A concerted effort by all stakeholders, from policymakers to entrepreneurs, is needed to make Viet Nam more competitive, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said on Friday.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has urged farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta to embrace technology to develop smart agriculture.

 A footwear and leather export promotion conference, themed “Increasing business and export capacity for Vietnamese footwear and leather enterprises,” will be organised on March 15 in HCM City.

 Vietnam’s national women’s team seeks to earn a berth in the final round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup by leading Group D in the qualifying round.

  The Nha Trang Tourism Association has formed a “welcome club” to serve the increasing number of Chinese visitors to the popular resort city in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

 On accepting the invitation by the World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF), Vietnamese water puppet artist Phan Thanh Liem will attend World Wood Day 2017 as a guest of honour.

 For some millennial investors, loyalty to one of their favorite apps matters more than financial details in the case of Snap Inc (SNAP.N).

 A wide variety of exciting cultural, sports, fashion and cuisine events will be planned annually in HCM City to attract more tourists, city leaders have said.

 Special Task Police Battalion No 1, an elite unit of the Ministry of Public Security’s Mobile Police High Command, marked its 20th anniversary and was awarded the Feat Order (first class) by President Tran Dai Quang in the capital on March 10. 

 The death penalty was submitted on Thursday by the People’s Procuracy of Hoa Binh Province against 11 defendants for “illegally trading and storing drugs” as part of a massive trans-national heroin trafficking operation.

 President Tran Dai Quang requested the Ministry of Public Security and the Supreme People’s Procuracy of Vietnam to direct judicial authorities to investigate a recent incident involving the sexual abuse of children in Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Nguyen Hoang Long, head of the Ministry of Health’s Department for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, talks to the Tuoi Tre (Youth) about plans for HIV/AIDS treatment.

A lack of adequate software is the reason many agencies and airports have become vulnerable to hackers, according to Viet Nam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT).

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 Four members of a family were killed when a major fire broke out at 12:30am on Sunday at house No 1686 on Provincial Highway 10 in HCM City’s Bình Thành District.

 Mui Ne is not just famous for its beautiful beaches but also white sand dunes which are the most outstanding sandy hills in the central province of BinhThuan, attracting visitors from both home and abroad.

 Hanoi Buffaloes leveled a 1-1 score with Thai powerhouse Hitech in the second play-off match in the Thailand Super Basketball League in Bangkok on March 12.

 A model from Dong Nai province, Do Tran Khanh Ngan, was crowned Miss Tourism Vietnam 2017 at the grand finale in HCM City on March 10 night.

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision to remove Nguyen Quoc Khanh as chairman of the board of directors of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to enable his transfer to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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