Share prices fall, billionaires lose big

Billionaire Tran Dinh Long’s assets have fallen by $1.6 billion this year, while billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong has lost $2 billion.

Video game helps promote Vietnamese culture, tourism

The video game “Lac Viet phieu luu ky” (Lac Viet Adventures) was selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a promotional product on digital platforms at the Vietnam Days Abroad 2022 in Austria, India, and the Republic of Korea this year.

Over 100 Vietnamese citizens deported from China for illegal stay

106 Vietnamese citizens that stayed illegally in China were returned to Vietnamese authorities at the Ly Van Border Gate in the northern province of Cao Bang on Tuesday.

"578 Magnum" film chosen to compete at 2023 Oscars

The head of the Vietnam Cinema Department, Vi Kien Thanh, said the “578: Phat Dan Cua Ke Dien” (578 Magnum) film received a score of 9, the highest from the national selection board, and was chosen to represent Vietnam at Oscars 2023.

HCM City to recruit key officers through exams

The city’s Vice Chair Vo Van Hoan has signed a decision on organizing exams to select leaders and managerial officers for local public agencies.

HAGL Group repays bonds worth trillions of VND

The Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAG) of entrepreneur Doan Nguyen Duc eased its debt burden of VND6.6 trillion in bonds prior to Decree 65’s issuance.

70-year-old publishing industry tries to catch up with rest of the world

Tran Chi Dat, Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Information and Communications Publishing House, says that e-books and other modern publishing models are now giving more choices to readers in accessing content.

Vietnam's first monkeypox patient tests negative, symptoms disappearing: hospital

The patient, a 35-year-old woman who return from Dubai, is no longer suffering from fever, while the blisters on the face, hands and feet have dried up, peeled off and new skin is forming, said the doctors treating her.

Largest-ever Vietnamese rock concert to hit stage in HCM City

Leading rock bands and singers from across the country are set to perform in the World Rock Vietnam concert which will get underway on December 10 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam to impose temporary anti-dumping duties on Chinese tables, chairs

Vietnam will impose temporary anti-dumping duties on some table and chair products originating from China, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has said.

More former officials arrested over repatriation flights bribery scandal

Three more people, including two former diplomatic officials, have been arrested for their involvement in a bribery case at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Consular Department.

Vietnam to send two football teams to AFF Club Championship 2023

Vietnam will send two clubs to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Club Championship 2023, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

ST24, ST25 rice trademarks protected in Australia

Australian Intellectual Property (IP Australia) has officially issued trademark protection certificates to three brands of ST24 and ST24 rice produced by Ho Quang Tri Private Enterprise.

Retail stocks with positive outlook

Retail stocks, in general, are expected to produce positive business results this year, especially in the third quarter.

Artificial Intelligence applied to weather forecasting in Vietnam

The Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration has applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) in hydrometeorology monitoring and forecasting, making typhoon and torrential rain prediction more accurate.

Visiting Quang Tri to enjoy its speciality: bun chat chat

Mussel vermicelli in Quang Tri’s Mai Xa Village has been recognised as one of the top 100 of Vietnam’s outstanding specialties.

Detective genre makes steady literary comeback

The detective genre is undergoing a literary renaissance in Vietnam.

Only 1.7 million foreign arrivals to VN first 9 months

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam was 1.65 million in January-September 2022, while the yearly target is 5 million, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Authority maintains tough stance on safety violations on Hanoi’s “railway café street”

The Vietnam Railway Authority has insisted that it will take a hard line on railway traffic safety violations along Hanoi’s popular "railway café street" sketching across the inner districts in its recent report to the Ministry of Transport.

Vietnam out of Asian Futsal Cup after losing to Iran in quaterfinals

Vietnam ended their journey at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2022 in Kuwait after losing 8-1 to powerhouse Iran in the quarter-finals.

Foreign hi-tech firms expand investment in Vietnamese market

Molex, the world’s leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, has unveiled its ambitions to expand its existing manufacturing plant in the Vietnamese market by developing its plant in Hanoi.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 4

Hai Phong lures more than 1.24 billion USD in first nine months

Vietnam rakes in US$16.05 billion from tourism in nine months

Vietnam earned some 394.2 trillion VND (16.05 billion USD) from tourism in the first nine months of this year, equivalent to 78% of the figure recorded in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 4

Vietnam invests in 10 energy technologies

Vietnamese poetry collection published in Canada

A poetry collection from five female translators based in Hanoi, entitled Ngũ Sắc Ánh Sáng (5 Sights of Light), has been introduced to Canadian readers by Ukiyoto Publishing.