The GDP growth rate was estimated to hit 4.14 percent in the second quarter of 2023, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on Thursday.

Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health (MoH) has imported 6,000 bottles of Plasma-derived Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) to Vietnam to supply local hospitals for treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).

The US Consulate General hosted a ceremony on June 29 to officially kick off a programme which seeks to promote American food to Vietnamese people with a diverse array of activities and incentives for diners.

The Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music has launched a piano competition for contestants of all nationalities and different ages, with the ultimate aim of becoming a destination for pianists from across the world.

Local cueists Duong Quoc Hoang and Nguyen Anh Tuan enjoyed their first victory over Abdullah Alyousef and Bader Alawadhi of Kuwait on June 29 at the opening match of the 2023 World Cup of Pool.

Fast-growing greenhouse development, rapid urbanisation, underinvested drainage and abnormal weather have been cited as the main reasons for the heavy flooding in the Central Highlands tourist city Dalat.

Shrimp exports are forecast to hit roughly US$3 billion as the first five months of the year witnessed shrimp exports rake in US$1.2 billion, a drop of 34% compared to the same period from 2022.

A new Kaspersky Safe Kids study has revealed the most -viewed children’s interests between May 2022 and April 2023.

Singapore Regional Business Forum to be held in Hanoi in July

Cars will enjoy a 50 per cent cut in registration fees from July 1 after Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on June 28 signed a decree on registration fee reduction for domestically manufactured and assembled automobiles.

Consumers were increasingly attaching importance to sustainability over time, said Dang Thuy Ha, northern director of NielsenIQ Viet Nam, at an event in Hanoi on Wednesday.

Vietnamese rock band KURROCK, based in Japan, is set to release their highly-anticipated debut album titled KURROCK: VƯỢT on June 30, following the success of their tour in VN during 2022-2023.

Hundreds of artists from various fields will participate in performances on the occasion of the 325th anniversary of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh - HCM City (1698 - 2023) and 47 years since Saigon Gon - Gia Dinh was named after President Ho Chi Minh.

Hanoi, HCM City among most popular city destinations this summer

Canada-based magazine The Travel has revealed a list of the 10 cheapest countries to work remotely across the world, with Vietnam featured in the list.

The Department of Tourism of Khanh Hoa, a province in south-central Vietnam, in collaboration with Pegas Misr Vietnam Travel Co. Ltd received the first charter flight on June 29 ringing travelers from Uzbekistan to the locality.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has transported personnel and equipment for Vietnam’s Level 2 Field Hospital in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for a fifth time since 2018.

Vietnamese men football secured the 95th place in FIFA’s latest rankings and No.1 in Southeast Asia after its wins over Hong Kong (China) and Syria in friendly matches in June.

The US Agency for International Development, in partnership with UNICEF, has delivered 590 vaccine refrigerators to Vietnam as part of the support to further improve cold chain systems for routine immunization and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of about 12.25 billion USD in the first half of this year, according to data released by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) on June 29.

Vietnam had attracted a total of 13.43 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) from the beginning of this year to June 20, down 4.3% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam and China have issued a joint press statement on the occasion of PM Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to China and attendance at the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum in Tianjin on June 25-28.

Twelve airport projects have been included on the list of projects to be developed with diverse capital sources. The state needs to offer attractive incentives to lure investors as these are not high-profit making ventures.

The wide gap between domestic and world gold prices has caused buyers to lose money, but helped gold smugglers earn lucrative, but illegal, profits.

The urgency to convert coal-fired power facilities to alternative fuels is intensifying, with the Vietnamese government adopting a plan to convert coal to biomass and ammonia.