Vietnamese fashion thrives despite the pandemic

Despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese fashion designers have opted for innovation and meaningful projects.

VN national football team ready to fly to the UAE

All members of the national football squad of Vietnam have had their second and final injections of the Covid-19 vaccine and are ready for their trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the second qualifier round of the World Cup 2022.

Fixing technological vulnerabilities and fighting coronavirus

Although the VHD, NCOVI and Bluezone apps have helped people make health declarations, there are still loopholes that allow people to avoid the declarations.

Online Vietnamese bookstores open in Europe

Vietnamese books are available in Europe with a great effort to preserve the mother language and culture of Vietnam.

Nhan Dan Newspaper has new Editor-in-Chief

Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of the Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper.

Hanoi streets decorated to welcome election day

Many roads in Hanoi have been decorated with panels, flags, banners, and propaganda slogans for the election day of the 15th National Assembly and all-levels of People’s Councils for the 2021 to 2026 tenure, which will fall on May 23.

VN Government asks Health Ministry to buy Covid-19 vaccines as soon as possible

The Government has issued Resolution No. 09 dated May 18, 2021 on the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.

New Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs appointed

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has appointed Mr. Pham Quang Hieu as new Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Eradication of e-commerce merchant tricks demanded

Online shoppers are being warned over purchasing expensive goods as a rise in e-commerce means more merchants exploiting loopholes and concerns over customer protection

Ho Chi Minh City needs breakthrough solutions

If we believe that Ho Chi Minh City will be a very modern, fastest-growing, and the most dynamic city in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific within the next ten or fifteen years, we will not be wrong. 

Canada helps Vietnam access COVID-19 vaccines

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has reiterated his pledge to provide continued assistance to Vietnam’s ongoing COVID-19 fight, including vaccine accessibility, 

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Proptech firms catch the eye of foreign investors

Two new strains of SARS-CoV-2 detected in Vietnam

The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases has discovered two new variants of SARS-CoV-2 after gene sequencing of patient samples.

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45 new COVID-19 cases documented on May 20 evening



Universal Robots advises Vietnam’s manufacturers to deploy cobots

Universal Robots (UR), Denmark-based collaborative robots (cobots) manufacturer, has advised Vietnam’s manufacturing industry leaders to implement cobots to address skills and labour shortage as well as achieve higher productivity.

Vietnam proposes UK transfer COVID-19 vaccine production technology

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on May 19 held phone talks with British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Dominic Raab, 

Teacher sacrifices family happiness for ethnic students in border commune

A Thai ethnicity teacher devoted his youth to his students in a remote mountainous commune in Dien Bien Province.

Head of tech firm prosecuted for trading in large amount of personal data

The Ministry of Public Security’s investigators on May 17 filed charges against Lai Thi Phuong, director of VNIT TECH Company, and her husband, Du Anh Quy for “offering or using computer network, telecom network information illegally”.

Manufacturers localise supply to circumvent chip shortages

A global chip shortage is creating more pressure for manufacturers in Vietnam as they deal with slowed-down production for electronics and tech products, 

Covid-19 vigilance still needed as Vietnam continues negotiations on vaccination purchases

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and the World Health Organization (WHO) representative Kidong Park have both noted that Covid-19 has been quietly spreading in the community.

With new 'business model', billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong could earn $1.5 billion

Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong has launched a new system that is expected to help Vinhomes bring in about $1.5 billion in 2021.

The hottest cryptocurrencies in the market

In recent years, the cryptocurrency market has grown strongly and has become a fertile ground for investors, despite many warnings about their risks. Here are the most popular cryptocurrencies on the market.

Enterprises worried as steel prices escalate globally

The domestic steel price hike has been attributed to a global price increase. To reduce steel prices, production costs need to be cut.

Transactions made via digital channels to reach 70% by 2025

The Vietnamese government will support boosting the application of new payment methods to achieve the digital transformation goals of the banking industry.

21-year-old attends fifth grade in Nghe An

After a serious illness at the age of 6, Mua Ba Tenh was unable to walk normally because of a leg problem. He had to put off school for 10 years.