Huynh Quang Hung, chairman of Phu Quoc City People’s Committee, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on the establishment of Phu Quoc City – the country’s first island city.

Fitch Solutions holds a more optimistic view on Vietnam’s economic rebound in 2021, with its real GDP growth forecast at 8.6%, against the government’s 6.5% target.

Hanoi's proposed satellite city Phu Xuyen has not been developed due to a lack of a detailed plan, even though the master plan was approved five years ago.

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.

The 13th National Party Congress is scheduled to be held from January 25 to February 2 in Hanoi. These days, major streets in Hanoi are adorned with flags and posters to celebrate the important event.

Dozens of singers will perform in a special music TV show next week to welcome Spring and Lunar New Year festival which falls on February 12 this year.   

Soldiers in Brigade No.167 of Naval Region 2 undergo hard on-land physical training to make them stronger and adaptable to the harsh working conditions at sea.

Black credit grew strongly in 2020 when many people lost jobs because of Covid-19 and faced financial problems.

Airlines have called on passengers to come to airports 3-4 hours before the departure to avoid over-crowding around the Tet holiday.

An account holder named "kjkwwfw" has been found selling the personal profiles of 300,000 Vietnamese citizens on cyberhacking forum Raidforum.

The building materials market is forecast to be robust this year, with the demand fuelled by the increase in infrastructure development investment and the recovery of the property market, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Vietnam’s port sector will flourish this year as trade in goods is expected to thrive on the back of recovery in production, domestic consumption, and export markets, according to industry analysts.

In 2020,YouTubers and streamers stepped out into the light and became the focus of public opinion.

Cinema lovers nationwide will have the chance to view Japanese movies wherever they are through the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) Online which is scheduled to get underway from January 13 to 22.

Vietnam’s e-commerce market is forecast to continue growing strongly in the time to come thanks to a big population with high rates of young people and internet users.

Futsalplanet.com has said that two representatives of Vietnam’s futsal scene have been nominated for honours at the Futsalplanet Awards 2020, the 21st edition of the most traditional and recognised futsal awards.

Together with the Law on Enterprises, the new Law on Investment took effect on January 1, with the latter aiming at creating a favourable legal framework to support and promote investment activities and economic development, 

IA and APG, two international undersea Internet cables in Vietnam that have recently broken down and caused disruptions in Internet services, will need several weeks to be repaired.

A group of three volunteers are set to receive the first shot of a 75mcg dose of the Nanocovax vaccine on January 18, the highest quantity of the vaccine which will be trialed on participants.

The People’s Procuracy of HCMC announced yesterday that it had approved the Investigation Security Agency’s decision to begin legal proceedings against a 28-year-old flight attendant for “spreading contagious disease to others”.