There were 60.8 million domestic tourists in the first half of this year, 1.4 times the pre-pandemic number and already past the full-year target of 60 million.
R. Kelly was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison, following the multiplatinum R&B singer's conviction for exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National postage stamp exhibition – Vietstampex will start tomorrow at the Việt Nam-Soviet Friendship Labor Culture Palace in Hà Nội.
Hà Nội Metro Company has reported a loss of VNĐ63.7 billion (US$2.75 million) in 2021 after the Cát Linh- Hà Đông Urban Railway was officially opened on November 6 last year.
Air passengers are expected to hit 83 percent of pre-pandemic levels this year and the aviation industry's return to profit is "within reach" in 2023, the International Air Transport Association said on Monday.
The head of the Việt Nam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration has warned that between 10 and 12 storms and tropical depressions are forecast to hit the country between now and the end of the year.
After 26 years in business, the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) has expanded to provinces from north to south, becoming a model of Viet Nam's industrial development.
Vietnam will be able to keep inflation under the targeted 4 percent cap this year despite rising prices and a stronger dollar, a central bank official has assured.
The largest southern city aims to build 107.5 million square meters of housing over the next 10 years, one of the highlights of the draft housing development programme for HCM City between 2021 and 2030.
Samsung Vietnam on Saturday in Hà Nội held the second recruitment process - Global Samsung Aptitude Test (GSAT) this year for engineers and university graduates.
As the amount of plastic waste from Vietnamese is rising quickly, many projects are being tested here in collaboration with international organisations on reducing plastic waste.
Japan ran its biggest single-month trade deficit in more than eight years in May as high commodity prices and declines in the yen swelled imports, clouding the country's economic outlook.
The Ministry of Education and Training agreed with the solution of the Ministry of Finance to maintain the price of educational services in the 2022-2023 school year in response to the price increase of many goods.
Disney's latest animation "Lightyear," which features a same-sex kiss, has been denied release in more than a dozen mainly Muslim countries, a source close to the company told AFP on Tuesday.
Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ha Kim Ngoc has called on his U.S. counterpart to contribute to pushing President Biden's visit so that it will happen within this year.
People in a commune of southern coastal province of Khánh Hoà has made efforts to keep and develop a very unique traditional craft occupation for hundreds of years.
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has decided to suspend Ngo Anh Vu from football for two years after he punched a referee in the face during a domestic match.
A dearth of IPOs, plunge in stock prices and slowing economic growth are clouding revenue of global investment banks after spending by governments and central banks fueled a blockbuster 2021.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was named the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Player of the Year for the second time on Thursday and Chelsea's Sam Kerr took the women's award.
A 34-year-old Hanoian man has been summoned for questioning by Hoang Mai District police for assaulting a four-year-girl in a bookstore's play area Tuesday night.
Việt Nam and the Kingdom of Oman have made great strides in bilateral cooperation over the past 30 years. Political relations are constantly consolidated through regular exchange of delegations between the ministries and agencies of the two countries.
Construction of the first phase of Ring Road No 4 through five southern localities, including HCM City, will start next year and be completed in 2028, according to the city Department of Transport.
Foreign tourists visiting Japan will be required to wear masks, take out private medical insurance and be chaperoned throughout their stay, the government said on Tuesday, as it plans a gradual opening from two years of Covid restrictions.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) used more than VNĐ45.444 trillion (US$1.96 billion) from the unemployment insurance fund to pay for employees and employers over the past two years, given serious COVID-19-induced difficulties facing production and business.
Several anti-flooding reservoirs that HCMC has planned have remained on paper for years for lack of land and technical standards as also pricing issues.
The International Film and Television Exhibition, which will be held in HCM City from June 9 to 11 after a two-year gap due to COVID-19, promises to remain an important bridge between the domestic and international film and television industries.
The International Film and Television Exhibition, which will be held in HCM City from June 9 to 11 after a two-year gap due to COVID-19, promises to remain an important bridge between the domestic and international film and television industries.
Fighting rising inflation is a crucial duty this year as prices of gasoline and materials surge while global economies recover, Minister of Finance Huynh Duc Phoc said.
The procuracy agency of Osaka has proposed a sentence of 18 years in jail for a Dominican man who allegedly murdered a Vietnamese student in the Japanese prefecture.
The Management Board of the President Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum and the All-Russian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (VILAR) reviewed their 30-year direct partnership in ensuring the long-term preservation and absolute safety of the body of President Hồ Chí Minh at a conference in Moscow on Monday (local time).
Hong Kong Airlines said it would resume flights to South Korea and Vietnam from next month after suspending them for more than two years due to Covid-19.
