Thousands of foreign employees in Vietnam have been inducted into the mandatory social insurance programme, according to Vietnam Social Insurance (VSS).

Eight children drowned in a single incident last week in northern Hòa Bình Province, again raising the alarm about this epidemic that kills some 2,000 children in Việt Nam each year.

 Head coach Park Hang-seo has affirmed that Vietnam no longer fear their arch rivals Thailand in the Southeast Asian region, after his Vietnam U23s side beat the Thais for the second consecutive time on March 26.

Authorities in HCM City have urged relevant agencies to speed up the expansion of Tan Son Nhat Airport to ease overcrowding.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission Lee Hyo-seong signed a government-level cooperation agreement in Hanoi on March 26

About 200 metres of Trần Hưng Đạo Street from Lê Duẩn Street to Yết Kiêu Street in Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm District will be narrowed to make room for the construction of Nhổn- Hà Nội Railway Station on the city’s new urban railway route

Vietnam has made an important step in the development of its labour market by ratifying ILO Convention 159 on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Disabled Persons, further proving the country’s commitment 

 “Hai Phuong” (Furie), an action movie by director Le Van Kiet starring actress Ngo Thanh Van, has become the highest-grossing film in Vietnam so far as it has earned more than VND200 billion after its premier four weeks ago.

The Hanoi Inspectorate on March 25 confirmed it would continue investigating violations related to forest land use and management in the city’s Soc Son district after releasing its initial conclusions on the violations last week.

Vietnamese police received a fugitive on the most wanted list from their Chinese counterpart at the Huu Nghi international border gate in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on March 26.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a welcome ceremony in the highest rituals for a head of State for Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei in Hanoi

Vietnam wants the international community to join efforts in dealing with war consequences, helping the country develop sustainably and participate in UN peacekeeping operations more actively.

A Vietnamese delegation has actively participated in activities of the 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2019), which opened in Langkawi island of Malaysia on March 26.

 Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has transferred 162 cases of large past due social insurance debts to the competent agencies for legal action, with many of the businesses in arrears being based in Hanoi and HCMC, the local media reported.

 Hosting a Formula One race in the capital of Hanoi in 2020 will bring both opportunities and challenges for Vietnam’s economic development, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported, citing an expert speaking at the workshop “Business is Great.”

 The HCMC government has decided to set up an intersectoral working team with 22 members to complete urban railway projects in the city, the local media reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - Having bought a large amount of foreign currency to increase forex reserves, the State Bank (SBV) is continuing its strategy to downsize foreign currency credit.

 Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro project which is scheduled to operate next month has started showing signs of deterioration.

The Vietnam Institute for Urban and Rural Planning (VIUP) under the Ministry of Construction has recommended three options to relocate the headquarters of 12 ministries and agencies out of Hanoi’s city-centre by 2030. 

 The European Union says it has developed a strategy to keep its 5G networks secure. It does not include a blanket ban on Huawei equipment.