VIETNAM TODAY

The Authority of Broadcasting, Television and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has sent an official letter to Netflix, requesting its compliance with Vietnam’s legal regulations on providing online gaming services.

Vietnam’s southern region has experienced temperatures of 40 degrees centigrade, the highest so far this year.

The HCM City People’s Court on Thursday handed down a death sentence to Trương Mỹ Lan, chairwoman of real estate developer Vạn Thịnh Phát, who has been identified as the mastermind behind the largest financial fraud in Vietnam’s history.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2024 with over 450 booths is expected to welcome up to 80,000 visitors.

Frigate Vendemiaire of the French Navy has just arrived in the central city of Danang for a goodwill visit from April 11-15.

To create additional capital mobilisation channels for small- and medium-sized enterprises, Vietnam’s Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise Development Fund under the Ministry of Planning and Investment is offering SMEs loans at preferential interest rates of 1.2-4.4% per year.

The central province of Bình Định will have a huge eco-tourism project on an area of 43 hectares with a total investment of more than VNĐ4 trillion (US$160 million).

Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow at 6.0% and 6.2% in 2024 and 2025, respectively, according to the Asian Development Outlook April 2024 released Thursday.

A large fire has burnt down over 40 hectares of forest in the southern province of Ca Mau and may spread amid prolonged drought and dry weather.

Many parks in Hanoi have deteriorated yet projects to renovate them have remained sluggish.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau’s largest freshwater reservoir is scheduled to be put into operation next month to serve 11,000 households.

Vietnam has an abundance of raw materials for biofuel production which could be the key to transforming the transportation sector and moving towards sustainable growth, according to experts.

Apartment absorption was relatively positive in Hanoi in the first quarter but weaker in Ho Chi Minh City compared to the same period last year while supply remains limited in both metropolises, reported real estate services and investment company CBRE.

Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai have imposed travel restrictions on business owners due to their outstanding tax arrears.

Despite being installed for many years, pedestrian traffic lights have proven ineffective on many streets in Hanoi.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a policy and law forum in Shanghai, which was set to promote investment and trade ties between Vietnam and China, as part of his official visit to the neighbouring country.

Vietnam’s new-age carrier Vietjet celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first flight to China (2014-2024) and announced a direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Xi'an at a policy and law forum held in Shanghai city on

The annual Vietnam Saigon Textile & Garment Industry – Fabric & Garment Accessories Expo opened in HCM City on April 10, enabling local and foreign producers to explore each other’s requirements and possibilities for tie-ups.

Travel firms in HCM City have launched new tours for the coming Reunification Day April 30 and May Day holiday.