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Make in Vietnam, by Vietnam for a fresh digital orientation

Vietnam has made impressive steps in its digital transformation journey in 2020, with strong aspirations and ambitious targets set through the launch of the Make in Vietnam programme.

Hundreds of people illegally enter Vietnam every day

Hundreds of people are entering Vietnam illegally as more people want to return home for the Lunar Tet Holiday.

Macro stability - a land to cultivate market confidence

Attending the recent patriotic emulation congress of the Ministry of Finance, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed satisfaction with the stricter fiscal policy after a prolonged period of expansion.

63 pilots paraglide on Putaleng peak

The Putaleng Open Paragliding Tournament (Putaleng XC open 2020) held in Lai Chau Province attracted many pilots. The competitions offered impressive moments to both locals and visitors.

HCM City improves quality of pre-school education

HCM City has increased its budget allocation for preschool education and has called on the private sector to invest in building kindergartens to meet increasing demand.  

Three more VNU-HCM universities become autonomous

Three additional member universities of VNU-HCM universities will become autonomous next year, Dr Nguyen Minh Tam, the university’s vice chancellor, said at an annual meeting held on Tuesday.

Young scientist receives 2020 Golden Globe Award

Doan Le Hoang Tan, 33, deputy director of the Centre for Innovative Materials and Architectures under the Vietnam National University HCM City, was recently honoured as one of the 10 outstanding young scientists, 

Top 10 videos of 2020

A life-size replica of Batman’s car and burgers shaped like the coronavirus are among our most popular videos of 2020. Take a look!

Impressive photos captured during Vietnam International Fashion Festival

A large number of local and foreign models are taking to the catwalk as part of the ongoing Vietnam International Fashion Festival (VIFF) 2020 which is underway in Ho Chi Minh City, leaving a great impression on those in attendance.

Low-cost cars remain dream for Vietnamese

Vietnam’s automobile industry had a prosperous year 2020 despite COvid-19. Manufacturers scaled up production, and new investors appeared.

60-70% of people show slight reactions to Covid-19 vaccine

60-70 percent of people given Made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 vaccine have had slight fever and pain after receiving the trial shots.

Origin fraud threatens local exporters

After a local silk importer was recently found to be disguising Chinese products as Vietnamese to sell them in India, experts have warned of the risks of losing out on exports and preferential tariffs due to intellectual property (IP) violations.

NA takes innovative approaches to fulfill 2020 missions despite COVID-19 crisis

Though 2020 is a challenging year for Vietnam with the rise of COVID-19, the 14th National Assembly (NA) has taken innovative approaches and managed to complete an enormous workload to fulfill all its three missions

UKVFTA ushers in a bright future for UK – VN ties, ensures smooth post-Brexit trade

The UK – Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) was officially signed in London on December 29.

Automakers in race for sales to avail of temporary fee cut

The temporary 50 per cent cut in registration fees for locally-made cars starting from June 2020, which aimed to encourage domestic production through the global health crisis, may not extend into 2021, 

Thao Nhi Le listed among world's 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2020

Model, influencer, and designer Thao Nhi Le, 26, has been named among the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2020, as announced on December 28 by TC Candler.

VIETNAM NEWS DECEMBER 31

Legal proceedings started against case of COVID-19 Patient 1440

Audit focuses on identifying responsibilities of countries in Mekong River area

The co-operative audit of water resources in the Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia for 2020-2021 is an important part of the co-operation activities of the Supreme Auditing Body in Asia.

Services on National Public Service Portal now number 2,700

The number of services provided via the National Public Service Portal has reached 2,700 after four new ones made debut on December 30, expected to help save 8 trillion VND (346.9 million USD) each year.

Vietnam Airlines has new General Director

The Board of Directors of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation has appointed Deputy General Director Le Hong Ha to the post of General Director from January 1, 2021.