Buyers nowadays only need to scan a QR code by their phones to pay for items, and shops have even stopped accepting cash payments.

Nguyen Trong Hieu, PhD, senior researcher and lecturer in solar energy at Australian National University, is a Vietnamese national.

The mossy walls of an old apartment building in HCM City have been painted with giant murals as part of the Saigon Urban Arts 2021 project.

As many as 56 businesses in Vietnam are licensed to provide prize-winning games at 63 hotels and nine casino businesses.

With a week left until the Government’s scheduled pilot resumption of regular international flights, air transport and airlines have all said they are more than ready but there are some policy issues to be resolved.

Rice production is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, and how to reduce the emissions while still ensuring food security and raising farmers’ income 

The peak of the epidemic has passed, but Ho Chi Minh City is still recording dozens of Covid-19 related deaths each day.

As many as 11,495 traffic accidents nationwide killed 5,799 people and injured 8,018 others in one year between December 15, 2020 and December 14, 2021.

The 2022 Hoi An Lantern Festival, a special cultural and art event, will open on December 25 at the Hoi An Memories Island to celebrate Christmas and welcome the New Year.

Vietnam's target of bringing its GDP growth to 6-6.5% in 2022 is entirely possible if it can effectively control the COVID-19, and improve the supply – demand balance, an official of the World Bank (WB) has said.

Immigrants entering Vietnam for fewer than 14 days will not be put under quarantine, according to the latest decision by the Ministry of Health which took effect from December 24. 

Meritorious Artist Thanh Kim Hue died of cancer on December 23 in HCM City. She was 66. 

The Vietnamese national team concluded the year in 98th place in the FIFA rankings, a total of 17 spots higher than regional rivals Thailand, according to the global rankings released by FIFA on December 23.

Vietnam expects to jump into the second position in the region in terms of digital economy, just following Indonesia, officials have said.

The stock market has set records in terms of scores, liquidity and the number of new accounts this year, as investors have seen it a shelter amid complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite COVID-19 impacts, Vietnam has seen an impressive reversal in import-export activities in the last months of the year, securing trade surplus for the sixth consecutive year.

A 12-year-old boy in Hanoi fell to his death from an apartment building, sparking concerns over children’s mental wellbeing and parents’ negligence on the matter, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of biggest changes is that graduates have opted for working as freelancers. There has also been a shift where people are opting for freelance work rather than full-time roles because of the flexibility it provides. 

Vietnamese people got a lot of surprises when Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien who was selected to represent Vietnam at Miss Grand International 2021 crowned on December 4 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The European Commission (EC) has published an official gazette on regulations about adding imported instant noodles to the inspection list for pesticide residues in the EU.