Districts across Ho Chi Minh City are eager to replicate the success of existing “walking streets” and street food markets, while many fret over foreseeable traffic jam that comes with closing off roads.

Viet Capital Securities (VCSC) has released a report which says Coteccons, the largest construction company in Vietnam, may lose VND60 trillion, or nearly $2.6 billion in 2021-2025.

There is a serious shortage of empty containers for exports from Viet Nam, Phan Minh Thong, general director of agriculture products exporter Phuc Sinh Joint Stock Company, said.

The year-end HCM City People’s Council session that opened on December 7 is set to pass a resolution on budget revenues and expenditure and discuss the city’s economic recovery plans for 2021.

The Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN held a virtual meeting on December 7 to summarise activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee in New York this year and handed over its current chairmanship to Brunei.

Quang Binh’s resident suspected to relapse with COVID-19

The “cap sac” (maturity ritual) of the Dao Quan chet ethnic minority people in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien’s Tua Chua district has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage

A photo exhibition marking the 65th anniversary of Vietnam-Indonesia diplomatic ties was opened in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on December 7, in both the online and offline forms.

Three Vietnamese startups have been selected by Microsoft to participate in the “Highway to a 100 Unicorns” initiative in the Asia-Pacific region, a scheme that aims to strengthen the region’s startup ecosystem.

Vietnam's achievements in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic have drawn a huge support and sponsorship from the international community in approving the resolution “International Day of Epidemic Preparedness” 

The 51st session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will take place in Hanoi on December 9-11, according to the NA Office.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2020 will be postponed one more time from April 2021 to December 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

An exhibition entitled “24 hours on the street” and portraying the daily struggle of street kids is underway at the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi.

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly on December 7 approved Resolution A/RES/75/27 proclaiming December 27 as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness at its 75th session.

The departure of a number of startups in 2020 indicate that 'impractical' ideas do not bring success.

Remittances to HCM City merely impacted by COVID-19

The Con Dao District People’s Committee has taken a number of measures to protect freshwater sources and groundwater to ensure inhabitants of the island district do not face a shortage.

Despite the hardship of living in the remote reaches of Lai Chau province in Vietnam’s northwestern mountains, teachers always attempt to create a family-like atmosphere for students so they can be fully focused on their studies.

Running for election is an appropriate mechanism to select talented politicians. It is necessary to expand the subjects for election to have the most suitable talented politicians.

Vietnamese companies are the most optimistic in the world in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic creating challenges for international trade,

Vietnam should use artificial intelligence in more areas to boost productivity and to improve people’s lives, experts have said.

At Macalester College in the US, a university-level school with 2,000 students from 100 countries, all students have to answer the question ‘Who am I?’. This question led a Vietnamese female student to 'find herself' again.

The Vietnamese economy has remained extremely resilient throughout the year despite the adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic, with import-export activities witnessing a gradual bounce back, according to insiders.

A special collective wedding for 46 couples living in especially difficult circumstances from across northern provinces took place in Hanoi on December 6.

More and more Vietnamese farmers are choosing to sell farm produce through livestreams and e-commerce platforms.