The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued a circular on code of conduct for teachers, students and parents from preschool to high school level nation-wide.

A ceremony was held on May 5 to break the ground for the construction of a flag tower on Tho Chu island, the southwestern province of Kien Giang.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) bought 8.35 billion USD from credit institutions between the beginning of this year and April 17 to build up the nation’s foreign reserve.

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam to revise the Decree 46 issued in 2016 towards imposing stricter penalties on drivers whose alcohol content in blood or breath exceeding the permitted level.

Police busted many drug trafficking rings in the first quarter of 2019, seizing over 6 tonnes of drugs – higher than the amount seized last year and tripling that in 2017.

Authorities are planning to continue tightening credit for real estate in the time ahead, which is hoped to have positive impacts on the market, heard a forum in Hanoi on May 4.

Although the local private sector has enjoyed phenomenal growth in the past years, reaching its abundant potential still proves a challenging task.

As Vietnam moves closer to developing a sturdy private sector, the government is being urged to create the best conditions for the sector to do business.

The equitisation of SOEs is still slow, failing to reach the rate of progress as directed by the Prime Minister, Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said at the Government’s regular press briefing in Hanoi on May 4.

The National Payment Corporation of Viet Nam (NAPAS) has announced a fee reduction for its local switching system services with an aim to encourage banks replacing their current magnetic strip ATM cards with chip cards ahead of schedule.

Vietnam is now considering the manufacturing industry as a key pillar for growth.

Viet Nam could enjoy an additional US$162 billion to GDP in the next 20 years if the country succeeds in its digital transformation, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang.

January-April total retail value grows at highest rate since 2015

Competitive labour costs and preferential policies will continue to help Viet Nam become an ideal destination for investors in the garment and textile sector.

The private sector plays a crucial role in the national economy and should be given impetus to develop. 

Despite one of the world’s highest economic growth, broad-based macroeconomic stability, and advanced IT infrastructure, Vietnam is still dogging behind many Southeast Asian nations in developing a large startup community.

In the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the global economy is entering a period of growth mainly based on technology and innovation.

A Vietnamese suspect in the murder of the holder of a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) passport with the name of Kim Chol arrived home on May 3 after two years in prison in Malaysia.

A fishing boat with 52 crew members from central Quang Nam Province was rescued yesterday morning 10 miles off of Đá Bắc Island, part of Viet Nam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, after the ship went adrift on April 30.

Vietnam’s manufacturers and service providers alike are awakening to the immense gains from research and development, and cutting-edge technology which they can use to either comprehensively restructure their operations.