Low power demand coupled with oversupply of electricity at times have forced authorities to cut the capacity of renewable energy plants in order to avoid overwhelming the national grid, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Gac Ma Veterans Liaison Committee and the Ba Don Art and Literature Association have held a ceremony in Quang Trach district, Quang Binh province,

Poor sales, supply chain disruptions, revenue decreases and personnel cuts have all occurred to enterprises amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam documented two new COVID-19 cases in the northern province of Hai Duong in the past 12 hours to 6am on March 16, bringing the national tally to 2,559, the Ministry of Health announced.

The UK’s MoneyWeek news website has run a story highlighting that Vietnam is one of the most promising markets of Asia in a long time thanks to the country’s success in COVID-19 control.

A research project by the Department of National Remote Sensing has for the first time used images provided by VNREDSat-1, Vietnam’s very first remote sensing satellite, in calculating carbon dioxide emissions.

To become a developed country by 2045, Vietnam needs to obtain a GDP per capita of $20,000 per annum. As such, it needs to reach a GDP growth rate of 7.5-8 percent per annum in the next 25 years.

HCM City has approved a programme to build an eco-system for research into artificial intelligence development over the next 10 years as part of its efforts to become a smart city and promote digital transformation. 

The People’s Committee of Hanoi is accelerating the unification of the management of Thang Long Imperial Citadel, one of Vietnam’s eight commitments to UNESCO.

A teacher in Thanh Hoa was disciplined for drinking beer with students, and a teacher in Binh Thuan fell down the stairs after she was criticized for beating a student. These incidents were among others that caught the public's attention last week.

Despite the turbulence of 2020, many Vietnamese companies across sectors from real estate, oil and gas, materials to retail on the stock market still posted billions of dollars in revenue.

The exhibition introduces newest artworks of seven local artists belonging to the millennial generation.

Tran Dinh Son will be 24 when the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) are held in Hanoi in November and December. Expectations are high that he will celebrate this Year of the Buffalo, his “birth year”, with a win in the 400m individual event.

Australian-Vietnamese theatre actress Thanh Hang, a veteran of cai luong (reformed opera), will perform in a mini show in HCM City celebrating her 40-year-long career. 

With Mobile Money, people in mountainous areas or islands can remit money and make payments for goods and services through SMS on their mobile phones.

Kim Đồng Publishing House, one of Vietnam’s leading publishing houses for children and teenagers' books, has issued a collection of 10 books portraying Vietnamese heroes at young age.

Despite the "Covid-19 storm" that swept through the world which result was that domestic airlines suffering heavy losses, Bamboo Airways had an impressive comeback in 2020 with a pre-tax profit of VND400 billion ($17.4 million).

Many commercial banks now pay trillions of dong worth of dividends to shareholders and have completed restructuring after a decade of difficulties. As a result, their share prices are expected to rise.

The Ministry of Education and Training has announced that there will be only three sets of textbooks for second graders, including two published by the Vietnam Education Publishing House.

Vietnam is running for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in the 2023-2025 tenure with a hope to contribute more to the world’s joint efforts to promote and protect human rights.