Hanoi native Pham Ha Duy Linh will be one of the five members on the judging panel for the Southeast Asia and Oceania at the 2022 World Press Photo Contest.

Vietnam has surpassed China to become the major manufacturer of Nike sports shoes.

Proposing a declaration of a state of emergency in response to the Covid-19 pandemic was a “proposal of nerves”, not only for the Party, State and Government’s leaders, but also for ministries and appropriate agencies.

Aiming to bring new experiences to audiences, the Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre will strive to innovate and create quality puppet plays with high artistic value and new forms of expression.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son, a member of the Ministry of Health’s Party Civil Affairs Committee in the 2016-2021 tenure, was reprimanded by the Prime Minister for his shortcomings while on duty.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai emphasized stopping all non-essential activities with large gatherings during the incoming Lunar New Year holiday in light of Covid-19.

The Department of Public Security of southern Long An province has decided to commence legal proceedings against individuals involved in wrongdoings at “Tinh that bong lai”, a family Buddhist worship place.

Fifth Vietnam Rice Festival underway in Vinh Long

Vietnam’s HDI sees improvements in 2016 – 2020

More than 1.4 million Vietnamese were unemployed in 2021, up 203,700 from the previous year or 17 percent, due to impacts of the worst-ever fourth wave of COVID-19 infections for months, data from the General Statistics Office showed.

The VND10 trillion tide-prevention project, Subway No 1, Belt Road No 2, and Thu Thiem 2 Bridge are huge projects that have not been completed, even though they kicked off many years ago.

The world is changing, with many great opportunities opening up for Vietnam. However, Vietnamese state-owned corporations, which have both financial and human resources potential, are unable to reach out to the world to seize these opportunities. 

Frigate FGS Bayern with over 200 crew members of the German navy arrived at Nha Rong Wharf in Ho Chi Minh City on January 6 morning, starting its first-ever friendship visit to Vietnam.

As part of the Government’s cultural development strategy, Vietnam aims to have three cities in the UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network across many fields, including cuisine, by 2030.

The Ministry of Health has warned that there is a high risk of spreading the Omicron variant among the community.

The first regular flight between South Korea and Vietnam, which was operated by Vietnam Airlines after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, landed safely at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at 12:43pm on Thursday.

In a year of highs and lows for Vietnamese sport, swimmer Nguyen Huy Hoang has been voted the best athlete of 2021, after a highly-contested vote by sports journalists around the country. 

After 30 years of development, South Korea has had hundreds of large-sized corporations, while most Vietnamese businesses are small and medium-sized after three decades of Doi Moi (reform).

No extreme solution – full opening or closing – will work in the context of Covid-19. ‘Flexibility’ is the principle used in wartime and applies to this situation.

Over the past two years, the pandemic has had a strong impact on digital transformation in general and cashless payments in particular.