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The number of start-ups from Singapore venturing overseas through Enterprise Singapore's Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) acceleration programmes has ballooned to more than 400 in less than five years.

The Ministry of Transport has urged to speed up the construction of Long Thanh International Airport in order for it to enter operation in September 2025.

Hanoi authorities have proposed extending the deadline again for the whole Nhon-Hanoi Station metro route until 2027.

As the Ministry of Planning and Investment is gathering comments on a draft resolution on favourable policy to boost firms' recovery, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry asks for clarification on several notions.

Two local youth e-sports teams, Flash and MGN Box Esports, are currently competing at the Asia Star Challengers Invitational (ASCI 2022) which is taking place in an online format.

Cúc Phương National Park, a famous tourist destination in the northern province of Ninh Bình, has once again been named "Asia's Leading National Park".

Moody's Investors Service has raised the ratings of 12 Vietnamese banks following its upgrade of Vietnam's sovereign rating to Ba2 from Ba3.

The United States Embassy in Hanoi announced that as of October 3, all Vietnamese visa applicants with the new blue-covered passports must have their place of birth stated in their passport before being allowed a visa interview.

Many Vietnamese workers are facing difficulties finding a job after returning home from internship programmes in Japan.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and her Australian counterpart Penny Wong co-chaired the fourth Vietnam-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Canberra on September 12.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin in Hanoi on September 12 following the welcome ceremony the same day.

Representatives from social and community-based organisations today shared with the National Assembly Deputies in Hanoi their activities in addressing domestic violence and discussed mechanism to join forces in tackling domestic violence for Viet Nam.

A group of about 20 buyers from travel agencies in Australia took a famtrip to the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan from September 10 – 12.

The United States Agency for International Development has announced that it has signed its first-ever Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education and Training to improve the quality of Vietnamese higher education.

Retail petroleum prices declined from 3 pm on September 12 following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Many karaoke parlours in Hanoi have attracted fewer customers following recent karaoke fires.

An additional 2,013 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Monday, raising the national tally to over 11.44 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam on Monday received approximately 1.5 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for children aged 12 and above, according to National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieu. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Dr. Ely Ratner, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, co-chaired the Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue in Hanoi on September 12.