Big names in the pharmaceutical industry are wasting no time expanding their market dominance, raising concerns over the marginalisation of private drugstores.

At a reception given to ASEAN leaders at the White House, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and US President Joe Biden had an open, sincere and frank talk with each other.

Hanoi and other northern provinces were inundated following heavy rains on May 23 and 24 that have caused human and property losses.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has shared the nation’s plans to build a low-carbon, green-ecological-sustainable agriculture system with three pillars; ecological agriculture, modern countryside, and smart farmers.

The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee’s Inspection Board has disciplined seven Party members for their involvement in four cases monitored by the Central Steering Committee for Corruption and Negative Phenomena Prevention and Control.

The Government has proposed a delay to a submission of the draft Law on Land (amended) to the National Assembly (NA) until the Party Central Committee issues directions on reforms of land-related policies and laws.

A total of 22 new records were set at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) which concluded with a colourful ceremony in Hanoi on May 23 night.

Traffic accidents claim over 2,760 lives in five months

Vietnam has not yet reached its full potential in industrial property development, due to inadequate regulations and a lack of social infrastructure.

According to statistics, about 2% of children suffer from depression. The rate is from 5% to 8% for adolescents. The rate is higher among children after puberty.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will host a dialogue in Son La on May 29 with a participation of 500 delegates, including 300 typical farmers, cooperatives and enterprises in the agricultural field along with experts and scientists across the country.

The boost in sales and the slowdown of the land bank expansion are expected to help  land and house prices decrease in the remaining quarters of 2022, according to VNDirect Research.

According to the Government's report, the total amount of wastewater collected and treated in urban areas is very low, only about 15 percent whereas wastewater in most rural residential areas is not treated.

Tight material supply impedes textile exports

The Government has submitted to the National Assembly a report about the implementation of the 2021 socio-economic development plan and the deployment of the 2022 plan.

Entering a new normal phase after more than two years of being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, sampan riders in Hoi An City are eager to get back to work, expecting prosperous, stable tourism development for the town.

A Smart City Expo & Forum in Asia (Smart City Asia 2022) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City from May 26 to May 28.

The targets set for 2022, including the growth target of 6-6.5 percent, remain a huge challenge given the domestic and international situation, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said at the third session of the 15th National Assembly in Hanoi.

As expected, information related to football matches is what most Vietnamese are searching for during the 31st SEA Games on Google this year.

Short videos featuring images and competition activities of athletes during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) on Tik Tok attracted eight billion views.

The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam has increased rapidly with 252,000 arrivals after the government reopened borders on March 15, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

The State budget overspending in 2020 stood at over 216.4 trillion VND (9.3 million USD), equivalent to 3.44 percent of GDP, statistics showed.

The National Assembly’s Committee for Culture and Education has asked the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to list history as a compulsory learning subject under the 2018 general education program.

Vietnam needs 18-25 million tons of imported coal to serve electricity and fertilizer production in 2022, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

In the latest list of world billionaires in 2022 announced by Forbes magazine (USA), Vietnam has a new billionaire - Nova Group Chairman Bui Thanh Nhon.