Family members of 39 victims in the Essex lorry tragedy will receive visa waivers if they want to travel to the UK, the British Home Office announced on Tuesday.

Nghe An police chief said yesterday that another person has been detained in connection with the people smuggling ring involved in the tragic deaths of 39 people found in Essex, UK, two weeks ago.

International filmmakers will hold workshops on cinematography during the Autumn Meeting, an international cinema event aimed at empowering young filmmakers in the region and providing opportunities for their projects.

The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee (PCC) has decided to take disciplinary measures against several individuals and a unit for violating the principle of centralised democracy and working regulations.

Environment violations, property scams and judicial sector’s workforce were the hot topic during Tuesday discussions of reports on legal violations and prevention of crime in the ongoing sitting of the National Assembly.

The Centre for Rescue, Conservation and Creatures Development at Cat Tien National Park in southern Dong Nai Province has received a rare leopard cat rescued from the Gia An 115 Hospital in HCM City.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong started the first Q&A session of the National Assembly on Wednesday.

Asset sales was not enough to offset strong increases in expenses and a sharp fall in production in the third quarter for Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL).

Though the current legal regulations allow foreign investors to fully own a local firm, the investors still face hindrances to pour funds into some conditional business lines.

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, will organize an exhibition of Japan’s martial arts in HCMC from November 8 to 24.

A survey conducted at Japanese-invested enterprises found that 100 percent of new engineering graduates in Vietnam have to be retrained for one or two years to satisfy requirements of enterprises.

With more airlines planning to take flight in 2020, the room for profit-making is expected to narrow in the burgeoning aviation market, triggering doubts over the possibility of achieving success among newcomers.

A group of young people from the central city of Da Nang led by Ho Ngoc Thanh have set up a volunteer programme to help poor sick people get to hospital.

The HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will present a concert of music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on Saturday November 30 at the Saigon Opera House.

Leading foreign experts have voiced their concerns over China’s recent actions in the East Sea, while speaking at the ongoing 11th East Sea International Conference in Hanoi.

Raising loans for production and business establishments, new regulations on cooperative associations and public activities of the market management force are new policies that will come into effect since November 2019. 

The Ministry of Education and Training has asked the Hanoi-based University of Business and Technology to withdraw coursebooks with illicit contents and map showing nine-dash line as well as harsh punishment on individuals and teams.

Despite the global economic slowdown, Vietnam still recorded positive growth in January-October this year, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a regular Cabinet meeting on November 5.

The board of directors of Song Da Water Investment Company (Viwasupco) on November 5 fired Nguyen Van Ton from his posts as general director and legal representative of the firm due to the fallout from the recent water contamination incident.

Buoyed by a strong economy and excited by their international prospects, Vietnamese businesses are anticipating a bright future, according to the latest “HSBC Navigator: Now, Next and How” report.