The Secretariat of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee announced its plan for the upcoming summer voluntary campaign, which runs from June 3 to August 31.

 Strengthening inspections over social insurance funds is essential given the hike in their management expenses in 2016 and 2017, heard the ongoing 24th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee in Hanoi on May 15.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has suggested the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) share with Vietnam experiences in building e-government and e-administration accumulated from its members such as Australia, Singapore and Japan.

 Coach Hoang Anh Tuan has made a plan calling the best players to participate in the annual ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-19 Youth Championship to be held in Indonesia from July 1-15, looking towards the final round.

Vietnam keeps a close watch on and is concerned about the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip over the past days, leaving many Palestinians dead and injured.

 The BW Industrial Development JSC, a joint-venture between the US private equity fund Warburg Pincus and Vietnam’s Investment and Industrial Development Corporation (Becamex IDC), made debut in the southern province of Binh Duong on May 15.  

 Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has led a Vietnamese delegation to the 74th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), which is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 11-16.

Complaints and petitions regarding the Thu Thiem new urban area in Ho Chi Minh City must be settled in line with laws and policies to ensure legitimate interests of residents, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

Two men were arrested on Monday by HCM City police in a stabbing incident on Sunday evening which killed two men who were part of a team of volunteer “knights” who protect local residents. 

The data relocation and regulation that requires foreign firms to set up data centers in Vietnam remains the most controversial issue of the draft cybersecurity law.

Blessed by nature, Vietnam has many special landscapes and rich biodiversity. UNESCO has recognized eight natural and cultural heritage sites and nine biosphere reserves. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Glorious jade sceptres, precious terracotta mythical creatures and gigantic bronze drums are few among 300 artefacts being showcased in public for the first time.

VietNamNet Bridge - As the summer holiday begins in late May, life-skill training centers have launched summer camp programs with very attractive offers.

As Uber has lost to Grab in Vietnam and has left the market, Vietnamese are taking advantage of a golden opportunity to jump into the ride-hailing market. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you think you already know dishes like banh xeo, banh trang or nem nuong too well, Anan Saigon’s creative versions might surprise you. Plus, their unique location is a bonus. 

 Hoang Nhat Anh, 26, a stylist working in Hanoi, visited his girlfriend’s houses a few weeks ago for the first time.

Joint winner of the 2004 Nobel prize in Economics, Prof. Finn Kydland, speaks about the Vietnamese economy and growth on the sidelines of the 2018 Recontres du Vietnam.

 Swedish telecom firm Comvik is willing to assist the Vietnamese Government in equitizing mobile network operator MobiFone, a representative of Comvik said when meeting Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on May 11.

On May 9 police in Sa Dec City accosted Nguyen Van Thu at a car wash in Ward 1 and seized notebooks with records of his loans, more than 400 deposit contracts and identity documents and 3,000 flyers

 The Government promulgated Decree No. 63/2018/ND-CP on investment in form of public-private partnership (PPP).