First Secretary of the Youth Union Nguyen Anh Tuan held a dialogue with young people and members of the Youth Union on March 16.

While a number of brands are fading away in the Vietnamese retail landscape, others have stepped up their game to expand their market share.

The payment market is expected to see big changes with the appearance of Mobile Money.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday asked ministries to study reopening international flight routes as well as prepare for the use of 'vaccine passports' and controlled international trade.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 17 to mark the reception of the Japanese Government-sponsored equipment for the Government Information Reporting System of Vietnam.

Vietnam must keep on pursuing the twin goals of effectively combating COVID-19 and boosting economic growth in the “new normal”, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in a meeting on March 17 morning.

Among eight recently recognized intangible cultural heritages by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, two are from Hanoi.

Before being handed over to the Museum of Vietnamese History, four of the Nguyen emperors’ crowns have been fully restored to their original state by the hands of gifted craftsman Vu Kim Loc.

Created in Vietnam, made in Vietnam, designed in Vietnam, manufactured in Vietnam: Vietnamese tech-enterprises are here for “Make in Vietnam”.

HCM City’s suburban districts of Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh and Nha Be will become urban districts or cities prior to 2025, while two other suburban districts of Cu Chi and Can Gio will be turned into urban ones in the 2025-2030 period.

Customers using Mobile Money, a freshly-approved pilot project, may be charged a certain fee, according to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, expressed his concern over the military escalation in Yemen, especially Marib and Taiz.

Vietnam’s shooting team has left for India to take part in the 2021 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun), which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi from March 18 to 29.

HCM City actively supports development of key industrial products

Pham Van Vuong, 32, from Thanh Tri district in Hanoi, uses both hands to pour out tea into a cup when receiving guests. His arm transplant, which came from the body of a 51-year-old man, has become part of him and he can now feel it and move with it.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a decision on March 16 to award certificates of merit to 10 outstanding athletes and coaches, as well as five athletes and three coaches with disabilities in 2020.

A Vietnam Cultural Day in Cairo was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Culture on March 16, bringing together local governmental officials, scholars and locals.

Research programmes, int’l cooperation bolstered to tackle pandemic

State management reform to promote the development of the private sector is one of the important contents stated in the resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

“Bo Gia” (Old Father), a family movie starring comedian and TV host Tran Thanh, has become the bestselling Vietnamese movie in the country’s cinema history after its ticket sales reached VND200 billion on March 14.

Several economic experts have recently raised concerns about risks being taken by miners when downloading the Pi Network app in order to mine Pi, a new form of digital currency which has yet to be licensed in Vietnam.

For the first time a public university in Vietnam will offer golf training to its students. This will be a subject that students can choose to practice besides football, swimming, badminton, table tennis, and other sports.

Prof Dang Duc Anh said the rate of people with severe side effects after being injected with AstraZeneca vaccine in Vietnam is still within a safe limit.

The first 1,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine presented by the Russian Federation to Vietnam have been placed in cold storage in Vietnam.

The HCM City-based Military Hospital 175 on March 16 vaccinated 70 staff members of the second-grade Field Hospital No. 3 that is leaving on a peacekeeping mission in late March to South Sudan.