A Vietnamese delegation led by Rear Admiral Pham Van Vung, Political Commissar of the Vietnam People’s Navy attended the Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference 2019 in Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) is planning to invest in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and Secretary of State at the Romanian Foreign Ministry Monica Gheorghita held a political consultation in Hanoi on May 14.

Fruit and vegetable exports in April reached 462 million USD, bringing their total export turnover in the first four months of 2019 to 1.4 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 7.2 percent.

Vietnam and Japan will sign a cooperation agreement providing labour skills for foreigners, aiming to enable Vietnamese citizens to work in Japan in line with the country’s new visa policy.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Secretary of State at the Romanian Foreign Ministry Monica Gheorghita in Hanoi on May 14, asking for close coordination to realise the outcomes of his recent visit to the European nation.

Unitski Rail - String Transport, or UST, a technology developed by SkyWay, is a worthy rival to large-scale projects such as Hyperloop or Maglev (Magnetic levitation transport), scientists say.

With the arrival of summer, visitors to Hue City have the opportunity to see the natural and pure beauty of lotus flowers in full bloom.

Regional co-operation will be essential in preserving the marine environment and ensuring sustainable fisheries management and food security in the ASEAN region. 

Long Son Co., Ltd, located in Tam Diep City’s Yen Khanh District, the northern province of Ninh Binh, will be fined VND524 million (US$22,400) for violations relating to environmental protection, according to the provincial People's Committee.

Vietnamese airlines are facing difficulties to carry out their plans to acquire new airplanes due to the limited governance capability of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), Zing reported.

The conference "Science, Technology and Innovation - A pillar for Vietnam’s socio-economic development" will take place on May 15, attracting about 250 local and international delegates.

The accelerating pace of urbanisation in developing countries, and Vietnam in particular, is presenting new opportunities to apply technologies to the challenges of city management.

Vietnam is now trying to transform itself into a digital economy. 

Residents in the central province of Ha Tinh previously complained that waste from shrimp breeding ponds is causing pollution, but local authorities have yet to find a solution for the problem.

If Vietnam’s proportion in MSCI market increases by 3 percent, the stock market can expect to receive VND1.5 trillion more worth of capital, analysts say.

Smarter tax policies needed for the development of Vietnamese tech companies

Facing water shortages, farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tien Giang have grown corn on nearly 2,000ha of rice fields for the 2018-19 winter-spring crop.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting of key officials in Hanoi on May 14.

Thai designer Eggarat Wongcharit will talk about upcycling design at Heritage Space in Hanoi this Saturday.