The basis salary is the reference for calculating salaries of state employees by multiplying it with their corresponding coefficient.

Vietnam’s exports still heavily relied on foreign invested enterprises (FIEs), while foreign direct investment (FDI) did not have positive influences to the other economic sectors of the economy.

In 2019, foreign investors bought in shares worth VND3.7 trillion (US$159.67 million), but offloaded over US$4.4 trillion (US$189.88 million).

In 2020, the country’s domestic demand is set to benefit from generally supportive financial conditions amid low inflation and robust capital flows.

Normally, Thanh Nhan Hospital in Hanoi admits about 100-130 patients per day, but the number of emergency cases fell to 60-70 last week.

US Development Finance Corporation is committed to investing in Vietnam, particularly in energy, healthcare and infrastructure development.

HSBC expected Vietnam’s economic outlook to remain positive and GDP to grow 6.6% in 2020.

Vietnam would import 100,000 tons of pork in the first quarter this year to stabilize the domestic market and lower pork prices, which have surged since the outbreak of African swine fever.

Vietnam has approved Japan’s proposal to open a consular general in the central city of Da Nang, the biggest city in Central Vietnam, after a meeting between the countries’ top diplomats this week.

US-based CIO Advisor magazine has honored CMC Technology & Solution (CMC TS) as one of Top 10 APAC Cloud Consulting/Services companies. CMC TS is the only Vietnamese enterprise to be on this list.

Mitigating air pollution in Hanoi is a difficult task as pollutants are spread out in the air with no boundaries. Hanoi alone won’t be able to fulfill the task, scientists say.

Salon Saigon will host a performance of poem reading and music called “Soirée Saigon” on January 15.

Hoang Trung Hieu, 23, is the only student selected as Outstanding Young Citizen with excellent achievements in AI research.

Tet (Lunar New Year) is a time for families to get together and celebrate up and down Vietnam, but not for medical workers.

The 2020 Techcombank HCM City International Marathon, slated for December this year, is expected to see the participation of more than 16,000 runners.

Sometime in the past, in a galaxy far, far away, the FA Cup really, really did mean something.

Like previous years, right before Tet (Lunar New Year), the Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host a lecture on Tet traditions on January 17.

Traditional cultural activities will be hosted by the Đình Làng Việt (Vietnamese Communal House) group and the Hanoi Old Quarter management board on January 18 in downtown Hanoi.

New bridges and roads have helped ease the traffic congestion that used to occur frequently in some areas in HCM City.

Vietnam hopes to have 3,843 products qualified for standards of One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programmes by this year, said deputy minister of agriculture and rural development Tran Thanh Nam at a conference in Hanoi on Wednesday.