The 13th Party Central Committee opened its fourth session in Hanoi on October 4 under the chair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The huge flow of people leaving Vietnam’s Covid-19 hotspots to their hometowns in southwestern provinces has overloaded concentrated quarantine zones, where infection cases have been detected.

With a young population and the popularity of the Internet, Vietnam has great opportunities and potential to develop the industry of e-sports and video games. This will become a “smokeless industry” in Vietnam in the near future.

After 30 years of development, Vietnam’s enterprises can only make 287 car parts, which are mostly simple products. The industry uses a large amount of labor and has low added value and high production costs.

Vietnam recorded an additional 5,376 COVID-19 infections, including 5,367 domestic and nine imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm on October 3, the Ministry of Health announced.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has appreciated efforts made by Collectif Vietnam Dioxine members to support campaigns to back Vietnamese French woman Tran To Nga’s lawsuit against US chemical companies

Nam's arms were amputated at the age of 15 due to a chemical accident. In front of the boy's eyes, all the doors to the future closed. That was four years ago, and his life has now turned a new page.

National Green Growth Strategy for 2021-2030 adopted

As a student who once failed entrance exams to universities, Doan Thi Hai Duong has just won a scholarship with a monthly stipend of 2.800€ in a doctoral program at Max Planck for Plant Breeding Institute – Germany.

Tran Thi Kha Ngan has been honoured by being named among the best actresses in the leading role category at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2021.

The management board of HCMC Book Street has completing the city’s evaluation criteria for safe business operations. Thus the book street could not reopen on October 1 as planned, said Director of HCMC Book Street Le Hoang.

After three months of residents being locked down at home, Hanoi has lowered its coronavirus alert mode a level. Public exercising is allowed again, provided it is no more than 10 people in a group. 

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on October 1 signed Directive No. 18 on continued prevention and control measures against Covid-19 and gradual economic recovery.

Laborers are invited to stay in Ho Chi Minh City for economic recovery after the fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic in the southern metropolis.

The Government is resolved to step up measures to create new momentum, and speed up the disbursement of public investments to spur economic growth in the last quarter of this year, PM Pham Minh Chinh said at a Cabinet meeting on October 2.

Vietnam, US reach agreement to end timber trade probe

Capital flows into green growth projects have still seen positive signals despite adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam.

Vietnam is in a favorable condition to take advantage of free trade agreements (FTA) that the country is a part of, as well as growing global demand in the late-year shopping season.

The old apartment buildings represent one of the architectural landmarks in Hanoi's history, telling people the historical story of the capital city.

Over 10 provinces and cities in Vietnam have decided to exempt part of or full tuition fees for students.