Society

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the high-level general debate of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States, from September 21-25.

The Vietnam Business Integrity Index (VBII), the first of its kind in the country to assess enterprises in this regard, was launched on September 21.

An additional 2,287 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Wednesday, raising the national tally to over 11.46 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Fishing boats in many southern provinces are being left idle as local fishermen have been unable to buy diesel.

A four-year-old boy has become the youngest paraglider to participate in the ongoing paragliding festival in Yen Bai Province.

The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has announced the cancellation of building a pair of carp-dragon statues by a local river following public controversy.

The Asian Development Bank has maintained its favourable economic outlook for Vietnam as it forecasts gross domestic product to expand 6.5 percent in 2022 and 6.7 percent in 2023.

Hanoi will need about 21 trillion VND (887.27 million USD at current exchange rate) in the coming years to replace all petrol- and diesel-powered public buses with electric alternatives.

China's "inflexible" and "inconsistent" zero-Covid policy is crippling European business operations in the country, a major business lobby said Wednesday, warning that the presence of the companies "can no longer be taken for granted".

Six rhinos have died of unknown causes at an eco-tourism site in the central province of Nghe An.

Hanoi Golf Tourism Week 2022 is expected to attract a large number of international visitors, thereby greatly contributing to boosting the capital’s total tourism revenue.

Many companies in HCM City and other southern localities are facing a drop in new export orders due to the impact of high inflation globally.

A department head at the Government Office was arrested on September 20 on the charge of receiving bribe in connection with the case at the Consular Department under the Foreign Ministry.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has ordered coastal and border guards and police forces to step up patrols, inspections, and handling of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing at sea and in ports.

The US Agency for International Development, and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) People’s Committee on Tuesday launched a project to accelerate renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions to the city’s urban energy challenges.

As many as 119 people in Vietnam are dead or missing so far this year due to natural disasters, according to the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

An additional 3,177 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 11.46 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

The youth authorities of Hanoi has planned a mass wedding ceremony for 30 couples on October 15 and 16.

A whale has been spotted off a beach in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.