HCM City’s District 4 Police on Sunday started legal proceedings against Nguyen Huu Linh, 61, former deputy head of Da Nang City People’s Procuracy for sexual abusing a child.

Vietnamese architect Ho Thieu Tri said that he will apply for joining an international architectural competition to redesign the roofline of Notre Dame Cathedral after the building was damaged by the recent huge fire.

Vietnam must focus on consolidating macro-economic foundations and reforming institutions to increase resilience in the context of global uncertainties, according to the Central Institute for Economic Management.

All health facilities in Hanoi are expected to have standard wastewater treatment systems by 2020 and five year later, all hazardous medical waste from the facilities should be collected and treated properly.

At the annual general meeting of VIB in HCM City on March 28, shareholders approved a dividend of 26.5 per cent for 2019, including 5.5 per cent in cash and the rest in shares.

FPT Corporation and Tokyo-based SBI Holdings Inc this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to invest US$3 million into joint venture Utop, a Vietnamese start-up that bridges loyalty point programmes among merchants.

Almost all Vietnamese people will use smartphones by 2020, according to Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyen Manh Hung.

Each specialty product from Da Lat City and Lam Dong Province will be given a unique identification number to help consumers distinguish between them quickly and accurately.

IT giant FPT Corporation reported first-quarter revenue of nearly VND5.7 trillion (US$244.6 million) and before-tax profit of VND960 billion ($41.2 million).

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed a VND100 trillion (US$4.31 billion) preferential credit package for the development of the country’s support industry.

Some commercial banks expect to get high credit growth limits set by the central bank this year as they have so far met Basel II’s capital safety and risk management standards ahead of schedule.

The body of a 35-year-old Duong Van Cong who died in a rockslide in Phuong Nam District, Uong Bi City, in the northern province of Quang Ninh was recovered on Friday.

A three-year-old girl has died after a blaze broke out at a stilt house in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.

The HCM City People’s Committee and Dong Nai Province met on Thursday (April 18) to discuss details about the Cat Lai Bridge project, which will connect District 2 in HCM City to Nhon Trach District in Dong Nai Province.

Consumer credit has grown by five times in the last five years, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

Fully-bloomed flowers add a vibrant and lively feel to the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Amidst the harsh and hot weather, these golden flowers give beauty and charm to the restless Vietnamese city.

Non-biodegradable plastic straws have been widely used over the last century, causing the depletion of marine life in many countries, including Vietnam.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is encouraging farmers to grow more fruits meeting good agricultural practice standards to improve incomes and sustainability.

New banking of modern era: Mobile money

Vietnam hopes its catfish exports to the US will enjoy a zero tax rate when the US announces the results of the POR14, slated for April 20.