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There are still issues to be resolved with the recently approved National Power Development Plan 8, namely how to attract and encourage private investors, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Both Vietnam and Israel have ample room to raise their annual two-way trade turnover to US$3-4 billion in the coming time from last year’s US$2.2 billion following the impending enforcement of the recently signed free trade agreement (VIFTA) between

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang attended the opening ceremony of the 7th China – South Asia Expo (CAS Expo) and the 27th China Kunming Import and Export Commodities Fair in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan province, on

Authorities in the central city of Danang have warned visitors of thefts at local beaches.

World-renowned travel guide Lonely Planet has published an article revealing the best time to visit Vietnam.

A group of volunteers have joined to help collet rubbish around the coral reefs in the central city of Danang.

The Aviation Authority of Vietnam has just announced a list of 13 airports that would accept e-visas.

The death toll from a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote part of Myanmar has hit at least 31, with eight people still missing, rescuers said Wednesday.

Authorities in the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan have decided to pilot developing night tourism services in two local areas by the end of this year.

The Ministry of Health has issued a directive on proactive implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures, as well as measures to prevent the resurgence of the pandemic.

Vietnamese auto maker VinFast Auto Ltd. (VinFast) rang the bell to officially commence trading of its shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the US, under the ticker symbol “VFS”.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has approved planning for a VND2-trillion (USD86.11 million) park by a local beach.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued a directive on developing rice export markets and stabilising the domestic market amidst unpredictable changes in the global rice market.

Over 600 hectares of forest in the southern province of Binh Thuan's Ham Thuan Nam District will be cut down for the construction of the Ka Pet Irrigation Reservoir.

HCM City will start installing solar power systems on the roof of public agencies in September this year.

A 2,000-hectare pine forest in the central province of Ha Tinh has been attacked by pine caterpillars.

Authorities in Hanoi's suburban district of Soc Son will dismantle five homestay facilities that were illegally built in Ban Tien Village, Minh Phu Commune.

New devices are now available to allow faster passenger verification via the e-identification app VNeID, the deputy director of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order has said.

Six people, including four Australian tourists, who were reported missing off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island after their boat hit bad weather have been found alive, an official said Tuesday.