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Vietnam's Lydie Vu impresses in Miss Supranational 2024 semi-finals

Lydie Vu and over 60 other contestants took the stage for the semi-final night of Miss Supranational 2024 on the evening of July 1.

Vietnam to host five performances of Shrek: The Musical in July and August

The YOUniverse, the organizer of Shrek: On National Tour, is bringing back the Broadway-style musical “Shrek: The Musical” to Vietnam with five performances in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Leadership change at Intel Vietnam: Kenneth Tse succeeds Kim Huat Ooi

Intel Corporation has announced the appointment of Mr. Kenneth Tse as the new General Director of its chip assembly and testing factory in Vietnam, succeeding Mr. Kim Huat Ooi.

Cross-border e-commerce accelerated to boost exports

The Government, ministries, sectors, localities, and the business community have concentrated on speeding up cross-border e-commerce development in the context that exports serve as a significant growth driver of the national economy.

Hanoi announces 30 fireworks shows for October 9 to mark historic anniversary

The Hanoi People's Committee has announced plans to organize 30 fireworks displays across various districts at 9:30 p.m. on October 9, 2024, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Capital Liberation Day.

Vietnam and RoK ink natural resources and environment cooperation documents

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea on July 1 signed a number of memorandums of understanding on cooperation in the fields of the environment, water resources, biodiversity, and resource recycling.

Foreign investment disbursement hits new peak in H1

The GSO said that foreign investment inflows into Việt Nam saw a positive increase of 13.1 per cent year-on-year to nearly $15.19 billion.

Vietnam's sustainable bond market reached US$800 million

The sustainable bond market in Vietnam reached US$800 million at the end of March, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

New policy on reducing credit limits to have impacts on big banks, groups

A new regulation on reducing the bank credit limit for large customers under the amended Law on Credit Institutions, will adversely affect both banks and large enterprises, experts said.

Overseas Vietnamese woman accused of illegally transporting currency to VN

She entered Việt Nam carrying £215,000 (over VNĐ6.3 billion) in her luggage without declaring it to customs at the border.

Urgent kidney delivery for transplant saves two patients

Two patients who had emergency kidney transplants are recovering well after being helped by one donor whose organs were flown in to help them.

Hanoi should shift to all electric buses by 2030: expert

This chair of the Vietnam Clean Air Network, Hoang Duong Tung, has praised Hanoi’s plan to spend VND43 trillion to develop green buses.

Vietnamese umpires assigned to work at Wimbledon for first time

Two Vietnamese umpires will work at Wimbledon, beginning on July 1 in London, the UK.

Vietnam’s Arabica promoted at World of Coffee Copenhagen

Three Vietnamese enterprises have participated in the 2024 World of Coffee 2024 festival, which was organised by the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) in Copenhagen, Denmark, from June 27-29.

TikTok to allocate 1 million USD to support SMEs in Vietnam

The popular short video platform TikTok announced last week that it is offering an ad credits package worth 1 million USD to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to promote their advertisement activities on the platform.

Vietnam’s gaming industry aims at $1 billion in revenue

With a young population and ability to access to new technologies, Vietnam is emerging to become an important destination for the world’s leading game companies from Japan, the Republic of Korea, China and North American countries.

Ancient Buddha statue head unearthed in Thua Thien-Hue

An extraordinary ancient statue relief of a Buddha head is among many artifacts unearthed during the large-scale archeological excavation of Lieu Coc Twin Tower in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, archeologists have announced.

HCM City vows to find solutions to ‘tiny houses’

To solve the problem of residents having to eat, sleep and use the toilet in rotation in 2-7 sq m houses, experts have suggested a special policy for the area where the houses are located as well as social housing solutions.

US becomes top market for Vietnamese pepper exports

In the first five months of 2024, the United States imported over 28,000 tons of pepper from Vietnam, valued at more than 128 million USD.

Korean tourists make up 30% of all foreign visitors to Vietnam

In 2023, approximately 3.6 million Korean tourists visited Vietnam, making up 30% of all foreign visitors. This data was shared by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea.