About 80 percent of surveyed businesses say the biggest obstacle to borrowing money from banks is the lack of collateral.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting with Vietnam Trade Offices abroad on May 31 to discuss ways to boost the exports of lychees and longans as many northern localities are harvesting the fruits.

The Government has approved adding nearly VND1.92 trillion to the investment cost and rescheduling the completion of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line project to 2027.

Four Vietnamese pieces by renowned local painters Le Pho and Mai Trung Thu will feature at the "Impressionist & Modern Art” Day Sale auction held by Paris auction house Artcurial.

Ho Chi Minh City has been hailed as the most suitable for solo backpackers, according to online magazine Money.com of the United States.

Vietnam will play a friendly match against Syria on June 20 at northern Nam Dinh province's Thien Truong Stadium for FIFA Days.

Agencies have recently launched fiscal and monetary policies expected to serve as a strong push to help the economy escape the risk of growth decline.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha welcomed Dutch firms and partners to join in the pilot scheme for rooftop solar installation in Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on May 31 for Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar.

Song Lam Nghe An Football Club will receive experts and coaches from Japan’s Mito HollyHock Club to improve the quality of training for its players, Truong Manh Linh, General Director and CEO of Song Lam Nghe An said on May 31.

Students have begun their summer holiday and the summer tourism season has kicked off. However, people still have not booked tours yet, leaving tourism companies feeling anxious.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has, for the third time this year, decided to ease some operating interest rates in an effort to force down commercial lending interest rates.

A ceremony was held at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on May 31 to send off Vietnamese athletes with disabilities competing in the 12th ASEAN Para Games, which is scheduled to take place in Pnom Penh, Cambodia from June 3-9.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism held a conference on May 31 to discuss the application of the ASEAN Tourism Standards and launch the ASEAN Tourism Awards among businesses in the sector.

Ho Chi Minh City’s economic growth is expected to climb to 5.87% in the second quarter of 2023, its leader has said.

Vietnam’s services sector remains a bright spot, partially offsetting some external weakness, according to a report released by HSBC Vietnam on May 31.

After many years of living in Australia, Nguyen Ngoc My decided to return to Vietnam with a plan to recover the sport of horse racing in his homeland.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 31 signed Directive No. 18/CT-TTg on promoting data connection and sharing for e-commerce development, preventing tax loss, and ensuring monetary security.

Teaching literacy skills for children in the Central Highlands becomes a discouraging job owing to various obstacles in the professional and personal aspects.

The cultural event aims at celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Sándor Petőfi - a famous Hungarian revolutionary poet and writer.

Australian Prime Minister to pay official visit to Vietnam

Thousands of people gathered at Phap Hoa Pagoda, HCM City, on May 30 for in the largest lantern releasing ceremony to pray for peace on the occasion of the Buddha's 2567th birthday.

The community Ao Dai week is scheduled to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from July 6 to July 12, with the event aiming to promote the beauty of the country’s traditional outfit, as well as showcasing local culture and tourism.

A 700-year-old gold apple tree (or yellow Diospyros decandra Lour ) in the north-central province of Ha Tinh has been recognized as a heritage tree by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE).

At the end of May 2023, the beginning of the rainy season increased land erosion along rivers and canals in the Mekong Delta including the Tien River, Hau River and Ca Mau peninsula.

Bac Giang plans to export 96,000 tonnes of lychee