The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has just requested local schools to warn parents and students not to eat food of unknown origin.

Vietnam's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to a five-month low of 47.3 in November from 49.6 in October, according to international independent credit rating data source and index provider Standard & Poor’s Global (S&P Global).

The 2023 Horasis Asia Meeting will take place in the southern province of Binh Duong from December 3-5, heard a press conference on December 1.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the opening ceremony of the World Climate Action Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UEA) on December 1.

PM Pham Minh Chinh had bilateral meetings with leaders of countries and international organisations in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on December 1 on the occasion of his attendance at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.

The 15th Meeting of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation was held in Hanoi on December 1.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on December 1 held talks with Politburo member, Director of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Commission for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi.

All construction items of the project expanding Dien Bien Airport are completed for opening on December 2.

Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous and financial hub in Vietnam, has planned to launch a variety of activities to welcome the start of 2024.

The first International Rice Festival will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang from December 11 to 15, aiming to turn Vietnam into a high-quality rice producer in a green and sustainable direction.

The Vietnamese national men’s football team retained their leading position in Southeast Asia following their recent FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the world’s football governing body said in its latest rankings released on November 30.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Hanoi on December 1 for a two-day visit to co-host the 15th Meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation.

Vietnam’s e-commerce services have grown considerably at between 16% and 30% annually over the past few years, with market size likely to hit US$20.5 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) in Ho Chi Minh City will hold a French fashion film festival from December 5 to 7, featuring numerous documentaries about the fashion industry.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Khuon Sudary after an official welcome ceremony for the Cambodian NA leader in Hanoi on December 1.

The regulations on fighting transfer pricing and preventing thin capitalization are not expected to have a big impact on foreign-invested enterprises. But it will cause difficulties for Vietnamese-owned enterprises.

Of 10 serious security vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s products identified by the Authority of Information Security (AIS), three are being exploited.

One-hundred and seven thousand tonnes of sugar were assigned to eight traders.

HCMC to add more 4,000 ha of land for industrial production

A six-week-old girl in Hanoi has been diagnosed with whooping cough, the first case in the city this year.