Total losses triggered by computer viruses in Vietnam last year amounted to VND20.89 trillion (US$902 million), up 28.6% against 2018, according to data from Internet security firm Bkav.

According to the research, 95% of respondents had used fingerprint recognition in the past to make a payment—making it the most popular form of biometric authentication.

Former Party Secretary of Ha Giang Province Trieu Tai Vinh, who was a member of the Party Central Committee, has been reprimanded for serious wrongdoings involving the 2018 national high school examination scandal in the province.

The Ministry of Health has taken steps to protect local residents from a pneumonia virus called coronavirus, which has already claimed a life in China.

A Vietnamese Facebook user in Can Tho was detained on Sunday for allegedly disseminating misinformation on a land dispute that left three police officers and one protestor dead in Dong Tam Commune, My Duc District, Hanoi City Thursday.

Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have issued an order to protect wild birds after a large amount of birds moved to settle in residential areas.

Pop star Ho Ngoc Ha features the theme of Spring, love and women in her latest music video (MV) that was released this week to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year), which begins January 25.

While some big foreign retailers had to leave the market, Vietnamese groups poured more money into retail chains and expanded business.

SeABank (Vietnam) has just announced its 2019 business results with net profit of VND1,390.69 billion, an increase of VND768.26 billion or 123.4% compared to 2018, ROE at 12.03%. This is the highest growth rate ever of SeABank.

Vietnam has been unable to gain export growth to all CPTPP member countries, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The ban on motorbike traffic in the inner-city areas of Hanoi City in 2030 may pose challenges for the residents, the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) said at the recent annual Vietnam Business Forum in Hanoi.

Thousands of people are causing havoc at Tan Son Nhat International Airport as large family groups welcome relatives returning home for the Lunar New Year. The pick-up zone at the international terminal is jammed even at night.

For many Vietnamese, Tet (Lunar New Year) festival begins with the “Ong Cong - Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) ceremony on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, which falls on January 17.

Advancing ASEAN’s contribution to maintaining regional peace, security and stability has been identified as one of five key priorities for Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2020, wrote Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.

Vietnam lacks comprehensive solutions to encourage migrant workers to buy voluntary social insurance, the country's top labour official has said.

An event was arranged on January 12 for the diplomatic corps in Hanoi to explore Vietnam’s traditional New Year (Tet) festival.

Vietnam face a must-win clash against Jordan in AFC U23 Championships on January 13 in Thailand, according to head coach Park Hang-seo.

Philippine aviation authorities on January 12 ordered temporary suspension of flights from/to Ninoy Aquino international airport in Manila capital, as Taal volcano spewed an ash column of 15,000m.

Eighteen persons whose stories had exerted positive impacts on the community in 2019 were honoured with WeChoice Awards at a gala night in Ho Chi Minh City on January 12.

The 16th Meeting of the ASEAN Trade Facilitation Joint Consultative Committee (ATF-JCC) was recently held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Hanoi.