Two Japanese have been appointed as Honourary Consuls General of Vietnam in Nagoya and Mie cities who pledged to do their utmost to developing Vietnam and its ties with Japan.

Vietnam always opposes and does not accept all claims in the East Sea that are inconsistent with international law, including the 1982 UNCLOS, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on January 14.

Vietnam exported $3.52 billion worth of vegetables and fruits in 2021, an increase of 8.6 percent over the year before. China remains the biggest client consuming 54.5 percent of the exports.

A number of antiviral drugs specifically for COVID-19 treatment such as Molnupiravir and Favipiravir are being traded on the black market locally at various prices and with unreliable quality, though they are strictly prescribed by doctors.

Given the severe impact of COVID-19, the National Assembly’s recent approval of a VND350 trillion (US$15 billion) economic recovery package is considered by businesses and experts as an extremely important leverage and motivation moving forward.

By exploiting a flaw on BKAV Mobile Security, a hacker has said that he fooled the security system of BPhone to unlock the device.

Along with the popularity of online shopping in Vietnam come several cunning tricks of criminals to steal money from consumers. 

Four major goals have been obtained under the national program on TV digitization. Sixty-three cities/provinces throughout the country are covered with the second generation of Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB-T2) TV wave.

The Vietnamese cryptocurrency investment community has lately been concerned by the news that CryptoBike is showing signs of defrauding investors with the amount reaching up to US$1.4 million.

Amid rapid economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction this year is anticipated to record positive signs and hit US$40 billion, according to insiders.

The Hanoi government has approved a plan to establish an additional two to five new industrial parks (IPs) in the 2021-2025 period.

Despite being born with disabilities, Tran Thuy Nga and Sam Thi Giang overcame hardships to give back to the community.

Tan Hoang Minh won the bid in a ‘duel’ to buy the 3-12 land plot in Thu Thiem new urban area in HCM City, but finally gave up.

The Vietnam Motorkhana Championship finals will be held at the Hanoi Circuit around the My Dinh Stadium on January 15.

China has stepped up the legal war by internalizing the law and increasing the presence of its maritime law enforcement forces and maritime militia to strengthen its claims in the East Sea and reject the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling 2016.

Cashless payments account for over 70 percent of retail transactions in 2021

Two giant whale skeletons have been restored on Ly Son Island, in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Over 2 million poor households access social policy bank loans

In an interview with Bloomberg recently, Binh Tran - co-founder of Ascend Vietnam Ventures - said that Vietnam's nascent start-up sector is developing and Vietnam is becoming the next technology hub of Southeast Asia.

On, a startup operating in the field of e-commerce (e-commerce) in Vietnam, has raised US$ 1.1 million in a seed round, according to TechinAsia.

Ho Chi Minh City will not have its usual firework displays on Lunar New Year's Eve this year, although a total of 18 other activities are set to run until February as part of the southern city’s Tet celebrations.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has asked the Government Inspectorate to inspect Covid-19 testing kit and equipment procurement at the Ministry of Health and in HCMC and Hanoi.

The Police Agency for Investigation of Crimes on Corruption, Economy and Smuggling (C03) of the Ministry of Public Security has asked the Hanoi People's Committee to provide documents related to projects based in Hanoi of the Tan Hoang Minh Group.

The northern province of Lang Son has announced that it would stop allowing vehicles transporting fresh fruits to its border gates for export to China from January 17 until the lunar New Year holiday or Tet.

As the Covid-19 outbreak has been controlled in HCM City, local people are now preparing for the 2022 Lunar New Year (Tet).