The free trade zone will implement experimental policies and mechanisms to attract investment to the area.

Former health minister Nguyen Thanh Long was sentenced to 18 years in prison for accepting bribes, the second heaviest sentence just after Viet A’s General Director

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap will host its second Lotus Festival from May 16-19 at Van Mieu Park in Cao Lanh City.

The Prime Minister asked competent ministers and chairpersons of local People’s Committees to focus on strictly carrying out solutions against IUU fishing, and detecting and settling VMS violations.

The Government of Vietnam proposes the NA ratify the UK’s accession protocol at the 7th session of the 15th NA so that Vietnam will be one of the first six CPTPP countries to ratify it.

The Nha Trang Sea Tourism Festival 2024 will take place from June 13 to June 16, with the event featuring a wide range of activities, according to details given by the Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) will concentrate on helping 30,000 businesspeople and enterprises with international connectivity and cooperation this year, its Chairman Pham Tan Cong has said.

Acting President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân hosted receptions in Hà Nội on Wednesday for ambassadors of Armenia, New Zealand, Türkiye and Peru who came to present their credentials.

Female Vietnamese athletes, including Chau Tuyet Van, Nguyen Thi Le Kim, and Lien Thi Tuyet Mai, won gold on May 15 in the women’s team poomsae (performance) event held at the Asian Taekwondo Championship in Da Nang.

A famtrip group consisting of over 39 travel firms in the Philippines scoped out a range of tourist attractions in the central localities of Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang from May 14 to May 15.

Sa Pa and Ha Long have both made the list of the five fastest growing tourist destinations in Asia, according to the world’s most popular travel guide Tripadvisor.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced a morning auction of 16,800 taels of its SJC gold bars in Hanoi on May 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 15 for Vice President of Huawei Asia Pacific Zhengjun Zhang.

The Government should increase the exploitation of hydropower in the context of increasing electricity demand as the potential of the resource remains large, experts said.

Vietnam’s scheme for borrowing and paying public debt has been outlined, with diverse sources of loans in the pipeline and public debt set to stay within the permissible limit.

Even more concerning, the Mekong Delta is at risk of gradually sinking due to the combined effects of land subsidence and rising sea levels.

Phieng Ban Valley boasts one of the largest areas dedicated to plum cultivation in the province of Dien Bien. With over 120 households, the majority of the village residents are involved in growing plum trees

Vietnam is one of the countries with the lowest ratio of nurses per thousand people, only equal to one eighth of developed countries, said Pham Duc Muc, chairman of the VN Nurses Association.

Vietnam expects more cooperation and financial support from the EU to adapt to climate change and promote environmental protection and restoration of land, forest, and marine ecosystems.

It was used for printing scriptures, writing texts, printing folk paintings, and, most notably, royal proclamations and decrees during the feudal dynasties in Vietnam.

The success of the film ‘Mai’ by Tran Thanh earlier this year was taken as a good omen for Vietnam’s film industry in 2024. However, contrary to predictions, people are not going to cinemas to watch Vietnamese films.

Eliminating trunk simcards is a major responsibility that telecom carriers must take in the fight against online phishing and protection of internet users.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has been unable to call for investment in the Vietnam National Villages for Ethnic Culture and Tourism (NVECT) in the last 10 years.

Imports of Chinese cars in Q1 soar

A Korean - Da Lat music festival 2024 and a trade promotion space will be held in the resort city of Da Lat, the Central Highland province of Lam Dong in November under a proposal just approved by the province's authorities.