In early 2019, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) suggested dividing the country into seven socio-economic development zones. However, after discussions, the plan was rejected.

There are many reasons behind slow disbursement. One is building material price increases, which have caused contractors to reduce project activity.

After two years of the pandemic, many tourism workers have left for other jobs. New workers need to be recruited and trained.

More than 100 Vietnamese and foreign firms are showcasing advanced wood processing technologies, machinery and raw materials at the 2022 Vietnam BIFA Wood exhibition which opened in southern Binh Duong province on August 8.

Localities demanded to promptly brace for storm Mulan

Over the past 30 years, industrial parks (IP) and economic zones (EZ) across the country have attracted more than US$100 billion of investment, and created jobs for more than 4 million labourers.

Although top 500 largest Vietnamese private enterprises (VPE500) represents a small part of the number of enterprises, it has greatly contributed to the operations of the private enterprise sector and the national economy, according to insiders.

Rising global inflation occurring in several major consumer markets such as the United States, Japan, and the EU, are putting increasing pressure on Vietnamese exporters.

The Ministry of Public Security accepts responsibility for the failure of the new passport model which has not been accepted by some countries, said Minister of Public Security To Lam at the National Assembly Standing Committee's Q&A session today.

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc has responded in writing to a NA delegate of Lam Dong province on issues related to the management of capital, stock and bond markets.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has suggested Nasdaq Inc of the US introduce reputable and experienced US investors to invest in Vietnam.

The Government has adopted a national action plan on combating money laundering, and financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism for the 2021-2025 period.

Two college students have died, while 11 others have remained in critical condition after drinking alcohol of unknown origin in restaurants in HCMC and Thu Duc City in the last three days.

Vietnam and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Regional Center for the Southeast Asia Flash Flood Guidance System (SEAFFGS) in Geneva, Switzerland on August 8.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has proposed the National Assembly and the Government extend the tax and fee reductions for travel firms until the end of 2023 to help them recover post pandemic.

SK IE Technology, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Group, has cut a deal with Vingroup, to supply separators of electric vehicle (EV) battery cells to Vin Energy Solution (VinES), an arm of the Vietnamese company.

Leading doctors have said it is high time the Ministry of Health proposed the Government issues sanctions against acts of violence and assault of medical staff in hospitals.

Many people think Le Minh Thien is someone who needs help but he has always believed since he was a child that he should help others.

The National Center for Hydrology Meteorology Forecasting informed that at 7:00pm August 9, Mulan was located in the Northeast of Paracel Islands, about 290km Southeast of Hainan Island (China).

August 8 marked ASEAN’s 55th anniversary of establishment. Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son writes about the journey of ASEAN development and Vietnam’s contributions to the organisation.

A flight of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines had to return to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Monday while travelling to Japan to save a Japanese boy who suffered from severe nosebleeds.

Vietnam will need a skilled workforce to transform itself into an upper-middle-income economy by 2035, the World Bank has suggested in its recently-released report named “Taking Stock: Educate to Grow”.

The Da Nang Department of Tourism has recently organised a special tourism promotion in Seoul aiming to attract a large number of travelers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to the central city in the post COVID-19 pandemic period.

Cambodian authorities will conduct an inspection of instant noodles imported from Vietnam that are alleged to contain banned substances ethylene oxide said to exceed the permit limits set by the EU, according to Vietnam’s Trade Office in Cambodia.

Investment in education in Vietnam tended to increase steadily over the past decade, according to a report by the Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES).