Once a big oil and coal exporter, Vietnam has become an importer of the materials in increasingly high quantities.

The upcoming 2021 season of the V.League 1 is set to see a total of 14 teams compete when it kicks off on January 16, according to a recent draw hosted by the Vietnam Professional Football JSC (VPF).

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on December 14 opened a first-instance trial over bidding and accounting fraud in the HCM City-Trung Luong Expressway project, a major toll road in southern Vietnam.

The nation has come together with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to sign a series of important documents, including a letter of exchange regarding the implementation of the aggregate origin of textile materials between both sides 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has included a project to develop a second airport in Hanoi City to its draft planning on the national system of airports by 2030.

Astronomy lovers in Vietnam will have the chance to observe the annual Geminids meteor shower which is due to peak in the early hours of Monday, Dec. 14.

The strongest cold spell since the onset of winter this year has started chilling the northern region of Vietnam, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

The Vietnamese stock market climbed to its 32-month high last week and the rally may keep going in the coming week.

The advantages brought by free trade agreements, reasonable labor costs and tariff mechanisms have helped Vietnam become a favored destination during the current foreign investment relocation wave.

Prioritized groups of experts, investors and businesspeople from South Korea or Vietnam entering either one of the two countries on short-term visits will not have to undergo concentrated quarantine from January 1 next year, 

The Ministry of Information and Communications on December 12issued a set of stamps to greet 2021, the Year of the Buffalo.

The 14thsession of the 12th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on December 14 under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.

Some people have exploited the flaws in YouTube’s new algorithm to play dirty tricks on video channels.

The ASEAN Week 2020, with a series of cultural, scientific and educational events, concluded on December 11, helping to strengthen ASEAN-Russia exchanges and cooperation.

Master Poultry Group Pty Ltd (MPG) - a Vietnamese-owned business in Australia, is very active in charity activities, especially its support to the Vietnamese community and local people amid difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has taken legal action against 14 persons involved in legal violations in Phase 2 of the production expansion project at the Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Joint Stock Corporation (TISCO).

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Vietnam is expected to lower its national average poverty rate from 58.1 per cent in 1993 to 2.75 percent by the end of 2020, becoming a role model in the world in poverty reduction and hunger elimination, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

HCM City needs to assess the features of its cultural and architectural identity so that it can create viable urban public spaces, experts said at a recent seminar.

To An Xo, chief of the Office of the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS), talks to the press about Decree No 137/2020/ND-CP on the management and use of firecrackers and fireworks that will come into effect from January 11 next year.

When reading the news about a 10th grader in An Giang province who tried to commit suicide, Anh Hong in Hanoi shivered with fear.

Vietnam’s trade surplus hits record high despite COVID-19

The growth of e-wallets may be good news for Vietnam’s cash economy, but fierce competition among e-wallet providers may result in a ‘survival of the fittest’ situation.

As the Lunar New Year nears, peach growers in Nhat Tan Ward in Hanoi are busy plucking leaves.