The National Traffic Safety Committee has asked the police to investigate into a case in which a man drove his motorbike from HCM City to Hanoi in less than 20 hours.

Vietnam will have three to five cold spells in January and February 2020, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Chile and authorities of Cerro Navia district in the capital city of Santiago held a ceremony on December 19 to inaugurate the upgraded Ho Chi Minh Park.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 20 hosted military leaders of Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore and Thailand who are here to attend a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army.

The Chief of Defence Forces of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Gen. Ponpipaat Benyasri, is paying an official visit to Vietnam from December 19 to 21.

An exhibition featuring the collection of Russian porcelain and ceramics of the Hermitage Museum is taking place at the Vietnam National Museum of History.

The first museum of cement sector has been officially put into operation, according to the Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VICEM).

With the Vietnamese coffee industry currently exporting to 80 countries and territories globally, the sector has already stated its ambitions to reach an export turnover of 6 billion USD in 2020.

A variety of activities are set to be launched across Ho Chi Minh City as a way of the southern city welcoming the New Year, including special artistic performances, a countdown party, and a spectacular display of fireworks.

The Mekong Delta may experience sooner and even more serious droughts and saltwater intrusion in the 2019 – 2020 dry season, compared to the situation in 2016 when historic saline intrusion was recorded, an official has said.

Recently, at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland), the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN) conducted its final discussions, passing 37 Resolutions and the Presidential Statement at the 42nd session.

Students can have no more than 18 periods of private tutoring a week. They can also choose their private tutors with classes of no more than 45 students in each.

The monthly inward remittances by low-income earners average 10 times their recipients’ incomes, according to a new report by US payments company UniTeller.

As part of the government’s plan to create incentive for domestically manufactured 5G products, three major Vietnamese enterprises officially announced their 5G research and production roadmap in a recent seminar.

While some F&B brands in Vietnam have been forced out of business there are others that are prospering.

The challenges on market access, circulation of products, and tax in the Vietnamese market are expected to be solved ahead of the European Parliament’s crucial vote for the ratification of the EVFTA scheduled for early 2020. 

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) open many opportunities to promote trade and investment between Vietnam and the European Union.

More farmers in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau are using oyster shells as hard substrates to raise Pacific oysters to ensure quality and environmental quality. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been assigned to look for solutions for environmental problem especially air pollution.

Vietnam's success at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games was won thanks to the hard work of hundreds of athletes who brought home nearly 100 golds, and many of them were first-time competitors.

Huong Canh ceramic village in Binh Xuyen District, Vinh Phuc Province has been famed for its products for more than 300 years.

Architect Pham Thanh Tung, Chief of the Vietnam Real Estate Association, talks on Vietnam’s trend of green architecture.

Vietnam has achieved many successes in socio-economic development, contributing to maintaining regional and international peace and stability, and creating an important basis and prerequisite to ensure and enforce human rights.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) bought a record high amount of foreign currencies this year. The same is expected in 2020.

The central city’s Environment and Urban Company (URENCO), in co-operation with EverGreen Labs Consultant and EverGreen Social ventures, will start a pilot project on plastic waste recycling in the city later this year.