Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his French counterpart, Jean Castex, have affirmed their determination to further deepen the Vietnam-France strategic partnership signed in 2013.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation and Development Organisation (OECD) in Paris on November 5 (local time) during his official visit to France.

Vietnam is considering an unprecedented support package, including tax reductions, interest rate subsidies and cash to people. However, the package needs to be tailored to the economy’s size or it will cause “side effects”, an expert has said.

Vietnam’s farm exports continue growing, serving as the pillar of the economy. Exporters are sprinting to export more produce for the year-end sale season.

Finally, the Cat Linh - Ha Dong urban railway is set to begin service after a long period of planning and construction. 

Couples have had to delay their weddings because of social distancing, and contracts signed with photography studios have been canceled, leaving wedding shops with slow sales.

Scammers are impersonating officers of online lending apps, promising loans at low interest rates in order to appropriate money from people.

Local tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has progressed to the quarter finals of the fifth M15 Sharm El Sheikh after defeating Akram El Sallaly of host country Egypt on November 4.

Cinema lovers nationwide will be given the opportunity to view several Japanese movies wherever they are through the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) Online, with the event scheduled to get underway from November 15.

It is likely that the piloting of virtual currency will be the second sandbox in Vietnam after Mobile Money to offer the market a new and convenient means of payment in the digital economy.

Although the pandemic has disrupted industries all over the globe, some think it could be a catalyst that accelerates the digital transformation and opens a new era for the digital economy.

LucTeam Theatre will be the first team performing Antigone on Saturday under a theatre project to popularise the work by Sophocles – one of classical Athens' greatest playwrights.

“I could not believe my eyes,” said Tran Thanh Son, head of the human resources department of Song Ngoc Garment Company when talking about the current busy production lines at his company.

HCM City will need to adopt advanced energy-efficient waste-treatment technologies that safeguard the environment, and seek recycling technology to achieve a circular economy, experts said.

All 18 babies aged between 2 and 6 months old are now in stable condition after they were mistakenly given a Pfizer shot on November 3, according to the Hanoi Department of Health.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting with Vietnamese and French doctors and medical experts in Paris on November 4 (local time) as part of his ongoing official visit to France.

Vietnam’s commitment to increasing its energy capacity using renewable sources and favourable macroeconomic conditions may create valuable opportunities for wind investors and developers.

After crises in the past, Vietnam’s economic growth became sluggish and it took many years to achieve full recovery. Economists have warned that this may occur again in the post-Covid period.

The recommendation was made by domestic and foreign experts in the recently published "Vietnam Science, Technology and Innovation" report.

Plastic companies experience worst quarter due to high material prices and COVID-19

Vietnam wants to develop clean energy but the development needs to be reasonable to ensure that retail prices are affordable for most people.

The e-sports industry promises many opportunities for brand collaboration, experts have said.

Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day held annually on April 21

The Government has officially approved the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s proposal to host the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Vietnam from May 12-23, 2022.

The opening of a representative office in Hanoi by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) marks important progress in Vietnam’s integration with the world and its attitude toward international laws.