A few years ago hundreds of people used to descend on coffee plantations in the Central Highlands region to work as coffee pickers during the harvest season when coffee prices were high.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt on November 30 organised a photo exhibition on Vietnamese land and people, along with an art programme marking the 57th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties.

A photo depicting a bội (southern classical drama) artist helping his stage partner put on makeup has won the top award of the Vietnam Photo Expression 2020 contest.

The Ministry of Health on November 30 convened an urgent meeting with relevant agencies, and Ho Chi Minh City Health Department representatives to direct the swift implementation of all epidemic prevention measures

The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption held a symposium in Hanoi on Saturday to discuss results of corruption prevention and control during 2013-20, especially since the beginning of the Party’s 12th tenure.

Fusion Suites Saigon on Suong Nguyet Anh Street in District 1, HCMC, is being listed for sale at VND1,165 billion (US$50 million).

A high number of businesses in the real estate sector are developers of 'clinically dead' projects, or projects that have disputes with clients.

UNDP helps Da Nang build circular economy hub

HCM City will assess the relationship between the factors that cause climate change and its socio-economic plans to develop long-term responses.

Vietnam had attracted a total of $26.43 billion in FDI this year as of November 20, equal to 83.1 percent of the figure in the same period last year, according to a recent report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The signing of big trade pacts has prompted the comprehensive amendment of the law that enacted in 2005.

Private sector consumption is a major growth driver of the Vietnamese economy. It is all the more important as the Covid-19 pandemic has sent global demand plummeting and countries worldwide imposing travel restrictions.

At present, renewable energy plays an important role in meeting people’s increasing demand for energy. Renewable energy resources are abundant and available in the nature and exist in many forms.

COVID-19 has significantly affected the consumer behaviour of people of all socioeconomic groups in Vietnam. Now businesses looking for future growth and investment opportunities are urged to upskill or reskill in line with new trends and demands.

There are signs of foreign capital returning to Vietnam in the context of global stabilization. Vietnam has a great opportunity to break out thanks to the rapid recovery from Covid-19 and its open economy.

Vietnam saw a 46 percent rise in the volume of domestic solid waste in the 2010-2019 period, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Vietnam’s first survivor Nguyen Thi Diep, 26, passed away on November 28, 17 years after liver transplantation in 2004.

The awakening of potential and the promotion of professions in rural areas have helped increase total revenue to VND236.2 trillion and the average income per capita by two times compared with agriculture.

Thirty-six patients tested positive for Covid-19 last week, raising the tally to 1,342, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

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If Vietnam imports most input materials needed for domestic production, it will become an outsourcing economy, officials have warned.

A number of strong contestants from Japan, Indonesia, the US, Australia, and Spain are thought to be the biggest rivals for Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at the upcoming Miss World 2021.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has granted international flight permits for flights using a quarantine fee package.

An array of amazing images taken by Vietnamese photographers Phan Quang and Nguyen The Son have gone on display at the Bandung Photo Showcase 2020.

The shift from PC games to mobile games has made it more difficult for management agencies to control online games.