The handling of 12 loss-making projects under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has seen improvements with some starting to earn profits or recovering production after dozens of years in stagnation.

Vietnam is currently among the top five countries that supply a large volume of commodities to the Walmart hypermarket chain, according to Sarah Thon, senior director of Global Government Affairs of Walmart.

A series of events and activities will be held under the 2023 Cashless Day to promote the adoption of non-cash payment and contribute to achieving the Government’s plans to drive Vietnam towards a cashless society.

Six cows were killed in a lightning strike during heavy rain in the northern province of Son La on Friday.

A Vietnamese Ao Dai (traditional gown) by designer Phuong Ho has been awarded the Vietnamese record for the longest hand-made ao dai with a length of 220.6m and a weight of 250kg.

The 2023 summer volunteer campaign was launched in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on May 27, attracting the participation of approximately 15,000 young people.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been working on a plan to establish three to six centres for storing rare medicines and drugs in limited supply in accordance with the Prime Minister’s direction.

Most of provinces and cities nationwide have recorded ultraviolet levels of “high” and “very high” risk of harm on May 27, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The 2023 Ninh Binh tourism week themed “The Golden Colour of Tam Coc - Trang An” kicked off in Hoa Lu district of the northern province of Ninh Binh on may 27.

Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam Angela Pratt has called on the country to raise tobacco tax and prices, which are still among the world’s lowest.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has affirmed that the opening and closing ceremonies of the coming 12th ASEAN Para Games will be comparable to those of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) that the country held earlier in May.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Electric Power Trading Company (EPTC) has received dossiers from 37 out of 85 transitional renewables projects for electricity price negotiations.

Many National Assembly deputies have voiced their concern over the so-called "playing it safe" attitude that occurs not only at state agencies but also in business circles.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has stressed that the VND120 trillion credit package is not designed to rescue the real estate market, but aims to partly implement the plan on building 1 million social housing apartments.

Many retired employees complain they only receive VND2.5-3 million a month in pensions though they paid social insurance premiums for 30 years of working.

The 2023 Robotacon - World Robot Olympiad (WRO), known as the Robot Talent Contest, was kicked off in HCM City on Friday (May 26).

Nearly 1.4 million cars under nine seats, which are not used for commercial use, will automatically renew their registration for an additional six months (from 18 to 24 months).

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai and four Cabinet members will answer National Assembly deputies’ questions on issues of voter concern at the ongoing session of the legislature in Hanoi.

Minister of Public Security To Lam on May 27 submitted to the National Assembly amendments to a bill, proposing to increase the duration of e-visas from no more than 30 days to a maximum of three months.

The processing and manufacturing sector was the largest recipient of FDI, with more than 6.64 billion USD, accounting for 61.2% of the total pledges, followed by finance-banking, real estate, and science-technology.