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Digital transformation gives boost to development

Vietnam's digital economic outlook has been seeded on a fertile and potential land with a high rate of Internet usage and a developing technological infrastructure.

Flag football touches down in HCM City

At about 6.30am Vietnam time on Monday February 8, the Super Bowl will kick-off in Tampa, Florida, pitting Patrick Mahomes’ defending champion Kansas City Chiefs against six-time winner Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Vietnam leaps on carbon credit craze

Once a policy to apply forest environmental and CO2 indicators is officially approved, Vietnam may participate more actively in the sale and purchase of carbon credits for both enterprises and localities.

When the state budget once walked a 'tightrope'

Vietnam has been making efforts in recent years to consolidate its fiscal situation to help create a wealthy financial system and a healthy macro economy.

Urgent conservation of old French villas in Hanoi - Challenging conservation

People who live in old insecure French villas are mindful that these works are rotten and unsafe, but they could not afford to relocate to another place so that they have no other choice but to stay.

VN’s hydro-meteorological sector continues improving capacity, international co-operation in the future

Improving the capacity of hydro-meteorological monitoring and forecasting as well as strengthening international co-operation are identified as two major tasks of the national hydro-meteorological sector in the future.

Strategy issued for space science-technology development, application

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed off a strategy for the development and application of space science and technology by 2030.

Vietnamese Ambassador assumes office as ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General

Vietnamese Ambassador Tran Duc Binh took office as Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs at a ceremony in Jakarta on February 15.

Measures sought to help footwear industry get back on front foot

Domestic leather and footwear firms have no choice but to convert their production activities as difficulties are expected to linger through this year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have said.

The special story of the ‘odd’ man with the ancient ironwood forest

Trieu Tai Cao, 80, in Quang Ninh province, a Dao Thanh Phan ethnic minority man, always has a feeling that money is never enough, and if the forest is cleared, it will be a lifetime regret.

 

Vietnam signals soft improvement in business condition at start of 2021

While the Vietnamese economy remains one of the better performers globally, there are significant headwinds that could prevent a return to the stellar growth rates seen pre-pandemic in the near-term at least.

Two COVID-19 cases reported early February 16

Two cases of COVID-19 were detected in the past 12 hours to 6am February 16, raising the national count to 2,271, of which 1,372 were locally transmitted, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevenon and Control.

Youngsters optimistic about Vietnam’s outlook over next 15 years

Some 72 percent of 1,200 Vietnamese youngsters and adolescents said they believe that in the next 15 years things will get better than they were before 2019, 

Local talent eyes medals and new event

Following her bronze medal in the duathlon (run-bike-run) at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines in 2019, Nguyen Thi Phuong Trinh is aiming for a better colour at the 31st Games in Vietnam this year.

The search for happiness

A British man, who went through a rough patch, has found love of his life and settled down in Vietnam for more than a decade.

Vietnam’s first AI Robot excites techies

Tri Nhan, the first robot built in Vietnam with artificial intelligence (AI), is expected to be the future of teaching. 

FTA - Driving force for growth in 2021

With a number of free trade agreements (FTAs) now signed, Vietnam finds itself in its strongest-ever position on the international trade map.

French Ambassador: Walking to see Hanoi during New Year days is 'fantastic'

This year I will have Tet in Hanoi. On the morning of the 1st day of the lunar New Year I will get up early to walk.

New Literary Doors

Thanks to a wonderful meeting with international writers in the spring of 2019, Vietnamese literature has seen higher levels of promotion worldwide.

PM requests purchasing COVID-19 vaccine in February

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the health sector to conduct all necessary measures to make COVID-19 vaccines available in Vietnam this month either through purchasing or from UN organisations.