Hanoi ready for national election

Hanoi is ready for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure, with preparations having been carried out thoughtfully and thoroughly.

Sketches depict Da Nang's past and present

The Da Nang Fine Arts Museum will host an exhibition of 60 paintings by late artist Nguyen Duc Hanh and young students at 78 Le Duan Street from April 27 to May 20.

Hanoi’s roads jammed with cars, motorbikes during heavy rain

Heavy rain this morning caused traffic jams in Hanoi's inner roads.

New trail star found in Vietnam Trail Marathon

Ha Thi Hau of Sa Pa won the 70km female race in the Vietnam Trail Marathon (VTM) held in Moc Chau District, Son La Province on Saturday.

Cultural & arts activities launched to celebrate nation’s big holidays

A diverse range of cultural and arts activities have been launched nationwide to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Liberation of Southern Vietnam and National Reunification Day (April 30), 

Positive growth revisions on the cards after resilient Q1

With its relatively good economic growth in the first quarter driven by surging manufacturing and processing activities and strong control of COVID-19, 

PM’s attendance in leaders’ meeting shows Vietnam’s responsible contribution to ASEAN

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s participation in the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 23 and 24, his first overseas trip as the Government leader of Vietnam, 

Young man brings pride of Vietnam to Africa

Pham Quang Linh, 24, from the central province of Nghe An, has "painted" a beautiful story in Africa.

Low immunity rate, varying vaccine efficacy concerns behind Vietnam’s cautious approach to 'vaccine passports'

Director General of the General Department of Preventive Medicine Dang Quang Tan has mentioned three reasons for Vietnam not yet accepting “vaccine passports”.

100 artists to celebrate beauty of Vietnamese theatre

A special show featuring the Vietnamese theatre will be staged by veteran and young artists of leading art troupes in HCM City on April 26.  

Vietnamese companies lower 2021 targets despite brighter economic outlook

Even though economic growth is expected to strongly recover this year as the pandemic has been contained, companies in many sectors have still lowered their profit targets.

 

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HCM City aims to become leading investment destination in region

Young farmer and his game-changing approach

Feeling a deep connection to agriculture, a young farmer in 2020 quit his job at a local government agency and began growing asparagus and purple onions and raising rabbits.

DTS Software Vietnam wins Sao Khue Awards 2021 for new software products

Passing over 300 solutions and services of 161 companies, Walk-in-home, a design software product developed by DTS Software Vietnam Co., Ltd. has been awarded Sao Khue Award 2021.

Shares to gain on stable cash flow and Q1 positive earnings

Shares are forecast to rebound this week on the positive Q1 earning results and stable cash flow, analysts said.

E-commerce workforce downsized due to COVID-19

The proportion of enterprises with employees specialised in e-commerce decreased significantly last year compared to previous years

Vietnamese, Chinese defence ministers hold talks in Hanoi

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on April 25 for Chinese State Councillor and Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Wei Fenghe,

Local publishers work towards digital transformation

Vietnamese publishing houses are gradually promoting digital transformation to survive and develop, an inevitable trend of all industries, according to industry insiders.

Vietnamese in Cambodia advised not to return home illegally

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on April 24 called on Vietnamese people in the country not to return home via illegal channels.

Vietnam aims to have 7,300 lecturers with doctoral degrees

In the next 10 years, Vietnam's higher education sector needs to train about 7,300 lecturers with doctoral degrees and more than 300 lecturers majoring in culture, arts, physical training and sports with master degrees.

Farmer owns VND34bil sea snail 'treasure' in Quang Tri

Thanks to the creation of a closed sea snail (Babylonia areolate) farming process, farmer Pham Van Dung owns a huge "treasure" at the bottom of a pond, with annual revenue of VND34 billion and profit of VND17 billion.

ATMs collect scrap, sell used items to the poor

The machines that sell mobile phones or collect used phones, and the apps that connect scrap sellers and buyers are useful solutions at a time when "living green" and "going digital" have become more common.

Power planning: variables that need to be solved

Demand balance has always been an important input for the development planning of the power industry. It is necessary to carefully calculate future electricity demand to balance supply and demand and ensure energy security for the country.

National Quality Awards 2019-2020 bestowed on 116 businesses

The Vietnam National Quality Awards 2019-2020 were presented at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 25, honouring 116 companies with remarkable achievements