Society

The protection of consumer rights online has been the focus amid the boom of e-commerce and the digital economy since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Asian markets slid Thursday, led again by banks, with contagion talk sweeping across trading floors owing to fears about European giant Credit Suisse.

South Korea is seeking to employ more than 12,000 Vietnamese workers this year, mainly for the manufacturing and fishery industries, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Thousands of coffee trees in the central highlands province of Gia Lai have been felled down, which was allegedly due to land disputes.

Vietnam has outlined a roadmap to gradually eliminate Hydrofluorocarbons from 2024 with the goal of reducing the basic consumption of these harmful substances to the ozone layer from 2024 to 2028.

A series of commemorative activities will be held throughout the year to mark 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties and 10 years of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and France.

Green logistics is increasingly popular on the business radar, given consumers' interest in environmentally friendly products and the trend in green transition now underway globally.

Results from a national competition for gifted high school students have revealed Hanoi had the largest number of winners.

South Korea said Wednesday it would build the world's largest chip centre using $230 billion of private investment mostly from Samsung Electronics, as it seeks an edge in the global industry.

The central city of Danang is preparing to launch public bike rental service this month.

Vietnamese representative Saigon Heat won the runner-up title of the ASEAN Basketball League 2023 after losing to Hong Kong Eastern of China in the final round held on March 14 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The northern province of Lao Cai welcomed the first Chinese tourist group through its international border gate this afternoon, March 15.

Han Market, which is a famous tourist destination in the central city of Danang, has had a new, better look after being upgraded.

A Japanese tourist was charged VND1.2 million (USD510) for a 7-kilometre taxi ride in HCM City, ten times higher than what it should have been.

Mong Cai Border Gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh received the first group of Chinese tourists on Wednesday morning after a three-year Covid-19 hiatus.

Industry insiders and policymakers have cautioned that Vietnam is facing an uphill battle to achieve its goal of 6 per cent export growth this year.

A delegation from Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund organised a ceremony to give 100 scholarships worth a total of 5,000 USD to disadvantaged oversea-Vietnamese students with outstanding study performance.

Asian markets bounced Wednesday as concerns about contagion from the collapse of two US regional lenders eased while investors turned their attention back to next week's Federal Reserve interest rate decision.

Mini Thailand Week 2023 is scheduled to take place from March 16 to 19 in the northern border province of Quang Ninh to promote bilateral trade between Thailand and Vietnam.