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Border guard cracks down on illegal entries and exits

The Border Guard has taken the lead in 51 investigation projects and illegal entries and exits, receiving 15,000 people entering Vietnam through border gates and handing them over to local authorities for handling and isolation.

Covid-19 pandemic helps clean up condotel market in Vietnam

Severe economic impacts as a result of the pandemic have put more stress on the local condotel market.

Lao Cai's traditional horse racing gets national heritage status

Traditional horse racing in Bac Ha District in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is among 10 newly recognised as 'national intangible heritage' by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

NA Chairman holds online talks with Cambodian counterpart

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Heng Samrin via video teleconference on June 3.

Vietnam calls for dialogue to address risks from decaying oil tanker off Yemen’s coast

Vietnam urges all parties to cooperate and dialogue to address differences regarding FSO Safer, the long-abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen, 

Vietnam backs non-proliferation of mass destruction weapons

The UN Security Council (UNSC) sat down on June 3 to discuss the issue of chemical weapons in Syria and unanimously adopted two Resolutions regarding the situation in Sudan and Libya,

Economic performance on track despite COVID-19: Gov't meeting

Vietnam’s economic performance in the first five months of 2021 means the country remains on track for solid growth despite two waves of COVID-19 outbreaks, heard a Government meeting on Thursday in Hanoi.

Workers toil under midday sun

A street cleaner, a waste collector in Hanoi, a traffic police officer in the central city of Nghe An and a construction worker in the central province of Ha Tinh continued to do their job diligently despite the intense heat at noon on recent days.

Vietnam Airlines to sell 11 aircraft

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced the plan to sell 11 A321ceo aircraft made in 2004, 2007 and 2008.

Vietnamese film named among top 10 favourites in US

Local film “Bo Gia” (Old Father) features in a list of the top 10 most popular movies in the United States, according to the latest statistics compiled by popular website Box Office Mojo.

Three Vietnamese universities enter THE’s Asia University Rankings 2021

Three Vietnamese universities have been listed in the Times Higher Education (THE)’s Asia University Rankings 2021.

Vietnam, Japan to augment military medicine cooperation in COVID-19 combat

Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang talked via videoconference with his Japanese counterpart Kishi Nobuo on June 3, agreeing to further intensify cooperation in military medicine to combat COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks.

Health Ministry licenses China’s Vero Cell vaccine against COVID-19

The Health Ministry issued Decision 2763/QD-BYT on June 3 approving the use of the Chinese-made vaccine against COVID-19 Vero Cell to meet urgent needs in the fight against the pandemic.

Details of 120 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for Vietnam this year announced

Vietnam has completed negotiations with at least four pharmaceutical companies to buy more than 120 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine this year, the Ministry of Health has announced.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 4

80 further domestic COVID-19 cases added to national count at midday

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 4

Vietnam striving to enhance transparency in wood sector

Health workers in Covid-19 hotspot exhausted in heat wave

The intense heat in northern Vietnam in the past few days has made the job of Vietnamese health workers in hospitals and quarantine sites more difficult.

Annular solar eclipse and super moon to come in June

Following the total lunar eclipse on May 26, other rare astronomical phenomena will occur in June.

Vietnam to take part in Russia's Sputnik V vaccine production

A Vietnamese company - Vabiotech - will become part of the production process of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine beginning this month.

Craftsman makes interior decorations from car, bike scrap

A short drive from downtown HCM City is ABM Shop, an interior decor workshop located in Binh Thanh District. This young company has managed to expand thanks to its unusual products -- interior decorative items made from motorbike and car scrap.