The team has cleaned nearly 100 highly polluted river spots since its formation, earning the National Volunteer Award in 2023.

The Politburo and the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat held a meeting in Hanoi on April 14 to decide disciplinary measures on a number of Party organisations and members committing violations.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will auction SJC-branded gold bars on April 22, a representative of the central bank said on April 19.

The Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper in collaboration with IB Group Vietnam debuted a music video titled “Going Home”, a special musical production aimed at popularising Vietnamese tourism.

Localities want to develop waste-to-electricity (WTE) to solve environmental problems, but investors lack interest in such projects.

The Philippines was the largest export market of Vietnamese rice in the first three months of 2024, reaching over 1.01 million tonnes, worth about $649 million.

The Ministry of Transport has unveiled a comprehensive plan aimed at upgrading Vietnam’s maritime infrastructure and attracting investment in port development.

The net zero emissions goal is prompting businesses to begin investing in green production.

Cai Mep Port in Phu My Town, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, is now among the top 30 largest container ports in the world, according to consultancy firm Alphaliner.

Under the overall development planning which is now being amended, Hanoi aims to replace the existing BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) network with urban railways.

Best-selling author Nguyen Nhat Anh has been named the reading culture ambassador of HCM City in 2024-2025.

After many years of restructuring the transport market, the transport market share now is less than 1 per cent for railway, and less than 20 per cent for maritime and waterway. The transport activities mainly depend on roads.

Nha Nam has removed the personal apology posted by Nguyễn Nhật Anh on the company’s fanpage previously.

The HCM City Centre for Disease Control said that in the past week, the city has recorded an increase in cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) and dengue fever.

The Nghinh Ong (whale worshipping) festival, an annual ritual where fishermen come together to pray for a good haul of fish from their catch, took place in Dong Hai district of the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, on April 18.

Vietnam exported 585,696 tonnes of coffee worth US$1.9 billion during the first quarter of the year, recording the highest level since 2013, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang have been named among the world’s top 100 airports in 2024 by the UK–based aviation consultancy Skytrax.

A number of global leading retailers such as Walmart, Amazon, AEON, and Central Retail are set to come to Vietnam in June to seek supply sources for quality commodities from local businesses, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

An unexpected period of hail hit Tra Mai commune and Nam Tra My district in the central province of Quang Nam amidst the dry season, on the afternoon of April 18.

Ho Chi Minh City is building a project to restructure its industry towards sustainable development in the 2025-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, prioritising the use of high technology and reducing emissions towards net zero emissions by 2050.