The Vietnam-Asia Smart Cities Summit 2024 highlights strategies for digital transformation and sustainable urban development, drawing lessons from global successes.

Despite an $800 million investment in the Yen Xa Wastewater Treatment Project, Hanoi’s To Lich River continues to suffer from untreated sewage and persistent delays.

With 647 meters of tunnel excavated at a depth of 17.8 meters, Hanoi’s Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station metro line is setting new milestones in urban infrastructure development.

Vietnam International Defense Expo 2024 will showcase cutting-edge military hardware and foster global defense collaboration, with major contributions from the U.S., Russia, and Italy.

An interview with 13,000 teachers found that 25.4 percent of teachers hold extra classes in school and 8.2 percent hold extra classes in non-school places. High school teachers have the highest number of private tutoring hours, 14.91 hours a week.

The CMC AI Camera and AI Box were among the standout technologies at Techfest Vietnam 2024, emphasizing Vietnam’s growing innovation ecosystem.

In the case of the North-South high-speed railway, technology transfer includes not only the manufacture and installation of core equipment but also mastering technologies and operations, such as trains, rails and a signaling system.

Real estate experts say that social housing products have become cheaper than ever, but are still beyond the financial capability of many people.

Through reorganizations and mergers, the government’s organizational structure has remained stable since 2007 with 30 key units, including 18 ministries, 4 ministerial-level agencies, and eight agencies under the government.

Eximbank is well known in Vietnam, not because of its impressive business results in the last 10 years, or profits it brings to investors, but because of the struggle among leaders and uncertainties about the leadership.

Working in the field for 25 years, artist Phan Thanh Liem has staged the highest number of water puppetry performances abroad.

It will take at least three years to build an offshore wind power farm and put it into operation, which means that construction of the farm needs to begin in 2027.

Losing money after three business attempts and forced to sell their wedding rings to pay debts, the couple eventually succeeded with raising cage-free fowl.

Not all foreign travelers like the dish, but many have become ‘addicted’ to it after trying it in Hanoi.

The bun vit (Vietnamese duck noodle soup with bamboo shoots) shop on Tran Quoc Vuong Street in Cau Giay district in Hanoi attracts many diners thanks to its elaborately prepared roasted duck.

With a focus on the country’s net zero 2050 target, the event provided an opportunity to assess both the carbon credit mechanism and Việt Nam’s broader strategy for addressing climate change.

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution has consistently exceeded safety standards in Hà Nội and nearby provinces such as Bắc Ninh and Thái Nguyên since 2019.

E-commerce and digital platforms with payment functions will have to declare and pay taxes on behalf of sellers being business households and individuals from April 1, 2025.

The plans were officially announced at a national conference on Sunday in Hà Nội which reviewed the implementation of Resolution No 18-NQ/TW (dated October 25, 2017) of the 12th Party Central Committee.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed the tax incentives for the automobile part-supplying industry to be extended to December 31, 2027 instead of the end of this year to promote the development of the domestic automobile industry.

The Politburo upholds the principle of one agency performing many tasks, with each task assigned to one agency, thus completely eliminating overlaps in functions and tasks, as well as fragmentation in administrative areas and sectors.

PM orders accelerating land-related state budget collection

Central tourism hub works hard to attract more holiday-makers

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on November 28 announced it would increase credit growth target for credit institutions, for the second time this year.

Vietnam praised Canada’s efforts and its coordinating role in advancing CPTPP activities, which have made this framework increasingly dynamic and attractive to economies seeking membership.