Electric cars are a growing trend in the world market, but they require high costs and charging stations. Hybrid cars that use two or more types of power are better suited at this time.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported a large volume of waste from the fishing industry, of which fishing vessels with a length of 6 meters or longer generate over 64,100 tons of plastic waste a year.

HCMC is making effort to reduce groundwater exploitation to 100,000 cubic meters per day to combat land subsidence, the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment said.

As many as 50,000 workers in HCM City have witnessed falling incomes so far this year, said an official from the HCM City Labour Federation.

Ha Giang Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism have warned tourists about online hotel reservation scams.

The wild sunflower is a shrub with an average height of about 2m - 3m. Its plant stem is dark green and erect. When the trunk turns to wood, it is grey-brown. It grows alone or in clusters, and the buds bloom at the beginning of winter.

The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed to ban sleeper buses entering the city centre between 6am and 10pm from the middle of next month in an effort to crack down on picking up and dropping off passengers illegally.

Nhat Tien, a teacher at a primary school for autistic children in HCM City’s District 3, has been thinking about quitting her job for many times.

International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Dinh Hong Quan is set to defend his title on December 10 at the Grand Ho Tram Resort in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

The number of Japanese restaurants across the country has enjoyed strong growth in terms of scale and number, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City.

The HCM City Photography Association (HPA) is hosting the first-ever international photography festival from November 25-30.

Big supermarkets join Promotion Month 2022

Missosology, the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, has named Vietnamese representative Vu Linh among its hot picks of the Top 3 currently participating in the Mister Grand International 2022 pageant.

The number of young people catching HIV has seen an upward trend recently, with 50% of new cases being under the age of 29.

Three female scientists were granted the 2022 L'Oreal-UNESCO awards at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 25.

Two heritage pieces of Vietnam were recognised as part of documentary heritage in Asia and the Pacific on November 26, at the 9th general meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific.

NA Chairman Hue to visit Australia, New Zealand

The list of companies recognized as having the best transparency and governance on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) doesn’t include many well-known names.

The Hanoi People’s Council plans to require at least 8 sq m of living space in state-owned properties and 20 sq m in non-state owned properties for registered permanent residence.

Many wind power projects in Quang Tri are behind schedule because of unfavorable weather conditions, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, slow site clearance and an unclear tariff scheme.

Nguyen Thi Kim Dung, headmaster of Dong La Secondary School in Hoai Duc district in Hanoi has been honored as Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert - MIEE for three consecutive years.

A promising export market contributed positively to the sharp increase in profits of many fertiliser and chemical enterprises.

Many legal documents in Vietnam have been made in such a way that creates a great compliance burden on firms, according to insiders.

Electricity demand has been growing steadily since 2021 and is expected to surpass domestic output in the short term.

The last several months have been dynamic for the energy sector in Vietnam, with a number of key developments.