The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has approved the Noi Bai International Airport’s proposal to pilot check-in via facial recognition technology using identification (ID) cards carrying microchips for certain domestic flights.

Digital transformation, creating suitable designs and recycling clothes are now proving to be important target activities for the garment and textile industry towards a circular economy and sustainability.

Under a roadmap approved by the government in Decision 876, 100 percent of transport vehicles such as cars and motorbikes will have to shift to electricity and green power by 2050.

The Authority of Information Security (under the Information & Communications Ministry) has just informed that 90 websites with the suffix ‘.gov.vn’ were hacked to link to gambling advertisements.

Vietnam has been focusing on exporting fruits rather than meet domestic demand, leading to a monopoly by imports, analyst said.

Many green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) migrate from far-off oceans to Con Dao archipelago where they mate, lay eggs, and build nests.

Prudential and Manulife saw sudden increases in profits in 2022, while Dai-ichi, AIA and Bao Viet Life reported multi-trillion dong in profits last year.

Golf tourism is being considered a potential tourism product that can make important contributions to drawing international guests to VN in general and to Hanoi in particular, especially guests from South Korea, Japan, the US and Europe.

The northern province of Ninh Bình is the place where travelers can enjoy the most competitive room rates in April, according to travel website Agoda.

The HCM City will host a book fair with a series of activities to promote reading culture from April 19 to 23 to celebrate Việt Nam Book and Reading Cultural Day on April 21.

In researching and applying AI, Vietnam is best at Vietnamese-speaking digital assistants. Vietnam’s firms also have advantages in image processing, and human and license plate recognition cameras, among others.

Vietnam Tourism Association launches a competition to develop plastic waste management tools for the tourism industry.

Many agricultural by-products including banana peels, straws, water hyacinth stalks, areca sheaths and bagasse can be reused to make money instead of thrown away. A Vietnamese man has turned areca spathe into items for export earning much money.

A sweet broth combined with mild spicy black pepper is what makes the duck rice noodle soup with black pepper in Soc Trang Province delicious.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, speaking at a meeting in HCMC today (April 16) between the central Government and HCMC leadership, requested the city to remove or change officials who show low or no responsibility.

The steel market is likely to recover in the third and fourth quarters of this year thanks to augmented efforts to disburse public investment and credit packages for social housing projects, along with positive signs of the Vietnamese economy.

Ba Vi national park, Bat Trang pottery village, and the Trang An-Ninh Binh ecological tourist complex are among the ideal destinations for travelers to enjoy around Hanoi.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to increase flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to meet the huge demand during the five-day National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1) holidays.

The Vietnam Zoos Association has partnered with the Zoological Park Organisation (ZPO) of Thailand to increase the population of the Eastern Sarus Crane in Vietnam.

A proposal to impose special consumption taxes on online games in Vietnam has been shot down by businesses and industry experts.