Last weekend, I visited the family of an acquaintance and fell into a funny situation. Everything began from a discussion about the consumer price index (CPI).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that many fruits from foreign countries have been massively imported into Vietnam resulting in fierce competition with local ones.

The stock market may recover in the short term but is expected to see a downward trend in the medium term, though Vietnam’s economic growth rate is among the highest in the world. The tight cash flow has had an adverse impact on share prices.

Overcoming Thailand to take the top spot in the world of rice exporting remains a tough task for Vietnam.

The shortage of coders, which is at a red alert stage, could hinder the development of Vietnamese game production firms.

Those people convicted of corruption and economic crimes and have compensated for damages (civil obligations) will be considered for amnesty, with no discrimination, according to Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Long.

According to TikTok's latest report, this platform removed more than 2.4 million videos in the Vietnamese market in Q1/2022.

Condotels, which were once seen as lucrative investments, are now causing headaches for Vietnamese investors.

Stock dividend is a common form on the stock exchanges and after each payment, a large amount of shares are pumped into the market. In July, it is estimated that the market may receive more than 1.6 billion shares.

The Roundup, a Korean action comedy that topped 10 million admissions in local theaters, will not be screened in Vietnam because of its violent scenes.

Seven people in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have been rescued after being trafficked to Cambodia.

The EU has issued a warning against nine fresh and processed fruits and vegetables from the nation due to food safety risks.

Nguyen Thi Hoang Duong has become the first local scientist to win Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators 2022.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Spain is ready to support two Vietnamese citizens detained in the European country, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

Despite the efforts of Japan and Vietnam, the participation of Vietnamese enterprises in the supply chain of supporting industry products of Japan is still limited.

Measures taken to bring down petrol prices could reduce State budget collection by VND32.5 trillion (US$1.4 billion) this year, according to deputy minister of finance Nguyen Duc Chi.

Dong Son-era drum surface found in Dong Thap province

Blockchain Global Day 2022 to take place in HCM City this month

A design contest for unique souvenirs for tourists was officially launched by the HCM City Department of Tourism and Industrial Product Design and Prototyping Association on Monday (July 4).

A concert featuring an array of Vietnamese and Japanese talents will return to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City following two years of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The nation ranks second in Southeast Asia and third in Asia in terms of consumption of alcoholic beverages such as beer and wine, the Ministry of Information and Communications said in a recent conference.

Worrying about the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China as well as China’s Covid-19 lockdown, Google may move its smartphone orders to partner factories in Vietnam in the near future.

Indochina Kajima Development Company, a joint venture from Indochina Capital and Kajima Corporation, has recently launched Core5 Vietnam (www.c5ip.vn).

The nation has been elected as a member of the UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage (Convention 2003) for the 2022-2026 term with 120 approval votes, the highest among the elected countries.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has just proposed raising air service prices on domestic routes against a background of rising fuel prices.