A video showing foreign travelers paddling in shallow water, spattered with mud, and transplanting rice seedlings in Sa Pa in Lao Cai has attracted millions of views.

Innovation centres have significantly boosted startup activities, fostering a new generation of businesses grounded in intellectual property and capable of competing in global markets.

Vietnam has been overly reliant on FDI businesses and the country needs to pivot towards a comprehensive industrial ecosystem to support the development of domestic industries, said industry leaders and policymakers.

HCM City needs about VNĐ27 trillion (US$1.2 billion) to invest in ensuring water security amid emergencies, according to its irrigation development plan by 2030.

Despite operating without any funding, she remains committed to supporting mothers to be vaccinated and providing care for babies. She also persuaded the community to give up outdated practices and gain access to better medical care.

The Outbox Company, a leading market research and data analytics firm specialising in hospitality and tourism across Asia, on May 23 released its report titled "Vietnamese Outbound Travel Trends - Summer 2024".

Located in the northernmost province of Ha Giang, the Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark is a celebrated destination that beckons adventurers from far and wide.

The event is part of the Lotus Village Festival 2024, aimed at promoting the image of Uncle Ho’s homeland and introducing local products and cultural values to domestic and foreign tourists.

Nearly 847,000 people from the Republic of Korea (RoK) visited Vietnam in April, accounting for 31.1% of the total 2,720,557 tourists from the country to Southeast Asian countries, the RoK Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport hast reported.

In 2019, when Pho Thin Restaurant was inaugurated in Tokyo, it was a hit phenomenon. Many Japanese newspapers wrote about the restaurant opening with pictures of long queues of people waiting for their turn to enjoy Vietnamese pho.

The development capacity index of the Vietnamese tourism industry ranked 59th this year, a drop of seven places compared to 2022, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s latest report.

Eleven bidders successfully bought a total of 13,400 taels of SJC-branded gold bullion that the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) had put up to auction on May 23.

Phu Quoc island city, a famous tourist destination in the southern province of Kien Giang, is looking into the prospect of resuming direct flights to India with the aim of developing local island tourism.

Deputies to the ongoing seventh session of the National Assembly on May 23 worked in group, discussing the Government’s report on the implementation of socio-economic development and budgetary tasks in recent times.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN), the country's largest power company, said the rumour about Vietnamese authorities urging certain businesses in northern Vietnam to voluntarily reduce electricity usage by 30 per cent is inaccurate.

Da Nang and Thuringia, a state in central Germany, signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing cooperative and friendship relations in the fields of human resources development, investment, trade, science, innovation, and cultural exchange.

The popularity of imported surveillance cameras that are set up in Vietnam but have their servers located overseas poses risks to Vietnamese users.

Luckily the boats in the waterspout’s path were empty at the time.

Motor vehicle registration centres nationwide could be at risk of overload due to an increase in the number of car drivers needing an inspection along with upcoming trials of inspectors accused of registration violations.

Vietnam’s total export and import value reached US$270.82 billion in a period from January 1 to May 15, 2024, resulting in a trade surplus of US$6.36 billion, according to the General Department of Customs.