Lee Hyori, HyunA to attend music fest in HCM City

Five international artists will join 10 Vietnamese singers at the GENfest festival in Ho Chi Minh City on November 4 and 5.

Vietnamese queue overnight to buy iPhone 15

Thousands of people in Hanoi and HCM City queued through the night to receive the first batch of iPhone 15s.

Death sentences given to three men trafficking drug from Cambodia to Vietnam

The People’s Court of Binh Phuoc Province yesterday sentenced three defendants to death for smuggling nearly 31 kilograms of drugs from Cambodia to Vietnam.

Shares of semiconductor groups ride on a rising wave

Việt Nam is likely to obtain billion-dollar opportunities thanks to the inflow of investment capital after participating and becoming a chain in the...

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 29/2023

VN apparel export market showing signs of gradual recovery

The Ministry of Home Affairs agrees seven-day Lunar New Year break

The Ministry of Home Affairs announced it has agreed that the 2024 Lunar New Year holiday should be a seven-day break, as was proposed by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnam's GDP grows by 5.33% in Q3/2023

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter of the year was estimated to have grown by 5.33% on-year while the consumer price index (CPI) in September increased by 1.08% compared to the previous month.

WWF supports restoration on Tra Su Wetland Reserve

This region annually receives floodwater from the Mekong River during the rainy season to maintain the seasonal inundation (rotating wet-dry seasons) of a natural wetland.

Vietnamese novel wins the Southeast Asian Write Award

Vietnamese writer Vinh Quyen has won the Southeast Asian (SEA) Write Award for his novel Inside Infinity.

Vietnamese itching to take leisure trips overseas

Vietnamese are among those who crave holidaying abroad the most across Southeast Asia, according to GrabAds’s latest SEA Travel Insights 2023 report.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 29/2023

Foreign tourist arrivals to Hanoi surpass yearly plan

CHANGE's Hoang Thi Minh Hong sentenced to three years in prison for tax fraud

Hồng has admitted guilty in court and her family has returned VNĐ3.5 billion ($143,430) for leniency.

Many whales seen in Quang Ninh’s Co To sea water

Whales have visited Cô Tô District’s beach in Quảng Ninh Province in the last few days.

Experts call for minimising consumption of dog, cat meat for healthcare purposes

Vietnamese traditional medicine community called on stronger efforts to reduce the consumption of dog and cat meats for healthcare purposes at a training course in Hanoi on September 28.

Four people die, two others missing in flood

Four people died and two others were missing in recent flood, according to statistics by 5pm on Thursday of the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam, RoK sign MoU to strengthen tourism cooperation

The Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) and the Korea Tourism Organisation of the Republic of Korea (KTO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bolstering tourism cooperation in Hanoi on September 28.

Green Economy Forum 2023 to take place in November

The Green Economy Forum (GEF) 2023, an event hosted by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) for businesses and governments to accelerate discussion and dialogue on green growth in Vietnam, is scheduled for November 2 in Hanoi.

Winners of Golden Globe Science and Technology Award 2023 announced

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee announced the list of ten young scientists who win the Golden Globe Science and Technology Award 2023 on September 28.

Over-1.2 billion-USD project to upgrade, expand Dung Quat Oil Refinery

Over 1.2 billion USD will be poured into a project to upgrade and expand Dung Quat Oil Refinery of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR), according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.

Vietnam looks to increase labour exports to Hungary

Vietnam is speeding up negotiations with Hungary in a bid to sign an agreement on sending and receiving Vietnamese labourers in the European country – an emerging market drawing great interest from labourers.

Vietnam looks to attract foreign high-tech "eagles"

The upgrade of the Vietnam-US bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has opened up strategic opportunities for Vietnam to lure more high-quality investment inflows in terms of innovation and high technology.

Vietnam to internalize global minimum tax rules for implementation in 2024

Vietnam will internalize additional tax and incentive policies to support the enforcement of the global minimum tax in early 2024, in order to prevent tax evasion and encourage foreign businesses to operate in the long term in the country.

The dark, hidden corner of petroleum distributors: big tax debts, exit ban

A number of petroleum distributors are in distress: their tax debts are increasing and their leaders have been prohibited from leaving the country.

Hungarian folk jazz concert to enthrall audiences in Hanoi

The Embassy of Hungary in Hanoi is due to organise a Hungarian folk jazz fusion concert at the Hang Buom Culture and Arts Center on October 4.

Breaking All Limitations: Viglacera's journey at Cersaie 2023

Viglacera, Vietnam’s leading company in the fields of construction materials and real estate investment, is participating in Cersaie 2023 in Bologna, Italy from September 25th to September 29th, 2023.