The Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, made active contributions to the agenda of the 52nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that concluded in Geneva on April 4.

The real estate sector ranks second in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the first quarter of 2023 with 766 million USD, accounting for 14.1% of total FDI.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and visiting Australian Governor-General David Hurley spoke of the building of a new cooperation framework during their meeting in Hanoi on April 4.

Vietnam suggested the Mekong River Commission focus on practical measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of residents who live on the river’s water resources.

The Journal of Asia Business and Economic Studies published by the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City has been included in the list of Australian Business Deans Council.

One commune in Binh Chanh district in HCM City has a population of 130,000, while a commune in Lang Son province only has 400 people. But the number of civil servants in the two communes is nearly the same.

The Mekong Delta needs more than VNĐ94.3 trillion (nearly US$4 billion) to improve its road infrastructure in order to boost its inter-provincial connectivity while mitigating the impacts of climate change.

The World Coffee Portal has predicted that Vietnam will have more than 5,200 cafes[1]  of different chains by 2025.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in supporting industries can benefit from multinational groups’ China plus-one strategies that include Vietnam, wrote Filippo Bortoletti, Country Director of the Dezan Shira & Associates Vietnam.

The Vietnam Digital Content Creation Alliance (DCCA) has proposed a zero-percent VAT on digital content produced to serve foreign markets and viewers, applied to both individuals and businesses.

Vietnam has an abundance of talented individuals, but these talents are not being utilised effectively.

It is not at all difficult in Vietnam to go online and watch pirated films of all genres from video piracy sites even though competent authorities have tried to pinpoint and eliminate them.

Cát Chu mango is also known by another name: xoài tiến vua (Mango Offered to the King).

The moderate situation at these supermarkets in Hanoi reflects the dim landscape of Vietnam’s retail and consumption.

Nguyen Nhu Thanh, an IT engineer in Hanoi, takes immense pride in the VRS-MCX radar system, a modern weaponry system that recently won him an award of being one of the top ten outstanding young people of Vietnam in 2022.

Nguyen Phuong Hai is not only a renowned chef by his cooking skills but he is also known for dedication to restoring many traditional dishes of Hanoi.

If Vietnam imposes a luxury tax on electronic games, this will deal a strong blow to the game industry, said VCCI’s (Vietnam Confederation of Commerce and Industry) head of Legal Department Dau Anh Tuan.

Many golf tournaments in Vietnam, especially professional ones, are facing difficulties in calling for sponsorship following scandals involving the leaders of the Vietnamese golf community.

The ministry late last week held a press conference announcing the results of the inspection of EVN’s electricity production costs in 2021 and 2022.

Amid an infiltration of red basalt soil dust from the Long Thanh Airport project causing pollution and affecting residential areas, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan has just required the contractors to reduce dust infiltration.