Electricity retail prices should have been raised by 9.26 percent instead of 8.36 percent if EVN had correctly calculated the VND3.26 trillion VND foreign exchange rate difference in 2018 into its power production costs.

The Overseas Vietnamese community and international friends in Russia’s Ulyanovsk city and neighbouring localities laid flowers to pay respect to President Ho Chi Minh at his statue on May 19.

Torrential rain and whirlwind have damaged many houses and uprooted trees in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

Vietnam needed to build a legal framework to promote the development of over-the-top (OTT) media services as the Government strives to build a digital economy and accelerate digital transformation.

Capital divestment from State-owned enterprises had slowed and was still facing difficulties, said Dang Quyet Tien, director of Corporate Finance Department under the Ministry of Finance.

The number of private, unlicensed container and truck yards in HCM City’s districts 2 and 9 continues to increase because of a shortage of legal truck yards in the city.

The coastal path in Hau Loc District is the most polluted area in Thanh Hoa Province as it has become an illegal dumping site.

The Hanoi Customs Department is having difficulties in carrying out VAT rebates for foreign tourists.

The HCM City School Festival Basketball Tournament - the 2019 Milo Cup began at the Phu Tho Stadium in District 11 on Saturday.

Vietnam won the Zhouzhuang Cup Xiangqi International Invitational Chinese chess tournament yesterday in Jiangsu, China.

River and seaside erosion in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has become more serious in recent years and greatly affected local residents.

The seventh session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) opened at the NA Hall in Hanoi on May 20.

Numerous challenges are facing the export of Vietnamese coffee, which has continually declined in both volume and value since the beginning of this year.

Sichuan club of China won the 2019 VTV9 - Binh Dien Cup International Women's Volleyball Tournament on May 19.

Authorities recently seized a large number of mobile phones at Tan Son Nhat airport in HCM City, which were transported from the Republic of Korea to Vietnam, said customs officials at the airport on May 20.

70 young people from across the nation departed from Cam Ranh international port in Khanh Hoa for the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on May 20 as part of the “Youth Journey for National Sea and Islands” programme.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the establishment of the National Steering Committee on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Prevention and Control.

Localities nationwide have mobilised resources and equipment to prevent and control the African Swine Fever (ASF) amidst the fast spread of the disease.

Japan-based Leverages JSC has launched the Vietnamese version of its website at https://we-xpats.com/en/destination/as/jp/, aiming to provide the Vietnamese community in Japan with relevant information on the country.

A top leader of HCM City has proposed the Republic of Korea’s Daegu city and Gyeongsangbuk province attend the International Travel Exhibition in the city in November.