the needy

Well-known singers and dancers will perform at a charity concert on October 21 to raise funds for the poor in HCM City.