National Geographic Traveler explores Hanoi

Atmospheric night markets, historic temples, sleek cocktail bars, and an evolving culinary scene of Hanoi have conquered the heart of a journalist from the world-class travel magazine.

VN considering feasibility of North-South high-speed rail project

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang proposed that World Bank (WB) help Vietnam find suitable partners for the country’s North-South high-speed rail project.

Apple adds Hoang Sa, Truong Sa islands to its map at the request of Vietnam

At the request of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Apple has corrected the mistake, adding Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagos to the map on the Apple Maps application.

Tax revenue from e-businesses below expectations

Tax revenues from e-commerce activities have risen over the years, but they are still far behind the industry’s expansion rate, the Ministry of Finance reported.

Vietnam hosts over 100 million domestic visitors, surpassing all forecasts

Domestic tourism is strongly bouncing back, recording more than 100 million visitors so far this year, higher than all forecasts and up 1.5 times compared to the yearly target of 60 million.

Voting begins for top 10 culture, sporting, and tourism events in 2022

Repatriating the Nguyen Dynasty’s imperial seal, the nation’s hosting SEA Games 31, and the reopening of international tourism as of March 15 are among the nominations for voting in the top 10 culture, sporting, and tourism events of the year.

National forum on development of digital enterprises due on Dec. 8

A national forum aimed at fostering greater development among local digital enterprises is scheduled to get underway on December 8 at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi.

Quang Ninh has new acting chairman

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has signed a Decision No 1509/QĐ-TTg on December 2th 2022 to assign the acting chairman of People’s Committee of Quang Ninh to Cao Tuong Huy.

Vietnam to develop strategic infrastructure to lure more RoK investment: President

Vietnam will strongly develop its strategic infrastructure system to lure more investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK), President Nguyen Xuan Phuc told more than 500 enterprises attending the Vietnam-RoK Business Forum in Seoul on December 6.

Central bank to raise credit limit, banks slash interest rates

The State Bank of Vietnam has raised the domestic banking system’s credit growth by 1.5-2.0 percentage points from the previous 14% limit on December 5.

Vietnam and RoK sign MoU on sports training

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to sports training, to promote international sports cooperation between the two countries in the future.

Roaming Hanoi for 1,001 specialties from different parts of Vietnam

There is no need to travel far, just a walk around Hanoi will help you taste specialties across Vietnam.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 6

PM to attend ASEAN-EU commemorative summit, visit three European countries

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS DECEMBER 6

Da Nang to host Vietnam International Travel Mart

Share purchases by foreign investors hit record

In the week from November 28 to December 2, the Vietnamese stock market saw foreign investors’ net purchases reaching VND9.15 trillion, raising the total net purchase since early November to VND20.2 trillion.

Employers sell private assets to offer Tet bonuses to workers

Many enterprises in Vietnam are struggling to give Tet bonuses for their workers.

Promoting PPP cooperation to develop green agriculture in Vietnam

Promoting public-private partnerships will help improve sustainability in the agricultural sector, according to experts speaking at an event in Hanoi on Monday.

Undervalued banks winning bet for investors

The recent declines of the securities market have moved bank stocks to an 'attractive zone'. Banks were trading at a P/E multiple of 7.1 and P/B of 1.3 in late November, equivalent to the lows in March 2020.

Park Hang-seo receives Order of Diplomatic Service Merit

Head coach of the Vietnamese national team Park Hang-seo has been awarded the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit, Heungin Medal, by the Republic of Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol for his contribution to promoting friendly ties with Vietnam.

HCM City Party Secretary: robbery must not exist on streets

HCM City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nen said the city has a bad reputation for robbery and he has asked relevant bodies to deal with this.

Positive prospects for Vietnam’s stock market in 2023

The stock market saw a trading session with the strongest growth rate in Asia on December 2 as the Vietnam-Index surged by 4.22 percent.

A look at VN fashion through “Taste of Heritage”

After three years of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnam International Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2022 returned to Hanoi in late November with eye-catching collections in the spirit of 'Taste of heritage'.

Vietnamese interested in metaverse and fintech

According to a recent report by Meta and Bain & Company, Vietnam is among the top 3 countries besides Indonesia and the Philippines to adopt new technologies such as fintech and metaverse.

The opportunity for a chip-making industry in Vietnam

Chip production will fuel Vietnam's aspiration to become a prominent manufacturing hub in the region.

R&B legend Babyface, 2022 Masked Singer Vietnam’s winner to be on stage together

The much-awaited item of the 2022 “Ho Do" International Music Festival in HCMC will be a duet performance of R&B superstar Babyface and singer Ngoc Mai who won the Masked Singer Vietnam 2022, said Director of the festival, musician Huy Tuan.