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Seminar talks promoting African Continental Free Trade Area

According to experts, personal digital signatures used for electronic transactions satisfy need for authentication of a user's identity. It will be an indispensable part in digital transformation and digital economy development.

Vietnamese enterprises are facing extreme hardships, according to a report sent to the prime minister by the National Private Economic Development Research Board.

Many areas in Hanoi are facing a serious water shortage due to the surging demand during the prolonged hot weather.

Authorities in the southern island city of Phu Quoc have just asked the investor of a 12-storey hotel building that has been illegally built in Duong To Commune to dismantle their construction within three months.

Investors who plan to participate in Viet Nam's social housing market in the future should balance selling price, construction quality and sustainability factors to succeed in the market, experts said.

Charter capital of banks is expected to have a big change this year as four State-owned banks are considering an increase in capital while the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has approved a capital hike for 21 private banks.

Local enterprises were going through a particularly difficult situation, a survey conducted by the National Private Economic Development Research Board under the Government’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform has revealed.

Many fluctuations in the domestic and foreign financial-economic markets have appeared, causing steel enterprises to adjust their business plans.

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.