Vietnam wants foreign investors to come to cooperate and not build closed facilities that are separate oases in the economy, former chair of the Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vu Tien Loc said.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has asked provinces and cities to urgently recruit 27,850 teachers for preschools and general schools to solve the teacher shortage.

Believing that the salaries of many state officials are not commensurate with their assets, voters have asked agencies to examine and supervise asset declarations by officials.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is collecting opinions about the new draft electricity prices. For daily household use, there would be five instead of six electricity price levels.

With the fast development of digital commerce in the past few years, an adjusted decree from the Ministry of Finance and a new e-commerce tax portal are expected to facilitate better tax management for e-commerce platforms.

Nowhere in the world does the sidewalk offer such bustling social spaces as in Hanoi that contribute in part to Hanoi's culture.

Hien Vy, a 36-year-old, is well known in local backpacking groups after recently finishing a 700km tour with her 68-year-old mother.

Thu Sy village in the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen is famous for its traditional trade of fish pot weaving.

Alex Ward and Geneva Marcelino are running cafes that work with local animal rescue shelters to help stray dogs and cats find their new homes.

Since electronic circuits are being applied in many fields from hi-tech agriculture, smart city infrastructure, to national defense, it is predicted that by 2024, the semiconductor industry in Vietnam will have exceeded the value of US$6.16 billion.

Hanoi is planning to develop satellite urban areas as part of an effort to widen local space and ease pressure from overcrowding in the inner city.

Film director Tran Van Thuy won the Grand Prize of the 15th Bui Xuan Phai – For Love of Hanoi Awards during a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Hanoi on October 6.

Eleven Vietnamese workers will participate in the WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition which is being held in Europe and East Asia from September 30 to November 28, according to the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training.

Vietnam closely follows the developments surrounding the Ukraine-Russia conflict, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said during a regular press briefing in Hanoi on October 6.

HCM City to be next destination of Italian Film Festival 2022

The 2023 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Club Championship will start on September 27 2023, and end on May 15, 2024, the AFF Competition Committee announced at an online meeting on Monday.

HCMC recorded some 25 deaths due to dengue by October 2, the highest in a decade, according to the HCMC Center for Disease Control.

E-retailing to grow 20% this year

Hospitality providers in Hanoi’s Old Quarter have been gradually recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 15, most of them have so far been brought back to life.

After local media reported about vegetables with counterfeited VietGAP certificates, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) asked for a review of 12 certification units and threatened to strictly punish any violators.