Total state budget collection in the first ten months of 2021 fulfilled about 90.9 percent of the estimate and was up 5.5 percent year-on-year, showed data released by the Ministry of Finance’s Department of State Budget.

The Ministry of Health has just issued a document asking municipal and provincial authorities to review their needs for COVID-19 vaccines, including plan for third and fourth booster shots in 2022.

The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on November 2 signed a contract to purchase an additional 25 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with the pharmaceutical multinational company AstraZeneca.

For the first time, Vietnam has five culinary world records recognized by both the World Records Union (WorldKings) and the World Records Association (WRA), according to the Vietnam Records Organisation (VietKings).

PM Pham Minh Chinh had separate meetings with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on November 2 on the sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).

PM attends launch of Global Methane Pledge

Vietnam is calling for foreign investments in 157 projects in the 2021-2025 period, according to a decision recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

A Vietnamese mandarin hat said to be from the Nguyen Dynasty has sold for 600,000 euros (about VND15.6 billion) at an auction in Barcelona, Spain.

Although most business resumed after the lockdown was lifted, The Coffee House Signature, a trendy destination of many young Saigonese, has announced its closure.

HCM City still has not allowed lottery ticket sales to resume, but ticket vendors, who ran out of money during lockdown, are taking a risk to go back to work though demand is low.

A number of factors and indexes are used to measure the influence of scientists in their fields. Citation indexes are considered the most important.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has informed the public to be wary of incoming calls from overseas telephone numbers that could be scams or blackmail attempts.

Nguyen Thuy Huong has been as creative as she has ever been, finishing dozens of paintings, largely of the lotus flowers for which she is famed.

The Government of Vietnam is building open mechanisms to mobilise private investment in power projects, especially in renewable energy (RE).

HCM City needs VND970.654 trillion worth of capital in 2021-2030 to develop key transport infrastructure projects.

Six traditional outfits of Vietnam will be displayed at an online fashion week in Kuching, Malaysia on December 5. 

Pham Nhat Vuong continues setting new records, while Le Phuoc Vu has gained a new high in his business career.

Hanoi City’s largest dump site, Nam Son, has temporarily closed down from today, November 2, due to overload and fears over environmental pollution. 

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed a post-pandemic economic recovery and development program costing some VND800 trillion, 3.5 times higher than the Government’s package in 2021. 

Food and beverage establishments in Hanoi have been ordered to close before 9pm in the city’s latest COVID-19 prevention and control plan, which focuses on safe, flexible adaptation to the pandemic.