The human trial of Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine will begin on January 21-22, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has stated.

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted investment flow into Vietnam’s startups, but for venture funds, Vietnam is still considered a priority market in Southeast Asia in 2021.

Ex-Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and nine accomplices are set to be brought to trial on January 7 for violations at the ministry and in Ho Chi Minh City that caused losses of some $118 million.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on January 6 to mark the 15th anniversary of the Government Portal (VGP).

Stricter COVID-19 prevention in cultural, sports, and tourism sector requested

The Covid-19 pandemic left 1.3 million Vietnamese people unemployed in 2020, said the Department of Population and Labor Statistics under the General Statistics Office (GSO) at a press briefing in Hanoi on January 6.

The upcoming National Super Cup 2020 fixture on January 9 will permit only 5,000 spectators into the stadium in line with the Health Ministry’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control measures.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged the National Council for Cultural Heritage to focus more on the preservation and promotion of relics to make them a source of strength for national development.

Handicrafts target $5 billion in export value by 2025

Amidst the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world with over 85 million confirmed cases and 1.84 million deaths in 215 countries and territories, 

Vietnam’s development outlook is set to be formulated over the next few weeks when the 13th National Party Congress takes place in Hanoi, 

After four long years of debate, negotiation, elections, and more debate, the United Kingdom has finally and officially left the European Union. 

Vietnamese athletes are training hard to do their best at the 31st Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games 31), to be held from November 21 to December 2 in Hanoi and ten nearby localities.

Many viral trends on social networks occurred in 2020.

Vietnam’s outstanding ceramic products will be displayed at Gwangju National Museum in the Republic of Korea (ROK) from December 18, 2020, until October 31, 2022.

Many telecom groups gained bigger roles in the industry in 2020, driven by the country’s digital transformation acceleration, and are now making plans for 2021.

A group of university students recently invented QQueue - an app that allows patients to virtually wait in line, reducing waiting time and the chance of groups gathering in public spaces. 

There will be nine different categories in the 2021 Dedication Music Award including 'Singer of the Year', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Song of the Year', the organisers have confirmed.

Three architecture works by HCM City-based VTN Architects recently won prizes at the inaugural LOOP Design Awards.

The Vietnamese IT market has seen a strong increase in digital products, platforms, and services in 2020, with many gaining bolder steps in domestic and international markets.