Bad debts in the banking system in the first five months of 2024 continued to increase by some 75.9 trillion VND (3 billion USD) against the end of 2023.

Shooter Trinh Thu Vinh has been listed among the world's top ten in the women's 25m pistol event after her performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics Games, according to the recently released ranking of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction continues to prosper in July, and quality of FDI capital flows increase sharply thanks to careful project selection.

Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Day (AI4VN) 2024 is themed “Unlock the Power of Generative AI”, and is scheduled to take place at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on August 23.

Vietnam's finished steel production is projected to hit 30 million tonnes this year, marking a 7% annual increase, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Government earned over 149 billion VND (5.93 million USD) from capital divestment at four State-owned enterprises during January – July, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said.

Vietnam's supporting industries (SI) are becoming increasingly attracting to foreign direct investment (FDI). However, stronger policies are necessary to enable domestic enterprises to make significant breakthroughs in this sector.

Special mechanisms and policies must be put in place to encourage investments in the processing of rice by-products, a bold step that helps deliver significant benefits to farmers while contributing to carbon footprint reduction.

MERIT – WB11 will be implemented in many southern provinces, aiming to enhance climate resilience in their agricultural production and rural communities.

The Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) 2024 will take place in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long city from August 23 – 27.

Bank bond issuance has surged to 96.2 trillion VND this year, a surge of 140% from last year, according to MB Securities (MBS).

Vietnam will play friendly matches with Thailand and Russia on the occasion of FIFA Days in September, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has announced.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently added Hanoi’s Pho (rice noodle soup) and traditional craft of making lotus tea in Quang An ward, Tay Ho district, to the list of national intangible cultural heritage.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on August 13 stressed the significance of consistency in the technical approach as well as economic efficacy while developing a decree on mechanisms and policies to develop rooftop solar power.

The Vietnam Association of Real Estate Brokers (VARS) has proposed couples with two children are given priorities in buying homes at social housing projects, as a solution to encourage marriage before the age of 30 and increasing the birth rate.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved the investment policy of the first phase of the Ho Chi Minh City - Moc Bai expressway project, meaning the city will go ahead with the project in 2025.

Many coastal and island localities have developed action plans to raise awareness of environmental protection and promote tourism development in conjunction with solutions to reduce plastic waste.

Stronger action is needed to reduce tobacco use in Vietnam and protect people's health and lives, Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam Angela Pratt has stressed.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested ministries, sectors, agencies, and localities to shorten timelines to complete the 500kV circuit-3 power transmission line project by September 2 to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the National Day.

The rural districts of Dong Anh, Gia Lam, Thanh Tri, Hoai Duc and Dan Phuong are set to be upgraded to urban districts by the end of 2025, according to a plan unveiled by the Hanoi People's Council on August 12.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on August 12 held a working session with relevant ministries and agencies to collect feedback on the draft Law on Digital Technology Industry.

At noon, with the temperature in Saigon peaking at 38°C, a large crowd of both local and foreign customers line up under the scorching sun to buy the famed Huynh Hoa banh mi, priced at 68,000 VND ($2.8).

According to the plan, Vietnam Electricity will pay for the surplus energy from the local solar power system to the national grid in alignment with the average market electricity price of the previous year.

The exhibition is part of a series of cultural events commemorating the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution, the 79th National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital.

Vietnam has the potential to develop a semiconductor industry in two phases – ATP (assembly, test and packaging) and design, according to Kim Chang Wook of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Seoul.