Russia’s Medvedev visits Vietnam

Restructuring the market with importance attached to markets with high spending levels is one of the key points of Resolution 82 released by the government on May 18 on solutions to speed up tourism recovery and development.

A special program performed by Hai Phong City’s workers was held at the Viet Tiep Friendship Labor Culture Palace on May 17 to celebrate the 133rd birthday of former President Ho Chi Minh.

Deputy PM urges acceleration of electricity licensing for finished wind, solar power projects

The Ministry of Transport has assigned its relevant agencies to look into a recent proposal by Hanoi City to make its second airport an international one.

By leveraging international experience and collaborating with relevant parties, VN has the potential to become a leading country in the region regarding vaccine production.

The 10th Hong Kong International Music Festival (HKIMF)’s preliminary round will be held in Hanoi on May 27 and 28.

Many legislators have expressed their hope that solutions to be devised at the ongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly will soon tackle difficulties to regain growth momentum for the economy to reach this year’s targets.

From the 2024 to 2025 season onwards Vietnamese football clubs will no longer be able to secure a place in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League.

Kelly Szymanowicz, an Australian tourist from Sydney, said that she would extend her summer vacation with her family in Vietnam for three weeks as she loves Vietnamese culture, beaches, and the reasonable travel costs on offer.

The Asian Records Organisation (ARO) has presented a culinary value certificate to lotus-based dishes of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap for the 2022 - 2023 period.

Thailand has welcomed 9.47 million foreign tourists, including 84,221 Vietnamese visitors, so far this year, earning about 391 billion baht, equivalent to over US$11.3 billion, in revenue.

The emergence of several Asian markets such as Vietnam, India and Indonesia offer a ‘golden opportunity’ for Apple, according to the US cable news network CNN.

Vietnam’s broken rice (locally known as com tam) was chosen the second place among the top 100 most tasty rice dishes in Asia by TasteAtlas, the home of local food, traditional restaurants, and authentic recipes, in March this year.

Ten more places in the Mekong Delta have been recognised as typical tourist destinations of the region in 2023.

The 31st meeting of the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Wireless Group opened in Hanoi on May 22.

About 1,100ha of farmland in the northern mountainous provinces face imminent risks of drought, according to the Department of Water Resources under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam’s seaport throughput nearly doubled between 2015 and 2022, averaging 8.4%, said the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA).

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City are expected to reach 7 billion USD in 2023, an annual increase of about 6-7%.

The 15th National Assembly passed a resolution approving the Prime Minister’s proposal on the appointment of Dang Quoc Khanh, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ha Giang, as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son says the ministry is compiling a plan on high-quality human resources for the development of high technology, with proposed solutions to develop the workforce for basic sciences.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said that interest rates have become stable with the lending interest rate hovering around 9.3 percent per annum.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has repeatedly warned about possible electricity blackouts this summer because of expected large-scale drought. If so, alternate power cuts could prove to be unavoidable.

A newly-discovered ancient rock field in Gia Lai Province’s Đôn Hyang Village is luring visitors with its surreal charms.

Besides limited technological capability, Vietnamese mechanical engineering enterprises are upset about their trained workers leaving for foreign-invested companies or searching for opportunities to work abroad in labor cooperation programs.