Only 11.6% of Vietnam’s 57.5 million workforce are high skilled, and the rate of English proficiency is 5%.

Cat Linh – Ha Dong railway is the first metro line and one of the key public transport projects in Hanoi.

The market needs more cooperation among Vietnamese retailers amid the massive influx of foreign retailers, experts say.

The business results of listed enterprises in the first nine months of this year are not so poor. However, uncertainty about the result of talks over the Sino-U.S. trade war makes it harder to forecast the development of Vietnam stock market.

Vietnam has offered a very high price for solar power to attract investment in this energy segment, but the country now has to recalculate the pricing to ensure sustainable development for this renewable energy.

Experts have accused coal-fired power plants of causing air pollution in Hanoi, noting that they are emitting fine dust during operations. But operators of such plants have rejected the claim, according to local media.

The Philippines and China, Vietnam’s two major rice export markets, may reduce rice imports in 2020.

Despite difficulties and challenges, 2019 has been a year in which Vietnam's economy gained comprehensive results in many fields and met the set goals. These results will be a foundation for next year’s goals.

Vietnamese football is about to wrap up an eventful year with resounding success from teams at different levels, as well as gear up for new ambitions to conquer in the years ahead, including the campaign to earn a place in the 2026 World Cup.

Christmas is coming to town! More than 20 young people celebrated an early Christmas by attending a sign language class themed ‘Silent tour’ in a cozy café in Hanoi on Sunday night.

Chung cake makers in Hanoi are facing difficulties buying pork as demand increases for the Tet Holiday.

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) needs to take responsibility for the solutions to deal with the river's color change, according to Vu Trong Hong, former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A film screening of the opera Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), staged by the London-based Royal Opera in June, will be held at Mai House in District 3 on January 4.

Vietnam is among the countries with the highest human development index (HDI) (0.63) and needs just 0.007 more points to be in the group of high HDI countries, according to a report from the UNDP.

An enterprise or the State agency should be responsible for the management of apartment buildings and the building’s maintenance fund.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on December 23-29.

Over the past few years, privately-owned enterprises have been developing strongly. 

The exhibition displays modern weaponry, marking a rare move in the country in which military issues have not been normally publicized.

Delay in paying government debts was due to the lack of seriousness of related government agencies in following the instruction of the prime minister.

Former Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son said on December 20 that he had met with his family to discuss how to return the US$3 million that he had received as bribes from then-AVG chairman Pham Nhat Vu.