HCMC has approved a plan to raise registration fees for new automobiles and motorbikes to the highest level, with the fee for under-nine-seat cars being raised to VND20 million from VND11 million.

The Vietnam General Federation of Labor on October 7 released a draft amended labor code, presenting proposals for retirement ages, Thanh Nien newspaper reported.

The world’s most popular search engine Google has paid tribute to Xuan Quynh, Vietnam’s most famous female poet on the date of her 77th birthday by posting a drawing of her on its homepage on October 6.

Capital funneled into priority fields: central bank

Authorities in Hoi An are seeking measures to deal with the rising amount of waste.

With booming online sales, e-commerce exchanges have set their sights on the automotive industry.

With the decision on canceling international bidding for the North-South expressway, the success or failure of the project now depends on the capability of domestic contractors and the credit to be provided.

Le Thanh Tung, deputy head the Department of Plant Cultivation, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Nông thôn Ngày Nay newspaper on the need to develop a long term plan to cope with floods in the Mekong Delta.

Vietnam's e-learning market is diversifying in terms of offerings but innovation must continue to keep up with demand and new trends.

Since childhood is often the best time in people’s lives, playing and learning are very important. Choosing a suitable broadcast media programme for children is also important, as the number of entertainment channels is increasing significantly.

The Asian Football Confederation have announced the teams of referees that will take charge of the Vietnam national team’s upcoming fixtures against Malaysia and Indonesia in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2020.

A firm in Hanoi has promised to present the Vietnam national football team a VND500 million (USD21,739) bonus if they beat Malaysia in the forthcoming World Cup qualifier.

NA Vice Chairman receives EU business official

Sixty per cent of households in urban centres like Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang, and Can Tho will buy fast moving consumer goods online by 2025, according to Kantar Worldpanel, a global data, insights and consulting company.

Before "disappearing" from App Store and Play Store stores in Vietnam, AirVisual was the most downloaded air quality monitoring app in the country last week.

The 2019 Hanoi Dragon Dance took place at the intersection of Dinh Tien Hoang and Hang Dau streets, in Hoan Kiem Lake's pedestrian area, on October 6, to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10).

A team of Vietnamese martial artists have secured a number of medals including seven golds, eight silvers, and six bronze medals at the first World Beach Pencak Silat Championship 2019 which recently concluded in Thailand.

One Mount Group was founded by Vingroup and its partners on September 26, 2019 and has charter capital of VND3 trillion (US$129 million).

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang needs $68.8 million to fight coastal erosion, according to Nguyen Van Tam, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) reported $757.59 million in consolidated profit in the first nine months of this year, surging 50.6 percent from the same time last year and reaching 85.8 percent of the yearly plan.

Brokerages proposed different scenarios for the movement of VN-Index from now until the end of the year depending on the world's economic growth prospects.

Vietnam always wishes to work together with neighbouring countries to build common borders of peace, friendship, cooperation and development, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

A workshop was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 7 to seek improvement of policies and legislation in response to climate change in Vietnam.

Vietnam has taken the second spot out of the world’s top 30 countries to work, make friends and raise a family in 2019, according to the US financial and business news website Business Insider.

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on October 7 sentenced eight defendants to death and another to life imprisonment for trafficking 379 heroin bricks weighing over 132kg and 55kg of methamphetamine.