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National CPI increases 0.88% in August

Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) in August increased 0.88% month-on-month, fueled by higher prices of petroleum, rice and housing, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on August 29.

Hanoi: Hoan Kiem pedestrian zones to open throughout National Day holiday

The People’s Committee of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district has decided to extend the opening time of local pedestrian zones to four days during the National Day holiday, from September 1 to 4.

Vietnam Press Museum appreciates French collector’s donations

Director of the Vietnam Press Museum Tran Thi Kim Hoa has come to appreciate French collector Jean Marie Jacquemin’s donations of a book titled “1968 - 1973 Verrières-le-Buisson: Havre De Paix” (Verrières-le-Buisson: Safe Haven).

VN to support investment in hi-tech fields amid global minimum tax

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed measures to support investment in hi-tech fields amid the global minimum tax regime.

Four beautiful camping sites in the Central Highlands

The Central Highlands has long been a favorite tourist destination where people can admire the beauty of majestic waterfalls, mountains and vast green forests.

Sugar stocks gain from India's export curbs

Sugar stocks all posted a weekly gain last week after India is expected to ban sugar exports in the next season starting in October.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES AUGUST 29/2023

Hanoi is working on a project to construct a tunnel at the Co Linh intersection on the road to Vinh Tuy bridge (Belt Road No.2) in Long Bien district, in a bid to ease traffic congestion in the area.

Expert: Vietnamese economy to continue growth track

Country Director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) in Vietnam Andreas Stoffers has anticipated that the Vietnamese economy will continue its growth track.

VNG may be second big Vietnamese name to feature on US stock market

Like VinFast, VNG, a unicorn technology firm, plans to list common shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market with the VNG trading code.

Over 1 billion USD of tax arrears collected

As of the end of July, the tax sector collected a total of 25.608 trillion VND (1.06 billion USD) in tax arrears, reported the General Department of Taxation.

Vietnam in top 15 countries for expats

According to the latest survey by Internations - a global network of expats with more than 4 million members - Vietnam ranked 14th out of 53 best countries for expats, seven places lower than its rate in 2022.

Hanoians burn votive papers on sidewalks

As sidewalks were full of motorbikes, some people had to burn votive papers on the road.

Vietnam plan to sell clean electricity to Singapore

The energy sector is a new important pillar of cooperation added to the Vietnam-Singapore Framework Cooperation Agreement,

Coffee exports likely to bring in US$6 billion on price hike

Vietnamese coffee exports have witnessed positive signs thanks to constant soaring prices in recent times, according to the Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV).

Mekong Delta farmers rejoice as annual flooding brings aquatic species

Flooding due to the rising water levels in the Mekong River amid the ongoing rains has brought fish and other creatures into rice fields in Đồng Tháp Province.

Mekong Delta creating favorable conditions to attract investment

The Mekong Delta, so far considered one of the largest rice fields, fruit orchards, and aquaculture farms in the nation, is in need of breakthrough mechanisms and policies to attract more investment for further agricultural development.

Thai group keeps traditional cloth dyeing alive

The Thai is the third-largest in the country, with around 1.5 million people, ranking only after the Kinh and Tày groups.

Spouses of VN, Singaporean PMs visit handicraft facility of disabled people

The spouse of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Le Thi Bich Tran, and the spouse of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Ho Ching, visited the Vun Art Cooperative in Ha Dong district, Hanoi on August 28 afternoon.

Vietnam resolutely opposes Taiwan’s live-fire drills in East Sea

The organisation of live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) is a serious infringement upon Vietnam's territorial sovereignty over Truong Sa.

HCMC’s third “Ho Do" Int’l Music Festival 2023 to return in September

HCMC’s third “Ho Do" International Music Festival 2023 is scheduled to take place in September with the participation of international artists.