How can the game industry grow in Vietnam?

Vietnam’s games industry has great advantages in people and favorable terrain to exploit the global industry, which is valued at $184 billion.

Hanoi mural street gets upgrade

Artists have started repairing and renovating the mural paintings on the Phung Hung Pedestrian Street in Hanoi Capital, which have been badly faded after four years.

Admiring three Vietnamese pagodas hidden in caves

Bich Dong pagoda in northern Ninh Binh province, Hang pagoda on Ly Son Island, and Phuoc Dien pagoda in southern An Giang province are considered the most beautiful worship sites hidden in caves nationwide.

Bright opportunities for electronics industry

Phones and phone components have been the most valuable export items of Vietnam in recent years. There are still more opportunities for Vietnam to develop the electronics industry.

Colourful flowers adorn streets of Hanoi in wintertime

A variety of colourful flowers on the bicycles and baskets of local vendors have added extra charm to Hanoi’s ambiance during the capital’s transition between winter and spring.

Lamps are lit overnight to speed up flower blooming for Tet

Nghe An’s farmers are keeping lights on throughout the night to help flower trees blossom in time for Tet.

Construction of international port in HCM City proposed

Nguyen Hai Nam, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Port Authority, has proposed speeding up the construction of the international transshipment port in Can Gio District.

Catfish breeding: from humble origins to the world market

Vietnam's farmers in the past caught young fish to breed in local ponds, but they have now progressed to be among the world’s leading catfish exporters.

Vietnam disciplines high-ranking officials for wrongdoings

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on December 16 chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau and Secretariat of the Party to consider punitive measures against eight high-ranking officials for their wrongdoings.

An interesting 'Christmas bus' in HCM City

Mr. Le Xuan Huy's second home is a bus. On holidays such as Vietnamese Women's Day, Christmas and Lunar New Year, the driver, who has been a bus driver for five years, and his wife decorate the bus with appropriate themes.

Four Vietnamese peacekeepers to depart for Central African Republic

The Ministry of National Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on December 16 to present President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s decisions to send four military officers to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.

Foreign Ministry holds new-year meeting with foreign press agencies

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has wished that foreign press would continue partnering with Vietnam and covering every aspect of the country to the world.

Drastic measures needed to ward off financial crisis amid cash crunch, experts warn

Drastic measures are needed to ward off a “potential financial crisis” since most companies are struggling to raise funds amid the threat of defaulting on bond redemptions in the next few years, experts have warned.

Foreign trade represents a bright spot for local economy in 2022

For the first time this year Vietnam’s foreign trade has hit the US$700 billion mark, marking a bright spot in the overall picture of the national economy amid global market volatility.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 16

Efficiency of Hanoi's second metro line reaches 99.65 per cent

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS DECEMBER 16

Noi Bai airport expects 80,000 passengers on peak day during Lunar New Year season

37,000 households to take part in survey on administrative service quality

On December 13, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Vietnam Post organized an online training course for a team surveying people’s satisfaction about state agencies in 2022.

Culture Workshop 2022 to take place in Bac Ninh

The Culture Workshop 2022 will be held this weekend in Bac Ninh to find sollution to boost cultural development in the country.

Domestic real estate market boom unlikely in 2023

Vietnam's real estate market is unlikely to boom next year, according to experts.

Music industry in 2022: new works, copyright cases

The Vietnamese music market had a sublime 2022, blooming after a long period of repression because of the pandemic.

VN fighters through to Asian Kickboxing Champ 2022 finals

Two Vietnamese kickboxers progressed to the final round of the Asian Kickboxing Championships 2022 after their outstanding victories in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 15.

Bui Quang Huy re-elected First Secretary of HCYU Central Committee

Bui Quang Huy was re-elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) at the closing session of the 12th National Congress of the HCYU on December 16.

PM Pham Minh Chinh meets Senate President, Princess of Belgium

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President of the Belgian Senate Stephanie D’Hose and Princess Astrid of Belgium on late December 15 as part of his official visit to the European country.

Prime Minister’s tour of Europe highly successful: Foreign Minister

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visits to Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium, and attendance in the ASEAN - EU Commemorative Summit were highly successful, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told the media.

Interest rate for social housing loans to be raised to 5% in 2023

The new interest rate will be applied for loans used for purchasing, and leasing social housing projects and commercial ones having an area of under 70 square metres and VND15 million (US$634) per square metre.