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Tra Vinh - A city in the forest

Experiecing rapid urbanisation and under pressure from economic growth, many green areas in large cities around Vietnam have been gradually replaced by concrete and buildings. But there is one large urban area in the Mekong Delta that seems to have escaped the phenomena, with...

PM holds emergency online conference on COVID-19 control

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 9 held an urgent video conference with the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, relevant ministries and agencies, and six provinces along the southwestern border, focusing on how to respond to the latest COVID-19...

PM promises voters to work hard for stronger national development

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has pledged that he and the Government will work hard, together with the whole political system, army and people, to promote the country’s achievements and overcome difficulties and challenges so as to further boost its development and successfully...

Protestants leads a secular and religious life

Protestants in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai while enjoying a good spirit life over the years have received strong support and assistance from the local authorities in their economic development and poverty elimination efforts.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong meets voters in Hanoi

Candidates running for seats in the 15th National Assembly (NA) of Hanoi's constituency No. 1, including Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, on May 8 held a meeting with local voters in Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Hai Ba Trung districts in both in-person and online forms.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong meets voters in Hanoi

Candidates running for seats in the 15th National Assembly (NA) of Hanoi's constituency No. 1, including Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, on May 8 held a meeting with local voters in Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Hai Ba Trung districts in both in-person and online forms.

Voters in An Giang pin high hope on candidates for upcoming elections

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and other candidates for the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and the An Giang provincial People’s Council for the 2021-2026 tenure had a meeting with constituents in the Mekong Delta province’s Chau Thanh district on May 7.

Cuban newspapers spotlight talk between Party chiefs of Cuba, Vietnam

The phone talk between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on May 5 was a highlight of Cuban newspapers on May...

Human resources decisive to national development: Prime Minister

Human resources bear decisive significance to the cause of national construction and development, and education plays a very important role in human resources development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a working session with the Ministry of Education and Training on May...

Vietnamese, Lao defence chiefs hold online talks

Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Phan Van Giang held a video call on May 6 with his Lao counterpart, General Chansamon Chanyalat, to discuss measures to boost defence cooperation suitable to the new circumstances.

Vietnam should continue support for vulnerable groups: IMF official

Vietnam will record positive economic growth in 2021, at around 6-7 percent, if the country continue support for vulnerable groups in the economy, as well as the freshly-rolled out vaccination campaign, said Jonathan Ostry, Deputy Director of the Asia and Pacific Department of...

Japanese newspaper reviews Vietnam’s first unicorn firm

Over the past decade and a half, VNG has diversified into cloud computing, ads, digital payments and media, and built up one of the biggest digital user bases in Vietnam, said an article recently published on the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asia.

HCM City prioritises clean-fuel vehicle development

Ho Chi Minh City has prioritised the development of vehicles with clean fuel, particularly buses running on compressed natural gas (CNG), in a project to bolster the use of public transport in tandem with restricting personal vehicles for 2021-30.

Nearly 34 million citizens make chip-based ID cards

The Departments of Public Security in 63 provinces and cities had collected dossiers of making chip-based ID cards of 33.9 million Vietnamese citizens as of April 27, equal to 67.8 percent of the goal of 50 million cards to be issued before July 1.

Austrian firms expect opportunities from Vietnam

The portal of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber has run an article hailing Vietnam’s consistent, drastic and effective measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that the Vietnamese market remains attractive to Austrian firms.