Missosology hails H'hen Nie for Wonder Woman cosplay

Missosology, the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, has passed on its compliments to H'hen Nie, a Top 5 finisher at Miss Universe 2018, after she cosplayed as Wonder Woman for the film’s Vietnamese premiere.

Veteran soldier honoured for collecting and publishing martyrs' diaries

Veteran soldier and writer Dang Vuong Hung has been honoured for his great contribution to publishing for the book series Nhật Ký Thời Chiến Việt Nam (Wartime Diary).

Shares to go up on upbeat sentiment

The Vietnamese stock market is forecast to maintain an upward trend this week on upbeat investor sentiment, after seven consecutive gaining weeks of the market with increased liquidity.

HCM City: Party official suspended from work

The information and education board of the HCM City Party Committee has decided to suspend Tat Thanh Cang, deputy head of the compilation group for the history of the city’s Party organisation, from work for three months to serve an investigation.

World struggles amid uncertainties, Vietnam prepares for new cycle

The pandemic and uncertainties have put pressure on the global economy. However, Vietnam, though facing many risks, is expected to continue growing well.

HCM City to provide all public services online at level 4 by 2030

Ho Chi Minh City has set a target to provide 100 percent of public services online at level 4 by 2030. Level 4 is the highest level of online public services, which allows users to fill and submit forms, and pay fees online.

A year-long fight against COVID-19 in focus

Vietnam has brought the COVID-19 outbreak under control since the virus was detected in late January 2020. Let’s look at the fight against the disease in Vietnam during the past year.

'Not a failure': Coach Park sounds off on Van Hau's time in Europe

Vietnam national team head coach Park Hang-seo was adamant that his star defender Doan Van Hau's brief loan spell at SC Heerenveen in the Netherlands was positive for both player and country, calling it a "meaningful experience".

Environmental changes driving era of responsibility

While Vietnam has so far succeeded in battling the pandemic, realising sustainable development with everyone on board is a much more difficult task as the threat of environmental changes seems less tangible

Gathering the talent for national leadership and governance

Talented people are available at any time, talent is everywhere, but the number of talented persons is often limited. 

Documentary about great poet Nguyen Du released

The first part of the documentary about great poet Nguyen Du (1765-1820), titled Đại Thi Hào Nguyễn Du (Great Poet Nguyen Du), will be in cinemas in HCM City this week. 

Lee Nguyen to play for HCM City FC

V.League 1’s HCM City have signed midfielder Lee Nguyen, who once played for David Beckham's Inter Miami CF in the American Major League Soccer (MLS).

Japanese, Thai retailers compete in $200 billion retail market

After the lockdown this year, shopping malls began to be busy again in the 'new normal' situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

New storm enters East Sea

A tropical depression at East Sea has turned into tropical storm Krovanh on Sunday and become the 14th typhoon of the year.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 21

Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium is being upgraded to host the 31st SEA Games which will be held in late 2021.

Important issues of Party Central Committee's 14th session

Important issues of the 14th session of the 12th tenure Party Central Committee

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 21

Hanoi is experiencing the first strong cold wave this winter with a temperature of 12 degrees centigrade at night.

Vietnam to have 1.5 million 'surplus' adult males by 2034: analysis

Vietnam faces a significantly imbalanced sex ratio at birth (SRB) that will mean by 2034, about 1.5 million men will not be able to marry wives, a study by the General Statistics Office and the United Nations Population Fund has found.

Vietnam moves towards smart healthcare system

More hospitals in Vietnam have begun using high technologies for digital transformation, which is expected to radically reform the healthcare sector.

Hanoi drivers shocked at parking tickets on car windshields

From December 12, Hanoi traffic police started attaching parking tickets to car windshields instead of towing cars violating traffic regulations to the traffic police’s parking lot like before.

Multiple agreements with New Zealand underpin ties

Vietnam and New Zealand have cemented new ties with the latest signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the strategic partnership between both nations.

When sugarcanes lose commercial cane sugar

Mekong Delta provinces are entering a bitter sugarcane crop when the selling prices of sugarcane are equal to the cost prices. After more than eight months of cultivation, farmers earn almost nothing on their land.

Photos of Vietnam’s Covid-19 combat on Times Square big screen

Winning works of “Resilient Vietnam” – a photo contest to capture the country’s memorable moments during the Covid-19 pandemic - appeared on the big screen at the centre of Times Square (USA) on October 15.

Vietnam may become upper-middle-income country in 2023: Japanese centre

The Japan Centre for Economic Research (JCER) has predicted that Vietnam will become an upper-middle-income country in 2023, and its GDP will surpass that of China’s Taiwan in 2035.