Deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Duc Thang on Thursday responded to questions over HCM City Police's detainment of Hoang Thi Minh Hong, a well-known environmental activist.

The Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention (PA05) under the Ministry of National Security announced on June 1 that they had arrested three Korean nationals wanted by INTERPOL in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Iranian and Lebanese squads arrived in Viet Tri city, the northern province of Phu Tho, on June 1 for their participation in the upcoming 2024 AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup’s second qualifying round.

Without stronger actions to lift the “yellow card” warning, Vietnam may face the “red card” from the European Commission, which means it will be banned from exporting seafood to Europe, Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang told a meeting in Hanoi on June 1.

Vietnam’s law enforcement forces at sea are keeping a close eye on developments related to the illegal operations of the Chinese vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, an official has said.

Four out of the five international undersea cables that were damaged last year and early this year have been repaired, the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Information and Communications announced on June 1.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) held a ceremony on June 1 to announce its new technical director Koshida Takeshi.

China has allowed its citizens to go to Vietnam in groups, starting from March 15, but the number of travelers from the huge market has been increasing slowly. Vietnam received only 400,000 Chinese travelers in the first five months of the year.

Air ticket prices for domestic flights to famous tourism destinations such as Da Nang and Nha Trang with departure from mid-June, especially on weekends, have begun increasing.

Head of Nanning Customs Wang Weibing has proposed putting a smart border gate system into trial operation to facilitate customs clearance of Vietnam’s farm exports to China.

The Ho Chi Minh City Police prosecuted 57 cases and 129 defendants with crimes for the acts of illegally trading, transporting and storing drugs, failing to report and conceal crimes.

With Song Than railway station’s international intermodal transport services, businesses can conduct import-export procedures right at the terminal instead of transporting goods to ports in HCMC or Vung Tau for export to China and Europe.

Total revenue from retail sales of consumer goods and services was estimated at VND519 trillion (US$22.09 billion) last month.

Decreased demand and increased costs have put cement makers in a difficult spot financially during the first quarter of 2023, said industry insiders and experts.

Vietnam jupms 12 spots in business environment rankings

The Top 50 prestigious and effective public companies of 2023 (VIX50), recently announced by the Vietnam Report JSC, has witnessed a significant change compared to 2022 with cautious forecasts.

Vietnam are in Group C at the 2023 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U23 Football Championship.

Indonesia’s Batik technique introduced in Hanoi

From late April to mid-June, the Cuc Phuong National Park is a kingdom of butterflies.

It is estimated that the owners of the karaoke bars have spent about VNĐ75 trillion (US$3.2 billion) to invest in the bars.