Five-star hotel brands are ready to receive travelers back to the country with the strong belief that the tourism industry is coming back to life.

Public loudspeakers have been used as an effective communication channel in the Covid-19 pandemic prevention.

Vietnam’s seafood exports have bounced back after a period of sliding, but there has been a spread of disease among some shrimp and fish breeding areas.

Vietnam’s telecom carriers stopped more than 22,000 spam calls in the first two months of this year.

The circulars released by Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) recently not only set criteria for ranking teachers by professional qualifications but also by professional ethical standards.

Being the key mainstay of the economy, the Vietnamese private sector is set to enjoy a more favourable business and investment climate, 

The two high-speed trains are expected to be put into operation by 2030.

A credit package of VND12 trillion has been approved to help Vietnam Airlines, which has been hard hit by the impact of Covid-19. Private airlines have also asked for a VND15 trillion loan.

The painting “Autoportrait dans la forêt” (A self-portrait in the forest) by Le Pho (1907-2001) fetched over one million dollars at an auction at Sotheby's, Paris on March 16.

The National Assembly (NA) Office on March 22 conducted COVID-19 testing on all NA deputies and people involved in the organisation of the upcoming 11th session of the 14th National Assembly from March 24 to April 8.

Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) brings out the elegance and strength of Vietnamese women, and it always leaves a strong impression on Russians, said Vera Mazhirina, a Russian journalist and photographer.

The image of a boy with shining eyes and crippled limbs damaged by Agent Orange prompted Ngo Thi Thuy Huong, born in 1974, "to do something" to revive contaminated land in Vietnam.

Eight groups of people will enjoy a 15 percent rise in their pensions and social insurance allowances and monthly subventions from January 1, 2022 when a draft decree on the adjustments of these allowances is issued.

The third draft of the National Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8) is 843 pages thick but only nine of these cover financial issues, with an average mobilisation of $13 billion per year until 2045.

A telecom carrier said launching a satellite would assess the efficiency of a satellite-internet business model. If it is done, Vietnam would use satellite constellation technology, a growing trend.

Hanoi has announced the urban planning of four inner districts: Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Hai Ba Trung and Dong Da. The total area of the districts is 2,709 hectares, with a current population of nearly 900,000 people.

Hanoi will allow bars, karaoke parlours and discos to resume their activities from 0:00 am on March 23, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung on March 22.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has asked the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to expel Tat Thanh Cang from the Party for serious rule violations.

Vietnam needs to design a roadmap for opening the market to receive foreign travelers or it will fail to develop tourism as other countries have taken one step forward.

Momentum needed to help aviation industry take off

During the recent campaign against crime and law violations at sea, the Vietnam Coast Guard detected 348 cases of foreign ships encroaching on Vietnam’s waters.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on March 22 held phone talks with President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Prime Minister of Japan Suga Yoshihide.

Consultative conferences have been held three times to select virtuous and talented candidates running for seats in the National Assembly in a democratic fashion and in line with existing regulations.

The Cor ethnic minority primarily reside in Vietnam’s central region, and their Gongs have been a valuable cultural heritage for many generations. 

Some commercial banks have raised deposit interest rates following an 8-year inflation rate high in February. Analysts believe a new interest rate floor will be set in the second quarter.