Vietnam’s plan for borrowing and paying public debt has been revealed, and the budget landscape finalised for this year, with public debt set to stay within the permissible limit.

Though the strong development of digital technology and cyberspace has brought many job opportunities, especially for young people, Vietnam has not had appropriate overall goals and strategies to support the digital content industry.

Nguyen Sy Phi Sang, who lost his right arm and vision in both eyes due to a sudden accident two years ago, did not let the tragedy define him.

Two more public restrooms opened last week in downtown HCM City to alleviate the shortage in the busy area, serving both local residents and tourists.

Domestic property developers are looking to sell assets and shares to deal with debts, restructure, maintain cash flow and keep operations going, according to industry experts.

Vietnam's information and communications services reached VND1.13 quadrillion ($47.6 billion) in the first four months of 2023.

Vast forests, sapphire-colored water, white-sand beaches filled with golden sunlight, BBQ parties full of hyped tunes and delicious spicy food are all calling young people as summer approaches.

Hoi An City authorities have worked with local residents and tourism businesses to find the best solution for managing tourism services, including a plan to collect entrance fees from visitors to the UNESCO-listed ancient town.

Hanoi People’s Committee has submitted a report to the Prime Minister on extending the completion deadline for the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro line project and increasing the budget.

The popularity of messaging apps such as Zalo, Viber, Telegram and WhatsApp have posed new problems for the management of telecommunications activities.

The National Competition Commission (Ministry of Industry and Trade) will inspect the operations of six multi-level marketing firms to make sure their operations are in line with the rules.

The National Assembly Economic Committee has asked the Government to clarify why Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) has made losses of more than VND26.4 trillion.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Vietnam in the second half of this year to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties and 10 years of the strategic partnership between the two countries this year.

More than 70 children aged from three to five from a preschool in the central province of Nghe An were rushed to hospitals after eating a snack on the evening of May 9.

According to a representative of the Department of Telecommunications, as of May 3, two undersea optical cable networks of IA and SMW3 were fixed. The remaining three routes are expected to be restored in May and June.

HCM City’s authorities are Ben Bach Dang Park in District 1 to protect pedestrians from sunshine and rain.

Independent data site Box Office Vietnam reports that as of May 7, the new box office hit Lật Mặt 6: Tấm Vé Định Mệnh (Face Off 6: The Ticket of Destiny) by filmmaker Ly Hai had earned over VNĐ200 billion after two weeks in theatres.

Vietnam spent more than US$1.2 billion on importing 54,344 completely built-up (CBU) vehicles during the initial four months of the year, marking a surge of 47.2% in volume and 33.4% in value year on year.

Pham Thi Hong Thanh on May 9 brought home a bronze medal for Vietnam at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships which is getting underway in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

International food magazine TasteAtlas recently selected Com Tam, Vietnamese broken rice, as one of the top 100 most popular rice dishes throughout Asia.