The Politburo asks Party Central Committee to discipline high-ranking officials

The Politburo has given warning as a disciplinary measure to the Party committees of the 2016-2021 tenure at the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) over their wrongdoings.

Ministry proposes to lift Covid-19 travel insurance for int’l arrivals

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed to lift health insurance or travel insurance with coverage of at least US$10,000 for Covid-19 treatment for foreign arrivals entering Vietnam.

‘Time Masks’: 67-year-old artisan’s unique craft in Hoi An

Exhibited in the traditional-style workshop, hundreds of masks with their own identity are given the unique and exotic name – “time masks”.

Vietnam Stock Exchange earns over VND1.3 trillion in profit

Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX) reported an after-tax profit of VND1.343 trillion in 2021, which is the consolidated earnings from HOSE and HNX, the local media reported.

Discovering the fruit paradise of Ben Tre

Bến Tre is a province in the Mekong Delta that is recognised as the home of the Đồng Khởi movement and the land of coconuts.

Hue Festival 2022 to officially kick off with arts and cultural week on June 25

Hue Festival 2022 is the first festival in the country to be organized all year round. The highlight of the festival is a week of arts and culture, themed "Cultural heritage with integration and development" scheduled to take place on June 25-30.

Young man uses waste to retrace life in the old days

Hoang Thanh Tung, 21, in Quang Tri province, has become well known for using waste to recreate life in the past, a job that brings a stable income.

Vietnamese digital-asset investment app licensed in Europe

Encouraged by the great success of Axie Infinity, Vietnamese startups are becoming increasingly self-confident in entering choosy markets.

Nguyen Dynasty’s architectural masterpiece Ngo Mon: witness to many historical changes

Along with many historical and cultural landmarks, Ngo Mon is regarded as a work that represents a confluence of ideals from the Nguyen Dynasty.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 4

Cabinet meeting discusses five-month socio-economic development

State bank governor, agriculture and finance ministers to be quizzed by legislators

State bank governor Nguyen Thi Hong, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Le Minh Hoan, Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc and Transport Minister Nguyen Van The will answer questions from delegates of the National Assembly (NA) in its third session.

Natural disasters to be more fierce and unpredictable in 2022

This year’s natural disasters are forecast to be more complicated, fierce and unpredictable than in 2022 with unusual heavy rainfalls in the last months of the year and storms likely to have unusual trajectories.

US Deputy Secretary of State to visit Vietnam

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is set ot visit four Asian countries, including Vietnam from June 5 to June 14, demonstrating the US commitment to the Indo-Pacific region.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 4

Vietnam Airlines resumes Hanoi-Busan route

Vietnam to develop digital addresses by 2025

All households in the country will have digital addresses by 2025.

Vietnam approves strategy on foreign investment cooperation by 2030

Vietnam aims to raise the proportion of registered foreign investment flows from certain countries and territories to over 70 percent in the 2021 - 2025 period and 75 percent in 2026 - 2030.

Vietnam jumps up COVID-19 recovery index: Nikkei Asia

Vietnam and the Philippines showed their best performances in the COVID-19 Recovery Index for May announced by Nikkei Asia on June 3 as both managed to ease restrictions while keeping infections low.

Four outlying HCM City districts to be upgraded into cities

Ho Chi Minh City plans to speed up urbanisation of the four outlying districts of Can Gio, Cu Chi, Hoc Mon and Binh Chanh, making them cities by 2030 like it did to the erstwhile Thu Duc district.

Low wages are eroding the integrity and dignity of civil servants: NA deputies

National Assembly deputies, noting that low monthly salaries are eroding the integrity and dignity of some civil servants, have urged an increase in the minimum wage.

Binh Duong takes lead in FDI attraction nationwide

The southern province of Binh Duong lured 2.5 billion USD worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months of 2022, rising to the top of localities nationwide.

Crispy cricket dishes not for 'faint-hearted'

Rice crickets look unappetizing but in Long Khanh, Dong Nai they are raw ingredients used for famous dishes that attract tourists from all over the world.

Vietnam becomes 1st country to authorise commercial circulation of ASF vaccine

Vietnam has become the first country in the world to successfully research and produce a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF), and licence its commercial circulation.

Vietnam’s sovereign credit ratings upgraded

The rating of BB+ that Vietnam has been given by S&P to Vietnam is close to the “investment grade” group, which means that if Vietnam gets BBB- it will be in the investment portfolios of many financial institutions in the world.

Big tech firms pocket trillions of VND from drugstore sales

Tech-product retail chains have reported good profits from drug sales at a time when their core business fields are becoming saturated.

Inflation control an urgent task: Finance Minister

Inflation control is one of Vietnam’s urgent tasks, given the country’s deep integration into the world economy and its dependence on material imports, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said at the 15th-tenure National Assembly’s third session meeting.