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Quang Hai set to join J1 League Club

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is likely to sign a contract to join a team in Japan's J1 League.

Buddhists solemnly celebrate Lord Buddha’s 2568th birthday in Hanoi

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha solemnly held a ritual on May 21 at Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi to observe the 2568th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha.

Vietnam expects to host another UN Day of Vesak

A Vietnamese diplomat has highlighted Buddhism’s importance in the country’s national development at the commemoration of International Day of Vesak 2024 at the UN headquarters in New York on May 20.

Japan is largest recipient of Vietnamese guest workers

Japan welcomed 29,665 Vietnamese guest workers in the first four months of this year, becoming the largest recipient of workers under labour contract from the Southeast Asian nation.

Vietnam imports over 3 billion USD worth of mobile phones, components in Q1

Vietnam's import of mobile phones and components reached over 3 billion USD during the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam Airlines’ plane forced to return to airport following hail damages

Inspection revealed a dent with a diametre of approximately 40cm on the nose cone and a cracked windshield on the co-pilot’s side.

Vietnam Business News May 22/2024

Over 35,000 taels of SJC gold sold to market in one month

Postage stamp collection spotlights Vietnamese tea plant, culture

The collection comprises two postage stamp models and a stamp block designed by artist Nguyen Du from VNPost.

Netflix stops distributing games on its platform in Vietnam

Netflix, the American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service, has stopped advertisements and distribution of games on its apps, Apple AppStore and Google Play Store in Vietnam, following a request from a Vietnam watchdog agency.

Binh Duong attracts nearly 4,300 FDI projects so far

As of May 2024, the southern province of Binh Duong has attracted nearly 4,300 projects with a total investment capital of nearly 40.6 billion USD from 65 countries and territories, ranking third in the country after Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Localities still slow in disbursing foreign-funded public investment

The disbursement of public investment funded by foreign sources in localities is relatively low at present, requiring solutions to difficulties facing each project, an official of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on May 21.

EC reschedules fifth IUU fishing inspection in Vietnam

The European Commission (EC) has rescheduled an inspection on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Vietnam from May to this upcoming autumn, according to Director of the Fisheries Resources Surveillance Department Nguyen Quang Hung.

Another railway tunnel collapse paralyzes North-South rail service

North-South rail service has come to a grinding halt in Vietnam after the Deo Thi railway tunnel in the south-central province of Phu Yen, collapsed on May 21.

Vietnam News Headlines May 22/2024

Foreign leaders extend congratulations to newly elected NA chairman

Ban Gioc waterfall among top 21 most beautiful in the world

Ban Gioc waterfall in Dam Thuy commune of Trung Khanh district in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang has been named among the top 21 most beautiful waterfalls in the world by travel magazine Travel+Leisure of the United States.

Vietnamese folk songs take centre stage at Berlin concert hall

In a historic first time, a German chamber choir has brought the beauty of Vietnamese folk songs to life at the Berliner Philharmonie, one of the world's most renowned concert halls.

General To Lam elected new State President of Vietnam

The National Assembly this morning elected General To Lam, 67, to become the President of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term, during its ongoing 7th plenary session of the 15th-tenure.

Owner of European-standard dental lab has big ambitions

When Vu De, the founder and CEO of Detec Dental JSC, was making a Facetime call with his foreign friends when sitting in his lab, many people at the time did not believe that Vietnam already had a European-standard lab, the first one in Asia.

Chinese cameras flooding e-commerce sites in Vietnam

Most surveillance cameras displayed at retail chains and on e-commerce platforms are from China. It is difficult to find Vietnamese-made security cameras in the market.

Vietnamese enterprises urged to prepare for rising trade disputes

Trade disputes might arise from incompatibility of legal regulations, the lack of stability of policies and the inconsistency in enforcement.