The southeast region is preparing conditions in infrastructure, administrative procedures and human resources to welcome a new wave of foreign direct investment (FDI), as investors have flocked to the region from the beginning of this year.

PM chairs monthly teleconference with localities

The maximum punishment for car drivers with alcohol concentration levels exceeding 0.4mg per litre of breath, or 80mg in 100 ml of blood, is a fine of VND40 million (US$1,693) and a two-year suspension of their driving licences.

Nearly a third of textile and garment firms have yet to reopen in Hanoi although the Lunar New Year holiday has ended.

Domestic tourism numbers hit 13 million in January, the highest in the last five years, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Businesses exporting medicinal herbs to China required to register

As digital payment methods surge in popularity, expats in Vietnam are not alone in embracing the change to cashless transactions.

Having been upgraded with a package worth VND408 billion, My Dinh Stadium is still in poor condition.

Vietnam will need at least two or three more submarine cables to ensure proper internet services for the country's development in the next five years, according to Vu The Binh, Secretary-General of the Vietnam Internet Association.

The Government convened its first regular monthly meeting for 2023 in Ha Noi on Thursday under the chair of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The first days of the New Year are the time for scammers to increase their activities. The most common tricks are stealing information and money from victims’ accounts.

There remained more than 1.97 million poor and near-poor households nationwide based on the multi-dimensional poverty standards, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in 2022.

The prospect of economic growth and market upgradation is the driving force to attract cash flow into the stock market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highlighted creating more jobs, improving labourers' skills and giving priority to solving the housing issues of workers as the key tasks of the labour sector during a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday.

HCM City is likely to face hurdles caused by a global recession this year and escalating uncertainty, Deputy Chairman of its People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc has warned.

Minister of State Greg Hands of the UK Department for International Trade arrived in Hanoi on February 1 for high-level trade talks on how the UK joining of the CPTPP will boost the economic firepower of the world’s most dynamic trade bloc.

Vietnam must start monitoring and issuing carbon certificates to exporters and retailers in response to the EU's recently passed carbon levy, said industry insiders and policymakers.

Vietnam and Trinidad and Tobago officially established the diplomatic ties on February 1.

Fostering knowledge via online learning platforms is a new way of cultivating digital skills, thus creating a digital nation.

Outstanding loans in the real estate sector have topped VND1,200 trillion, according to the Ministry of Construction.