A controversial proposal to replace street vendors with vending machines has been met with anger by those who rely on the trade.

A vast major economic zone covering 40,400 sq.km., the Mekong Delta boasts abundant advantages in agricultural production and investment attraction across a variety of fields.

Eight TV channels of Thailand will broadcast live competitions at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), which will take place in Vietnam from May 12-23.

If Vietnam is to reach its full potential in the coming years, it will have to effectively navigate several global megatrends that will shape its future.

The stock market has been forecast to experience a tough 2022 as the VN-Index and liquidity will find it hard to report as strong growth as last year. Therefore, securities firms have worked out cautious business plans.

The banking sector hopes that by 2025, the volume of mobile payment transactions will grow by 50 - 80 percent while transaction value will surge 80 - 100 percent annually.

The “Vietnam’s impressions through heritage areas” program, held on April 20 at The Field Restaurant in Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An City, featured an impressive photo exhibition in which photos were displayed in special ways.

Hai Phong launches 2022 Do Son tourism festival

Vietnam has won the Asian Women’s Beach Handball Championship title after a 2-0 win over Thailand on April 30 in Bangkok.

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and the high-level delegation of Japan left Hanoi on May 1 afternoon, concluding an official visit to Vietnam from April 30-May 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio discussed in depth the Vietnam-Japan bilateral relations and international and regional issues of mutual concern at their talks in Hanoi on May 1.

The Ninh Kieu pedestrian zone, the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, was inaugurated on April 30, expected to be a draw for domestic and foreign tourists.

Newly opened firms mushroom during new normal

People are invited to enjoy new books written by authors from European Union countries in Hanoi.

Even though it was heavily hit by the Covid pandemic in the third quarter of 2021, HCMC remained the country’s biggest exporter last year, generating a staggering US$44.9 billion in export revenue.

Experts say that the State should improve the legal framework on the auction of land use rights but should not interfere greatly in the auction process.

Farmers have had a bumper fruit crop this year, but they are unhappy as prices are sliding dramatically.

Phan Huy Anh Vu, director of the Department of Health of the southern province of Dong Nai, has been detained for allegedly violating bidding regulations.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has filed charges against Nguyen Hung, deputy head of the Securities Market Surveillance Department under the State Securities Commission, for allegedly revealing official secrets.

After two years of suspension due to the pandemic, Danang City on April 29 welcomed back the first guests from South Korea – the largest international market for this central coastal city over the years.