Nguyen Thanh Lam, director general of the Authority of Broadcasting, TV and Electronic Information, under the Ministry of Information and Communications, talks to the newspaper Young People on the fight against fake news in Vietnam.

With an abundant global supply and high inventory in major exporting countries, Vietnam is expected to struggle to secure exports of rice in the second half of the year, speakers said at a conference held in HCM City on Monday.

The number of fintech companies have increased rapidly in Vietnam in recent years as the industry has high growth potential while the government encourages cashless transactions.

The construction of 500 public toilets in HCM City is facing slow progress due to land transfer problems.

Russian automaker KamAZ plans to re-open its automobile assembly factory in Viet Nam by 2020, said CEO Serge Kogogin with Russia's news agency Sputnik on Sunday.

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has issued documents for international bidding to find investors for 5 out of 8 component projects of the North-South Expressway.

From morning to early afternoon Nguyen Van Chiem in HCM City’s District 1 is bustling with food vendors selling breakfast and lunch and customers coming to eat.

A Vietnamese trade promotion delegation that includes 22 local businesses from five localities is visiting South Africa from June 21 – 29, seeking partnerships and export opportunities.

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) has said that it has agreed to open a 2 billion USD credit line to Vietnam’s PetroVietnam in a bid to help more Korean companies venture into the fast-growing economy.

Outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) were reported in 60 provinces and cities across the country as of June 24, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of Animal Health.

Flash floods collapsed the only suspension bridge spanning Ban Ho stream connecting Sa Pa and neighbouring communes in Lao Cai province. The floods also caused serious damages in Lai Chau province.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested the Ministry of Finance and other government agencies to verify whether electronics firm Asanzo has been selling Chinese goods disguised as made-in-Vietnam, local media reported.

The peak power output (Pmax) hit 38,147 MW on June 21, the highest figure recorded in Vietnam so far.

 As capital demands of Vietnamese firms are rising sharply, local banks are increasingly cooperating with foreign financial institutions to provide offshore loans, making the business become lucrative.

A concert of Vietnamese music for visually impaired children will open next week in HCM City.

Movie buffs in the central cities of Hue and Da Nang will have a great chance to travel to Denmark through a film festival from July 4 to 11.

The Vietnamese government’s investment arm State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has announced the list of 108 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) subject to divestment in 2019, Vietnam Finance reported.

The Binh Dinh provincial authorities have decided to clear three large hotels in coastal areas to reserve the entire coast of Quy Nho Bay for the community.

The Relics Preservation Institute, after examining 134-year-old Bui Chu Church in the northern province of Nam Dinh, has proposed two possible renovation plans to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Lately, surgeons of the Hanoi-based 108 Military Central Hospital have performed weight loss surgery (also called bariatric surgery) to help very overweight people.