If assets are calculated according to the value of the stock market, Vietnam will have more USD billionaires.

Visual Capitalist has listed Vietnam among the world’s top 10 for largest installed solar power capacity.

HCM City People’s Committee on November 18 announced the immediate shut-down of bars, karaoke parlours, spas, and massage venues due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 outbreak in the city.

Tourists visiting Tan Loc Islet on the Mekong Delta’s Hau River are always impressed by a volunteer team of 50 road repairers.

The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) held the 13th international conference on the East Sea under the theme "Looking back to a brighter future" in Hanoi on November 18.

Vietnam may not be able to increase its budget deficit next year in order to ensure state budget spending, with the economy still sabotaged and business revenues still dented.

The farm produce traceability system in Vietnam still doesn’t match GS1 standards (the most widely used system of standards in the world), and, as such, the existing traceability apps are just for internal use.

Vietnam's top priority for 2021-30 is to build a financial foundation for the country's sustainable development, said policymakers and experts during a conference to discuss finance strategy for the 2021-30 period.

Vietnam has shown its resolute objection to Taiwan’s military exercises in the territorial waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

Hanoi has changed its view about the treatment of positive Covid cases and the home quarantine of their close contacts.

Seven children's books have won prizes at the recent National Book Awards, which is good news for publishers looking for topics and books for children.

The Embassy of Japan and UNICEF Vietnam has announced a four-year project to enhance resilience to disaster risk and climate change for children.

According to UNICEF, preterm birth is the leading cause of death in children under five. It is estimated that 17,000 children die within their first 28 days and 103,500 babies are born preterm annually in Vietnam.

Cinemas located in the Covid-19 alert levels 1, 2, 3 in HCMC will be allowed to reopen to fully vaccinated individuals starting on November 19. Film distributors are planning a mass release of blockbuster movies.

Nearly two months have passed since Ho Chi Minh City and 18 southern provinces have lifted lockdown measures and set up the "new normal", with the operations of people and enterprises gradually resuming.

Vietnam earned 110.7 billion USD in revenue from the IT industry in the first 10 months of 2021, up 9 percent from the same period last year, data from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) showed.

Bui Thi Thu Trang is set to become Vietnam's first Video Assistant Referee (VAR) after completing a FIFA course for video referees in Doha, Qatar.

Fee reductions extended until June 2022

Vietnam will continue considering foreign investment one of its important drivers for socioeconomic development over the next four years, with its ambitious plan to attract more high-quality funding. 

For the first time in three years, Vietnam have dropped out of the top 100 of the FIFA world rankings following their 0-1 FIFA World Cup qualifying loss to Saudi Arabia in Hanoi on November 16 evening.

More and more gyms have shut down or have been transferred to others, sometimes for free.

Eighteen infants who were mistakenly inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines in Quoc Oai District, Hanoi are in stable conditions two weeks after the shots, according to Saint-Paul Hospital.

The 22nd Vietnam National Film Festival starts today both offline and online in Hue, the central province of Thua Thien Hue. 

Quang Nam welcomes first visitors in new normal

Vietnam has become a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO for 2021-25, with 163 votes out of the 178 members.