Society

The Vietnamese Government plans to reduce the civil service workforce by at least 20% as part of an ongoing administrative reform initiative aimed at streamlining the state apparatus.

A popular Indian food delivery app has started offering a private ambulance service, looking to use its logistics know-how to help bolster the country's patchy healthcare system.

As the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), the biggest and longest traditional festival in Vietnam, is approaching, the Hanoi Red Cross Society organised its annual charity market programme on January 4.

Box Office Vietnam announced that the total box office revenue in Vietnam for 2024, from January 1 to December 31, reached nearly 4.7 trillion VND (185 million USD).

Lodging facilities in the central coastal city of Da Nang are set to serve 11.9 million tourists, including 4.8 million foreigners, in 2025.

The Vietnam national football team will be given a generous bonus if they win over Thailand in the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final.

The Government has issued a decree allowing support of up to 50% of initial investment costs for businesses engaging in semiconductor and AI research and development projects.

A bomb weighing 220 kilos has just been found at a forest in the central province of Quang Binh.

The enforcement of traffic laws on many roads in Hanoi has seen a significant improvement after the application of higher fines.

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared more than $400 million in assets on Friday, her party said.

An oil tanker in the northern province of Ninh Binh caught fire, leaving three people injured.

Two other international undersea cables are still facing issues, which are affecting Vietnam’s internet connection speed and service quality to international destinations.

South Korea was set Friday to move the tail section of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last week, killing 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil, officials said.

The police of Hanoi’s Ha Dong District said on January 2 that they have prosecuted a gambling case after detaining 18 individuals for organizing gambling and 4 individuals for gambling.

The bodies of two missing workers have been found two days after the tragic accident at the construction site of the Dak Mi 1 Hydropower Plant in Kon Tum Province.

Nguyen Ninh green rice cake maker in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh District was ordered to suspend operations on Thursday following food safety violations.

From the start of this year, vehicle inspection centres can be established at bus stations and rest stops, under new regulations to streamline services.

A policy dialogue was held in Hanoi on January 3 to review Vietnam's macroeconomy in 2024 and discuss prospects for 2025.

Many Vietnamese football fans have prepared to fly to Thailand to watch the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 finals which is scheduled to be held on January 5.