Vietnam won the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup for Women 2024 after defeating Kazakhstan in the final match on May 29.

An upward trend has been recorded in Chinese recent investments in Vietnam, which is hoped to help fuel the industries the country has demand for such as high technology, renewables, supporting industries, electronics, and green finance.

Automatic immigration gates have proven effective since they were put into operation at five airports on a trial basis last year, thus facilitating passengers' travel.

At the end of last year, there were 182 million personal payment accounts in Vietnam, with just over 87 per cent of adults owning payment accounts.

Giant litchis, a specialty of Hung Yen province, are selling well though they are much more expensive than other litchis.

After record profits and strong growth in 2023, the industry’s momentum faced limitations in 2024 due to rising raw material costs and increased market competition.

A panel discussion on using electric vehicles (EVs) for taxi services in Vietnam was held late last week, where participants urged to speed up the shift to electric taxis.

There is a lot of untapped potential in the number of credit card holders in the domestic market, said industry insiders and policymakers during a seminar in Hà Nội on Monday, promoting the use of domestic credit cards and a cashless society.

Digital transformation in Vietnam has gained initial achievements, with 37 million working hours cut, thus saving VND1.27 trillion, according to Nguyen Huu Hanh, deputy director of the National Digital Transformation Authority.

The HCM City Department of Health (DoH) has recorded two cases of measles in babies from Binh Tan District.

Measures should be taken to bolster the development of Vietnam’s mechanical engineering industry.

Supportive policies under the National Assembly’s Resolution 98 that took effect in August last year, if implemented well, will promote the start-up ecosystem in HCM City to develop even more strongly, experts said.

Students with disabilities absorb very little knowledge when left in an environment not designed for them.

Hà Nội plans to trial the use of drones to spray fertiliser and pesticides on the region’s rice fields.

Chu B’luk volcanic cave in Dak Nong Province has become an ideal destination for adventure enthusiasts due to its moderate difficulty and the pristine natural beauty it offers.

Vietnam served nearly 7.6 million international holiday-makers in the first five months of this year, up 64.9% year-on-year and 3.9% compared to the same period in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

CNN Travel has published an article hailing the refurbished Revolution Express steam trains that will begin taking passengers either later this year or in early 2025, serving to connect Da Nang to Thua Thien-Hue.

Vietnam’s trade surplus hit 8.01 billion USD during January – May, with 156.77 billion USD in export revenue and 148.76 billion USD in imports, up 15.2% and 18.2% year-on-year, respectively, the General Statistics Office announced on May 29.

Since the beginning of this year, the police have discovered and handled 12 vehicles illegally carrying tourists on Ha Long Bay, including seven vehicles illegally transporting people for squid fishing at night.

Vietnam’s Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) has fallen by three grades because of weakness in service infrastructure. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) says the ranking is not really reasonable.