Leaders of the HCMC People’s Committee have given their go ahead to a pilot project for the Mobike shared bicycle service, the city’s Department of Transport announced on December 18.

Vietnam’s prospects appear positive as the economy is projected to grow by about 6.8 percent in 2021 and, thereafter, stabilise at around 6.5 percent, according to the latest World Bank’s economic update for Vietnam “Taking Stock”.

Millions of fake calls and tens of thousand of subscribers in the last five months were handled, but network operators do not appear to be sufficiently determined to fight against spam calls.

Vietnam and Israel on December 21 signed a protocol amending the air transport agreement between the two governments which are planning to launch direct flights connecting the two countries.

Vietnam has planned to test Nano Covax, a Covid-19 vaccine developed by HCMC-based Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, on 10,000-30,000 people in the third phase of the vaccine clinical trial,

Since HCMC has not reported any fresh Covid-19 case via community transmission for over two weeks, over 100,000 university students in the city have returned to school after being asked to stay home to prevent the spread of the disease.

Tra Vinh spent US$17.8 million from central and local budgets for implementing policies for local ethnic minority groups in the 2016-20 period, creating remarkable improvements in the living conditions for Khmer communities.  

Ten people prosecuted for illegally transporting VND30 trillion overseas

Outdoor air pollution is considered a major factor leading to increased indoor air pollution in Hanoi.

Contemporary Vietnam has all the ability to conduct comprehensive modernisation and develop successfully and with stability, while overcoming obstacles such as corruption and acts of sabotage by hostile forces,

Demand for cold storage facilities grows with e-commerce popularity

The food delivery apps are becoming familiar with Vietnamese people.

Construction of several national key projects, including the North-South Expressway and Long Thanh International Airports, have started.

HCMC’s annual New Year's Eve countdown party will not be held in its usual format this year, but the form of a virtual event to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

70-year-old Nguyen Thanh Tam of Go Vap District in HCM City has created his own collection entirely made from eggshells, including a range of decorative items for Christmas which impresses visitors due to their lively and eye-catching nature.

After 12 years, Binh Dinh FC now has a promotion slot to return to V-League 1.

The central city of Da Nang will host the ‘Da Nang New Year’ festival at the Asia Park and street performance on the Han River banks from December 30 to January 3.

The Luc Khu area in northern mountainous Cao Bang province is known for its harsh climate, poor roads, frequent lack of water for daily use, and slow economic development. 

Looking at a corner of the school, Hoang Thi Duyet, principal of Hien Ninh Primary School feels happy that the lawns and flowers in the school yard have bloomed again after the historic floods that lashed the region two months ago.

Churches in Hanoi have been colourfully decorated to celebrate Christmas.