Hanoi is home to some 1,300 handicraft villages, but many of their products are of little interest to foreign tourists.

The investor behind the controversial construction of an urban project that allegedly encroached on Ha Long Bay's buffer zone has been slapped with a fine of VND125 million (about US$5,140) for environmental pollution.

TikTok will delete accounts and videos for users younger than 13 years old as its commitment to the Vietnamese government.

Local volleyball players are set to compete against Turkey and Brazil at the 2023 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship which is scheduled to take place in China from December 11 to December 17.

Two tourists have been struck after teasing an elephant in the central highlands province of Dak Lak.

A firm is seeking HCM City approval for a project to develop electric minibuses to run along local small roads and alleys.

With a young population, a strong ability for digital transformation among consumers, and increasing digital consumption, Vietnam is anticipated to achieve digital economic growth of US$45 billion by 2025

Embassy devises plans to ensure safety for Vietnamese citizens in Israel

To keep children safe online, the Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recommends the '4T principles' of compliance, intelligence, caution and kindness.

Vietnam's first electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast plans to build a plant with an investment capital of 18.6 trillion Rp (1.2 billion USD) in Indonesia, according to Presidential Chief of Staff of Indonesia Moeldoko.

The Ministry of National Defense launched a database of legal documents on military and national defence at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 6.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has received a request for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations on frozen warmwater shrimp imported from a number of countries, including Vietnam.

State budget collection down over 9% in 10 months

Deposit interest rates have dropped to a 3-year low, but deposits at banks have reached a record high. Some banks reported an increase of up to 150 percent in payments for deposit interest.

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc says the 2 percent VAT cut will not be applied to some business fields, including securities, banking and finance, explaining that if it was applied to all fields, this would put pressure on the state budget.

The global semiconductor chip market is expected to record a CAGR of 7.1 per cent from 2023 to 2032.

Four Vietnamese technology firms, MK Hi-Tek, SafeGate, Pavana and Vissoft, are cooperating to develop the MK Networks brand, specializing in manufacturing network equipment. The first products are scheduled to hit the market in 2024.

Electricity prices must be market-based to encourage power savings and new investments in the energy sector, experts have said.

Nguyen Thi Kim Trang has been selected as the nation’s representative for the Miss Asia 2023 beauty pageant which is set to take place from November 9 to November 14 in India.

Insider newspaper of the United States recently released an article about a foreign traveler and her two kids who came to experience a wonderful week-long trip to Sa Pa in the nation’s northern mountainous region.

The Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises is seeking approval for the scheme to reorganise the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) by the year 2025.

Some periods are characterized by the birth of unique and high-quality artistic works that have gained fame.

For the past seven years, business has been good – with Kieu Viet Hung earning between VND 50 and 60 million a month. But, making a living doing something most people find abhorrent, Hung was faced with a crisis of conscience.

The Ministry of Transport has freshly approved a project for developing waterway corridors and logistics in the southern region, which is worth nearly 3.9 trillion VND (163.34 million USD) funded by the World Bank (WB).

Talented Vietnamese cueists Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh are competing at the three-Cushion World Cup in Seoul of the Republic of Korea (RoK), which opened on November 6.