The HCM City People’s Committee has consulted with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) on the draft of a resolution to replace the National Assembly’s Resolution 54/2017/Wh14 on policies to create momentum for the city development.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs has set administrative reform targets to simplify customs procedures, including reducing the time for customs clearance and goods release by 10%,

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), on February 6 stressed the necessity to devote national and international resources to peace, development and human.

Right from the beginning of 2023, many banks have announced their plans for merge and acquisition (M&A) deals and capital increase.

An elephant named Voi Nam whose parents were born in Vietnam and gifted to Germany’s Leipzig Zoo in 1984 and 1985 by Ho Chi Minh City's authority has welcomed its second baby elephant in the zoo on December 20, 2022.

Despite near-term trade headwinds, tourism has emerged as a source of growth for Vietnam to mitigate the challenges ahead in 2023, according to the “Vietnam at a glance” report released by HSBC on February 6.

Geopolitics and new technologies are changing the world, opening up new opportunities for Vietnam to develop, if it can grasp them.

With some close to bankruptcy, many enterprises have made a breakthrough and developed sustainably by going digital and using artificial intelligence (Al).

Vietnam aims to become one of the four most innovative countries in ASEAN in 2023, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The two-year pandemic changed Vietnamese shopping habits and boosted e-commerce.

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) and Hanoi Youth Association for Blood Donation on February 6 kicked off the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaign of the season.

Renowned international food magazine TasteAtlas has released a collection of 24 Asian countries which have the best cuisines, with Vietnam featured highly in the list.

The automobile market is not likely to see a boom as it did in 2022. The difficulties arising late last year are expected to last until mid year.

A female Vietnamese scientist was presented with L’Oréal-UNESCO Int’l Rising Talent Award.

Brokerage revenue fell at most securities companies amid the general market contraction as the total trading size of the whole market shrank.

On behalf of the Politburo, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW dated January 30, 2023 on the development and application of biotechnology for sustainable development of the country in the new situation.

The Ministry of Finance is seeking feedback on a draft Government decree on the rescheduling of payments of value added tax (VAT), corporate income tax (CIT) and land rent amounting to over VND100,000 billion.

Miss Spring 2023, which honours the beauty of Vietnamese women and promotes Vietnamese culture to international friends, has been held in Paris after a three-year disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phu Quoc Island is not only famous for fresh seafood, its local cuisine also has various unique delicacies from nấm tràm (Tylopilus Felleus), a kind of mushroom that grows in cajuput or eucalypt forests.

Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh has received only one point from voters of the Best Footballer in Asia Award 2022, finishing 29th in the list of 31 rated players altogether.