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Economists: interest rates need to be cut

Experts believe that high inflation will not be a problem now or in the immediate future. The problem now is enterprises’ need for capital.

Should IELTS be considered a ‘passport’ to a university education?

Universities tend to enroll students with IELTS certificates, but they have been warned that they will only find students who speak English well and lose students with excellent professional knowledge.

The aging problem in VN: the pressures of the 'sandwich generation’

About 67 percent of people aged 30-44 want to be independent in their old age, but 30 percent of them have made plans to do so. About 20 percent believe that people need to begin drawing up plans on health and financing when they turn 40 years old.

Game firms are no longer flourishing in Vietnam

The gaming industry, unable to buy foreign games to distribute domestically because foreign partners are allowed to distribute games in Vietnam, does not expect a bright future.

Trade remedies: Why has Vietnam initiated fewer cases than other countries?

Vietnam was among top 15 countries subject to anti-dumping duties in the 1995-2022 period, while the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) initiated investigations into just over 25 cases related to trade remedies during the same period.

Vietnamese fashion takes global stage

The activeness and creativity of Vietnamese fashion designers in recent years is one of the reasons why many international celebrities have favoured their creations.

Boy bikes 2,800km across Southeast Asia

Nong Quang Anh has finished a trip that was expected to help him face challenges and never give up because of difficulties.

Vietnam to apply global minimum tax in 2024

Vietnam supports the global minimum tax and plans to begin the tax application in 2024, creating a favorable mechanism to encourage enterprises to pay additional tax in Vietnam.

Is there 'real love' on Tinder?

Many girls are happy when hearing their boyfriends say that they are their real love. But in reality, some of these men have many real loves. This is what is happening on Tinder, the well known dating app.

Vietnam’s tech firms go global

Vietnamese technology firms are making their mark in the international market, especially in Japan.

A Hanoi artisan creates woodblock for over four decades

Pham Ngoc Toan is one of the last artisans that still hold on to the craft of hand-carving wood stamp in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

Farmers to benefit from push toward agrotourism

Nguyen Tat Thang from the Vietnam Academy of Agriculture said Vietnam has great potential to develop agrotourism. Its northern mountainous provinces, Red River Delta, Central Highlands and Mekong Delta all have specific characteristics.

Information about subscribers, residential addresses on sale on Telegram

Information about subscribers of MobiFone, VinaPhone and Viettel, the three largest mobile network operators in Vietnam, have been up for sale via an automatic bot on Telegram.

Where are the Vietnamese art critics and cultural researchers?

Amid the social network boom, anyone can express opinions about artworks and become a cultural critic. However, well-trained professional critics are seriously lacking in Vietnam.

Vietnamese tech firms have good problem-solving skills: VSA

Foreign businesses and partners' tough problems can be solved effectively by Vietnamese tech firms, says Nguyen Thi Thu Giang, deputy chair of the Vietnam Software Association (VSA).

Vietnam has thousands of pharmacists, but lacks locally made brandname drugs

Universities in Vietnam graduate thousands of pharmacists a year, but the country has outdated manufacturing technology that could produce brandname drugs.

Young woman livestream on TikTok, close deals worth VND800 million

TikToker Tran Phuong Dung, the only Vietnamese in Southeast Asia to be honored by TikTok for her high sales and livestream sessions with thousands of viewers, says her livestream at first attracted only five viewers.

Age just a number for Hanoi's running man

85-year-old Bùi Lương is a frequent runner at Thanh Xuân Park and often stops many people, familiar or strange, to show them the basics of the sport.

Elderly artist’s brush with beauty in local community

85-year-old painter Nguyen Trong Nguyen’s mural paintings are beautifying the walls of many homes and the local lanes in general.

For want of a nail: a traffic safety message

Tran Duc Trung  is travelling to 63 provinces and cities across the country to experience life, discover new places as well as spread the message of traffic safety.