President Vo Van Thuong has signed a decision ratifying the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between Vietnam and Argentina, as recently proposed by the Government.

Parliament passes resolution on results of vote of confidence

On the afternoon of October 25, Ha Giang province held a workshop with the theme: "Digital media spreads Ha Giang's image".

The development and application of scientific and technological advances in production plays a very important role in improving the living standards of ethnic minority groups, for example the Lo Lo ethnic group in Cao Bang Province.

The Asian Development Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam held a kick-off ceremony marking the implementation of the Swiss-funded $5mil technical assistance, which aims to nurture financial technologies serving financial inclusion improvement in VN.

Even when resort real estate owners sell properties at a ranging from hundreds of millions to billions dong, they still cannot find buyers. People hope that prices will go down further.

After the first two sluggish quarters of the year, Vietnam’s businesses have seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

Thanks to increased collections and expense savings, the government has set aside a wage fund of VND560 trillion, ensuring enough resources for wage reform to be carried out in 2024-2026.

The scale and capacity of Vietnamese supporting industry enterprises are still limited.

The overall salary increase this year is 7.9 per cent at local companies, 0.2 percentage points higher than last year.

University lecturers funded by school budget to study abroad refuse to return home to work. Schools find it difficult to throw the book on them despite regulations.

Slower recovery in international markets and lower demand in domestic air travel have been hindering the recovery of Vietnam's airline industry, said industry insiders and policymakers.

HCM City is focusing on digital transformation to develop itself into a smart urban area by 2030.

Regular risk assessments should still be conducted, and corresponding response measures should be implemented to prevent and control outbreaks at different risk levels.

In Hai Hau district, Nam Dinh province, many activities have been organized on the occasion of the Month of Action for Children and International Children's Day, including the festival of propaganda teams to learn about on Children's Law.

Upgrading Tra Linh Border Gate to an International Border Gate will open up many new opportunities for the border trade economy of Cao Bang province, especially goods in transit to third countries.

Broken tubes, torn tires, dropped chains, stalled engines, stuck in mud... were among the suffocating situations that Minh Hieu and many athletes encountered during the recent off-road motorbike competition in Quan Ba, Ha Giang Province.

Experts presented basic principles in the process of perfecting laws and policies to protect children in the online environment at the seminar on perfecting laws on protecting children in cyberspace.

Digital travel platform Agoda released its first Vietnam’s New Horizons list on October 24, featuring some upcoming and lesser-known destinations.

Pornographic livestreams, advertisements for fraudulent applications, gambling, and fake and counterfeit goods have been seen on Facebook recently.

Legislators cast secret ballots in the vote of confidence on the 44 persons holding the positions elected or approved by the National Assembly (NA) on October 25 morning, part of the ongoing sixth session of the 15th NA.

The 15th East Sea International Conference themed “Luminate the Grey, Light Up the Green” opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 15, with more than 200 delegates attending in person while nearly 250 others participate via teleconferencing.

Many domestic banks have reported positive growth in profit in the third quarter and the first nine months of 2023 even amid the slow credit expansion and a downturn trend in profit of the whole banking sector.

In recent days, showers to downpours have battered provinces in the central region causing many roads to be cut off and many river banks and mountain areas are likely at risk of landslides. The region must cope with natural disasters.

Posting avatars with the AI-generated faces is now a growing trend on nearly all social network platforms, from Facebook to Zalo.