A picturesque destination amidst the Central Highlands mountains and forests, Lak Lake seeks to better serve residents and tourists while attracting business investment.

Cho Ray Hospital has sent an urgent document to the HCM City Health Department and Ministry of Health, reporting an urgent need for a botulinum antidote (BAT). The supply of the medicine is rare and unstable.

The 22nd European Film Festival is taking place in Hanoi, HCM City and the central province of Hue, showing nearly 20 contemporary European films.

Seven parking lots will be built near five of the 11 flyover stations on Metro Line No.1 in HCM City.

A 45-year-old man in HCM City, who got botulinum poisoning after eating fermented fish sauce, died on Wednesday night, local media reported on Thursday.

In order to honor the cultural identity and traditional brocade weaving of ethnic minorities in Kon Tum province and create an environment for exchanges between artisans, Brocade Color Festival was held recently.

A recently issued resolution to accelerate effective and sustainable tourism development, representative tourism offices should be first opened in key markets.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has required the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism to coordinate with relevant units to inspect accommodation facilities in key tourism areas across the country.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is set to further reduce regulatory interest rates on May 25, the third cut in a row since mid-March, expected to give a boost to the stagnant real estate market.

President Vo Van Thuong on May 24 received the ambassadors of Qatar, Brazil, Slovenia, Portugal, Estonia and Guinea, who came to present their credentials.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will restore its Hanoi (Vietnam)-Luang Prabang (Laos)-Siem Reap (Cambodia) route on the first day of July, with a frequency of three flights per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

WHO’s emergency botulism antitoxins arrive in Vietnam

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a directive clarifying tasks and solutions to enhance the efficiency of foreign investment attraction in the new period.

UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis and representatives of countries have commended Vietnam’s performance in materialising sustainable development goals (SDGs) as well as its government’s leadership in this regard.

The stock market is expected to see more investment opportunities for the medium and long term in the second quarter of 2023, according to analysts.

Vietnamese localities and enterprises are attracting design talents to deeply join the global integrated circuit supply chain, as global IC design corporations are shifting their operations to Vietnam.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) says the livestock industry is facing difficulties amid competition from imports.

Links emphasised for arbitration relations

The two banks held a ceremony in Hanoi on May 19 to celebrate their 10-year strategic cooperation.

Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao, the first and only Vietnamese to be a member of the United Nations' International Law Commission (ILC), has been elected the ILC's Chief Rapporteur.

Meat and livestock by-products are being imported to Vietnam in large quantities, causing supply to soar amid decreased demand and putting the domestic livestock industry in danger.

Both Vietnam and Thailand are big fruit exporters to China. However, Thailand can earn more money than Vietnam though it sells less fruit.

In 2016, Hanoi and HCM City planned to build 2,000 more public toilets. However, the plan remains on paper over the last seven years.

While renewable energy sources are currently in surplus, the national power system in 2023 is at risk of experiencing electricity shortages due to extreme weather conditions and many hydropower plants reaching dangerously low water levels.

At a time when most businesses are facing serious losses, with some even in dire situations and having to sell off much of their assets, banks continue to announce profits of thousands of billion dongs.