The supply of vaccines for the expanded vaccination programme has been disrupted since the beginning of 2023 due to changes in the vaccine procurement mechanism.

After many years of decline, DongA Bank in 2022 had outstanding loans equal to 102 percent of the year’s plan, mobilized capital equal to 98 percent of the plan, and saw  deposits rise by 11 percent over the beginning of the year.

The first European charity Christmas market in HCM CITY is launched in the gardens of the French Residence in District 1 on November 25.

Vietnam was among the top 10 destinations for Australian tourists during the past nine months of the year, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Louis Vuitton and a number of French fashionable companies are keen to launch a luxury antique train between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to serve tourists, according to details given by French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet.

Three Vietnamese referees have been assigned to work at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup for the 2023 to 2024 season.

They were selected based on their outstanding scientific research achievements, and the modernity, novelty, applicability and potential of their research projects. The prize is worth VNĐ150 million (US$6,100) for each scientist.

All types of vaccines must undergo a very strict experiment procedure before they get a license for large-scale use. During Covid-19, a group of female researchers of Hanoi Medical University undertook the job.

Vietnam's General Department of Preventive Medicine has requested more information from the WHO and the Chinese agency for International Health Regulations (IHR) regarding an increase in respiratory illness cases occurring in China.

Vietnam’s five percent broken rice export prices continue to increase, hitting the new high of $663 per ton. The global rice supply is predicted to fall by 3.6 million tons next year over the previous crop.

The case is still in the process of appeal, and the two flight attendants have not been able to return to Vietnam.

A cultural week titled “Flavours of Hanoi” officially kicked off at the passenger terminals T1 and T2 of Noi Bai Airport, with the event aiming to introduce unique cultural characteristics of the capital city to visitors.

Only 27% of organisations in Vietnam are fully prepared to deploy and leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered technologies, according to Cisco’s inaugural AI Readiness Index released this week.

The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) under the Ministry of Public Security announced on November 24 that it has smashed a cross-border drug production and trafficking ring and launched legal proceedings against seven suspects.

Vietnam targets 6-6.5% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and 4,700-4,730 USD in per capita income in 2024, according to a newly-approved National Assembly (NA) resolution.

Frigate 016-Quang Trung with a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) on November 24 arrived at the Stonecutters Island port, commencing a friendship visit to Hong Kong.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan had a meeting with Crown Prince of Norway Haakon Magnus in Oslo on November 23 (local time) as part of her ongoing visit to the northern European country.

Vietnam has so far implemented 86.7% of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) third cycle recommendations, and 12.4% of recommendations have been partially completed.

With its biodegradable bioplastics product made from organic waste and technology exclusively patented, BUYO Bioplastics became the champion of the National Innovation Technopreneur Contest TECHFEST Vietnam 2023.

The 7th World Vovinam Championship kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24, with the participation of more than 650 athletes from 35 countries and territories worldwide.