Illegal logger adults to working as tour guide at world’s largest cave

Ngoc Anh was once an illegal logger, but he and other 250 people are making great contributions to the development of local tourism.

VN swimmer breaks SEA Games record in 100m male frog

Vietnamese swimmer Pham Thanh Bao excellently won a gold medal and broke the SEA Games record in the men’s 100m breaststroke on May 14 evening.

HCM City to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses next week

Ho Chi Minh City is expected to start offering fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines to residents next week, according to Nguyen Hoai Nam, deputy director of the Municipal Department of Health.

PM talks about building independent, self-reliant economy at Harvard Kennedy School

PM Pham Minh Chinh delivered a presentation on building an independent, self-reliant economy associated with extensive, effective, and practical international integration in Vietnam during his visit to the Harvard Kennedy School in Boston on May 14.

SEA Games 31: Vietnam leads medal count with 39 golds

Vietnamese athletes won 15 more golds on May 13 at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), raising Vietnam’s gold tally to 39 and helping the hosts retain first place in the medal table.

Vietnam's Deputy FM on ASEAN-US Special Summit

The recently concluded ASEAN-US Special Summit has demonstrated the US’s determination and strong efforts and is a vivid proof of their appreciation of such ties as well as commitment to and wish for promoting it.

Beer prices to escalate, smuggling could increase

Input material prices have increased sharply, which has forced breweries to raise selling prices, though demand is low.

Vietnamese woman in France becomes successful author of books about crochet

Born in Vietnam and now living in France, the 30-year-old mother has become an author of books in France after several years of pursuing her passion: crochet.

HCM City office market coming out of slump: property consultancies

After a two-year slump due to COVID-19, the HCM City office for lease market is showing positive signs with demand increasing in all segments.

31ST SEA GAMES: UPDATES MAY 14

SEA Games 31: Vietnam win golds in running, rowing, wushu

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MAY 14

UNDP pledges additional 1,450 flood-proof houses for Vietnam

Vietnamese PM attends ASEAN – US Special Summit

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said he hopes major powers, who are all partners to the ASEAN, to work towards stable relations and responsible, healthy competition, for the sake of regional and global peace and security.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MAY 14

Seminar connects Vietnamese, US agricultural businesses

HSBC predicts Vietnam’s inflation to be capped under 4 percent

The HSBC has forecast that Vietnam's inflation will increase 3.7 percent, still below the inflation ceiling of 4 percent set by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Hotels in foreign-tourist area unoccupied despite sharp fall in rent

Hotels on Bui Vien street in HCM City have become dorms, while Japanese-style restaurants have shut down after incurring big losses.

Vietnam drops COVID-19 test requirement for foreign arrivals from May 15

Vietnam will drop the COVID-19 test requirement for visitors entering the country starting from 00:00am May 15 as the pandemic has been brought under control.

Vietnamese PM hosts US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor

Visiting Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a reception for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington DC on May 13 (local time).

SEA Games 31: Vietnam pockets 13 golds on first official competition day

Vietnam had won 23 golds as of 9pm on May 13, the first official competition day of SEA Games 31, topping the medal tally.

Imports flood fruit market, domestic fruit now dirt-cheap

Fruit exports have sharply decreased in number, while imports have soared. Farmers are now finding it difficult to sell products.

Japanese-style gardens: new, expensive hobby for the wealthy

Developing Japanese-style gardens is now in vogue among the wealthy. Each garden costs hundreds of million or billion dong.

Startup forecast to continue sucking in US$2 billion in 2022

Through the first months of 2022, thanks to the efforts and creativity of start-ups as well as timely support from the Government, the innovative start-up ecosystem in the country has made impressive recovery steps after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fresh opportunities abound for US transport investors

As Vietnam strongly promotes private investment in transport infrastructure with a number of potential initiatives in the pipeline, more openings may become available for American investors.

PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with US President Joe Biden

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with US President Joe Biden on May 12 (US time) as part of his trip to the US for the ASEAN-US Special Summit held in Washington D.C.

US pharma giants commit to Vietnam

As Vietnam is striving to attract more private and foreign investment in the healthcare sector, US pharma giants are continuing to reinforce moves to expand in Vietnam to tap into the growing healthcare demand in the country.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MAY 13

Vietnam keen on promoting agricultural partnership with US