Three national parks and a national reserve in Vietnam have been recognised as ASEAN heritage parks, raising the total number of ASEAN heritage parks in Vietnam to 10.

The multi-billion dollar capital flow which went to India and helped the country build decacorns (startups with value of over $10 billion) and unicorns (over $1 billion) in e-commerce, is now heading for Vietnam.

Vietnam has made considerable progress in terms of providing access to credit to become one of the top 25 global performers, according to the newly-released Doing Business Report 2020 produced by the World Bank.

Doctors from Binh Dan Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have recently visited the Philippines to perform robot-assisted sleeve gastrectomy operations, showcasing the technique to their local peers.

The 12th Intergovernmental Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia is being held in Hanoi from October 28-30.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to a Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs proposal on a seven-day holiday for the Lunar New Year (or Tet) in 2020.

Police have launched an investigation into nine people allegedly involved in bidding and accounting fraud on the HCM City-Trung Luong expressway project, a major toll road in southern Vietnam.

Vietnam is swiftly developing its digital economy and infrastructure in order to proceed with the digital transformation of the country. 

Vietnam is the fastest growing country in the region in terms of articles in scientific publications, while Singapore, India and Pakistan have the highest output.

The Vietnamese government is on the way to remove roadblocks for foreign-invested enterprises to raise public capital on local bourses, in a signal to attract more overseas attention.

With Vietnam as a focus of President Moon Jae-in’s New Southern Policy, South Korea is supporting the country’s development of the legal framework on public-private partnership investment.

The Ministry of Public Security on Saturday evening declared that it had arrested two former deputy principals of Dong Do University for “forging in their work”.

Hanoi FC advanced to the National Cup final after their controversial 3-0 win over HCM City on Sunday at Hang Day Stadium.

The outlook for Vietnam’s business environment remains positive but further digitalisation and streamlining of the administrative system are required, a World Bank expert has said.

Although strong solutions exist, the biggest Vietnamese drugmakers reported poor performance in the first three quarters of 2019, putting their future targets at risk. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered a probe into trafficking of Vietnamese citizens amid fear that Vietnamese are among victims of the 39 people found dead in a semi-trailer truck at an industrial park in Essex, the UK.

Kieu Loan, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Grand International 2019, secured a Top 10 finish during the pageant’s grand final which was held in Venezuela on October 26. 

The art of Xoe Thai dancing is one of the specific cultural traits of ethnic Thai people. This is a community activity imbued with Thai ethnic identity in the northern mountainous localities.

The National Assembly is set to consider two draft laws, including a bill on entry, exit of Vietnamese citizens, on October 28, as part of the on-going 8th session.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery honoured two Vietnamese scholars within the framework of the Franconomics international forum 2019 held in Hanoi on October 23.