President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of prioritising and developing special solidarity with Laos while receiving President of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Hanoi on Monday.

Tran Van Khoi, a member of Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No.II, has been honoured with the 2021 International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.

The Hanoi municipal administration is considering restrictions on non-essential services amid a skyrocketing number of coronavirus infections in the community.

Two goals scored by Nguyen Cong Phuong and Phan Van Duc helped Vietnam secure their first win in the opening match of Group B at the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 in Singapore on December 6 night.

Vietnam has regarded people as the centre, subject and driving force and target of development, PM Pham Minh Chinh told a plenary session of the third annual high-level forum on the fourth industrial revolution in Hanoi on December 6.

The gap between the gold price in the domestic and global market has hit the highest level in years due to a restricted supply and rising local demand.

Vietnamese farmers need to conduct a ‘revolution’ by going digital and creating a data store to do business.

Since 2018, the women’s football tournament has become an annual event of the San Chi people in Binh Lieu, which attracts not only local audience but tourists throughout the country. 

The automobile market has become bustling again after the Government cut by 50 percent the vehicle registration tax.

Thousands of residents are living in fear of possible fire risks at many apartment buildings in HCM City.

Despite the lingering effects of the pandemic, the Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts that Vietnam’s total trade value this year may reach a new record of between US$640 - 645 billion, with a slight trade surplus.

From March to December 3, Vietnam received 147.5 million Covid-19 vaccines. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has allocated 140.5 million doses in 95 campaigns through the country.

Provinces in the Southeastern region are making efforts to build more social housing units to address the housing needs of migrant workers from other parts of the country.

National Assembly Chair Vuong Dinh Hue has asked commercial banks to share difficulties with businesses, stressing that such support will also help themselves and that banks cannot have profits without businesses.

The HCMC People’s Committee has decided to continue with the trial to allow food and drink establishments to operate until December 31.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has submitted to the Government a draft Strategy for developing Vietnam’s digital economy and digital society, which may be approved this December. 

If approved, the loans will be given to people from poor and near-poor households so they can meet their needs in buying food, daily-life items, medical examinations and treatment, and means of transportation. 

Issues at Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line to be discussed at upcoming meeting

Vietnam's fiscal support package needs to contain the pandemic and minimise health and economic impacts, so it will be necessary to give priority to spending on health, social security and support for the business sector.     

Vietnam has received over 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with Sinopharm, AstraZeneca and Pfizer accounting for the majority of the stockpile, according to the health ministry on Monday.