The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on November 23 conferred its “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia upon outgoing Mexican Ambassador to Vietnam Sara Valdes Bolano.

China's increasing demand for imports of high-quality agricultural products has contributed to boosting the recovery of domestic production and export after the COVID-19 pandemic impacts.

Vietnam–US trade could hit 100 billion USD in this year, up 221 times against the figure in 1995 when the two countries normalised relations.

A memorandum of understanding on boosting educational cooperation and exchange has been signed between the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the Canadian westernmost province of British Columbia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has decided to establish six working groups to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital in 2021 at ministries, agencies and localities.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic and lengthy lockdowns putting a huge strain on access to many of the capital’s key cultural sites, the use of advanced online technologies has enabled many to flourish.

HCM City Healthcare Department’s Chief Secretariat Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai said the increase in number of new Covid cases in recent days is not a sign of a new Covid-19 wave but the public should continue to take preventive health measures.

Miss Vietnam 2020 Do Thi Ha has been selected to represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2021 beauty pageant in Puerto Rico in December. Ha talks about her plans for the competition and her charitable projects during the COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City authorities will spend more than VND28.4 trillion (US$1.3 billion) to relocate all inner-city slums along its canals as part of its scheme to beautify urban landscapes along canals by 2025, said a city official.

The classical Vietnamese theatre form tuong has faced difficulties in broadening its appeal to the general public, particularly the young, but this could be changing thanks to a series of programmes created by the Vietnam Tuong Theatre.

Vietnam’s railways have become out of date after 100 years of use. Developing high-speed railways is a solution that has been discussed for years but no decision has ever been made.

China's increasing demand for imports of high-quality agricultural products has contributed to boosting the recovery of domestic production and export after the COVID-19 pandemic impacts.

Vietnam will increase offshore wind power capacity to 4 GW from 1 GW and onshore wind power capacity to nearly 17.34 GW from about 1.26 GW by 2030, according to the latest draft of the National Power Development Plan VIII.

The increase in price of fuels and input materials of many products has occurred in 2021. Notably, the price fever of many commodities has not shown any signs of "cooling down".

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has granted an interview to the Japanese media ahead of his official visit to the Northeast Asian country, saying that Vietnam wishes to bring bilateral relations to a new height.

The HCM City Department of Health has sought permission from the Ministry of Health for a seven-day quarantine period for fully vaccinated and asymptomatic cases with negative COVID-19 test results.

The Vietnamese national football team are gearing up for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020.

Many southern provinces have strengthened COVID-19 prevention measures as the number of locally transmitted cases has increased in the region.

In only four years, the rate of Vietnamese using services of Fintech companies has increased from 16% to 56%. 

With export turnover surging by 11% to reach approximately US$32 billion during the past 10 months of the year, the local garment and textile industry is anticipated to rake in roughly US$38 billion this year.