As many as 85 percent of industrial enterprises in Vietnam still lag behind the fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), and only 13 per cent are at the beginner level, one official has warned.

The Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) this year will oversee the finance of 19 State-owned groups and corporations.

Vietnam is poised to become a leading electronics powerhouse in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, in the coming years if it sustains its current pace of growth, according to a report from Singapore’s DBS Bank.

Although the number of women in politics continues to rise, the ratio of women in high positions remains low.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs have teamed up with Bloomberg Philanthropies to carry out a project that focuses on preventing drowning among 8,200 children in Vietnam's eight provinces and cities.

Vietnam always treasures and maintains values of peace and stability, said Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh while addressing the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo today.

The HCM City’s People Committee will rearrange district and commune administrative units from now to 2021.

A contemporary music concert introducing new works by international and Vietnamese composers will take place at Manzi Art Space on Sunday.

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono held talks and co-chaired the 11th meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Committee on May 30 in Tokyo.

Adam Liaw, the winner of the 2010 version of Masterchef Australia, will be in Hanoi on June 1-3 to introduce Australian gastronomy as part of the “Taste of Australia 2019” and “ASEAN now” programmes.

The site handover for the VND10 trillion (US$430 million) antiflood project in HCMC, developed by Trung Nam Group, may miss the revised June 30 deadline.

The proposal to raise the retirement age is necessary as Vietnam’s retirement age regulations have been outdated after 60 years, and the average life expectancy of the Vietnamese is higher than that of people from many Asia-Pacific countries.

Police in the central highlands province of Lam Dong have arrested three men in the biggest forest destruction case recorded so far in the area.

The Vietnam Economic Yearbook 2019 points out two scenarios for the country’s economy this year, according to which the growth rate will be over 6.5 percent in the new context of the world.

The Border Guard Station of Lao Bao International Border Gate in Quang Tri, in coordination with the provincial investigation police agency, arrested Gavrilov Inor of Russian nationality, who is currently wanted by Interpol.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung led a Vietnamese delegation to the Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) of the bloc and ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting in Bangkok from May 28-29.

Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich and a high-ranking Vietnamese military delegation left Hanoi on May 30 for Singapore to attend the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue slated for May 31-June 2.

Cu Lao Cham – Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam has celebrated its 10th anniversary of UNESCO recognition as a world biosphere reserve for its rich biodiversity.

A workshop on tò he - small, colourful figurines made from glutinous rice powder, and traditional art will be held at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre on June 9.

A free screening of the Israeli documentary film I'm Fat will be held on June 3 as part of the 10th European-Vietnam Documentary Film Festival.