Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began his visit to Vietnam on July 6. He laid flowers and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at the mausoleum in Hanoi.

A one-and-a-half-year-old Corgi named 'Cat' beat 70 other canines to win the championship at the inaugural Corgi Marathon Vietnam 2022.

Vietnam boosts export of high-quality rice

The Vietnamese American astrophysicist has been internationally recognized for his research in extragalactic astronomy.

After three years of planting 500 seedless lychee trees on a trial basis, some trees have given fruit and are expected to be commercially available in 2023.

On July 1, the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam issued a new model for ordinary passports for Vietnamese citizens at home and abroad.

Investors have asked for permission to establish a casino in the Sun World Ba Na Hills tourist area (Da Nang city) and another in the Hon Tre island service, tourism and entertainment areas (Khanh Hoa province).

The prices for iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 models in Vietnam are among the lowest in the world.

Vietnam needs to develop regulations about digital and virtual assets as Industry 4.0 is driving the emergence of new assets and the lack of rules exists is one of the most significant legal problems in asset ownership rights.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong said that actor Hong Dang and musician Ho Hoai Anh are still out on bail. The two men have not been prosecuted, are waiting to see a judge, and have a lawyer to handle legal issues.

Vietnam saw close to 10,000 health workers quitting their jobs from the start of 2021 to June this year, with the highest resignation rates reported in HCMC, Hanoi, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, An Giang and Danang.

Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said the ministry is considering proposing tax cuts on petrol in order to curb price increases.

Despite the pandemic and global political upheaval, which has hit supply chains, a scarce supply of raw materials and rising logistics costs, Vietnam's export turnover of wood and wood products has still increased.

A survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published in May states that there are currently 81 countries participating in Central Bank Digital Currency research and development (CBDC), compared to only eight countries before 2017.

With the average income per capita of VND4.25 million a month in 2020, Vietnamese people would have to save money for 12 years to buy a car worth VND600 million (US$30,000).

The economy continues to face new uncertainties, even after the first half year into the program on socio-economic recovery and development.

Samsung scaling down of production in Vietnam shows signs of a global growth slowdown. If a recession occurs, this will affect Vietnam’s economy in the second half of the year.

The Vietnamese passport has climbed four notches to rank 90th on a list of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the latest report compiled by Henley Passport Index.

Hai Phong City has released the second version of its successful "Food Map" and a list of attractive destinations called "Hai Phong check-in locations."

Le Tuan Minh has become the nation’s 13th chess Grandmaster (GM) after winning the championship title in the standard event played at the 2022 World Open on July 4 in Philadelphia in the United States.