National Assembly chair Vương Đình Huệ on Wednesday expressed his concern that this year’s growth target will be hard to reach as the 15th-tenure NA continued their third session in Hà Nội.
A government minister says that "all Malaysians are disappointed" with what is threatening to be the country's lowest placing at the SEA Games in nearly 40 years.
Former Deputy Health Minister Trương Quốc Cường has been sentenced to four years in prison in the first-instance trial of the case relating to the trading of counterfeit medicine labelled 'Health 2000 Canada'.
Japan's core consumer inflation in April rose above the central bank's 2 percent target, hitting a more than seven-year high as increased costs are causing broader price hikes.
After four straight years of low flow and drought, the Mekong River had recorded the highest water level in the first four months of 2022, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said.
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday ordered localities across the country to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11 years old and accelerate the booster dose for people above 18 years old.
Thousands of followers and monks gathered at the Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda in HCM City’s District 10 Sunday to celebrate the birth of the Buddha as the Vesak festival.
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index plunged 4.82 percent to 1,238.84 points Thursday, a year low, as 163 out of 484 tickers on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange hit the floor.
Real estate giant Vinhomes plans to construct 500,000 social housing units over the next five years, its chairman Pham Thieu Hoa said in the annual general meeting Thursday.
Maverick to Bowie to Elvis, the Cannes Film Festival launches its 75th-anniversary edition on Tuesday with a roster full of icons from the last century.
Under pandemic impacts, healthcare had become the issue of highest concern among Vietnamese people, according to the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) released Tuesday.
Britain is on course to enter a technical recession in the second half of this year and faces a big hit to living standards from surging prices, an economic think-tank said on Wednesday.
BioNTech's 22UAy.DE first-quarter sales and earnings more than tripled thanks to demand for the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with Pfizer PFE.N, but the German biotech firm is still forecasting a full-year decline in vaccine sales.
The death penalty has been proposed for Nguyễn Võ Quỳnh Trang, 27, from Gia Lai City, for the murder and torture of her stepdaughter, an 8-year-old girl who died in December last year.
After gaining high growth last year, the insurance industry is forecast to experience a less favourable time in 2022 as many insurers have so far planned lower profit targets or slowing growth compared to last year.
The European Union is leaning toward a ban on imports of Russian oil by the end of the year, two EU diplomats said, after talks between the European Commission and EU member states this weekend.
April 30, 1975, started a new era in Việt Nam – one of independence and socialism for the whole country with the liberation of the south and the reunification of the nation.
Australian consumer prices surged at the fastest annual pace in two decades last quarter as petrol, home building and food costs all climbed, spurring speculation interest rates could rise as soon as next week.
A survey of nearly 7,800 students, aged 13 to 17 years old in 81 schools across Việt Nam, revealed that 13 per cent of them felt lonely most or all the time.
Phú Quốc International Airport in the Mekong Delta province of Kiên Giang will receive investment so that it can serve up to 10 million passengers a year, as the island resort has become an increasingly popular destination for both domestic and foreign visitors.
A total of 108 people were killed due to natural disasters in Việt Nam last year, and caused economic losses of up to VNĐ5.2 trillion (US$226 million).
The State-owned Saigon Jewelry Company has reported revenues of VND17.7 trillion ($770.3) in 2021, down 25 percent year-on-year to its lowest since 2014.
Not even one in three people have completely recovered from Covid a full year after being hospitalized with the disease, a United Kingdom study indicated on Sunday (Apr 24), warning that long Covid could become a common condition.
Europeans endured the hottest summer on record last year, with wildfires, floods and intense heatwaves hitting the continent, according to a report by EU scientists released Friday.
The People’s Court of HCM City on Monday sentenced 12 defendants to imprisonments of between 3-13 years on the charge of conducting acts aiming at overthrowing the people’s administration.
A cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbor on Monday for the first time in more than two years, after a 2020 ban sparked by a mass Covid-19 outbreak was lifted.
This week a woman publically described, in detail, how she was raped 23 years ago at the office of a newspaper by a man who is now a member of the Việt Nam Association of Writers and the paper's deputy editor.
Việt Nam’s real estate market is forecast to have a better year compared to 2021 and gradually return to the normal performance as before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company.
Experts are optimistic about Việt Nam’s trade this year, driven by the enforcement of new-generation free trade agreements, forecasting that the total import-export revenue might hit a record US$700 billion.
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has sent greeting letters and flowers to the General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and President of the Cambodian People's Party and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen on the occasion of the traditional New Year of Laos and Cambodia.
British consumer price inflation leapt to its highest level in three decades last month, intensifying the pressure on embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak to ease the cost-of-living squeeze.
Eight year old Nguyễn Thanh Ngân from Hà Nội has won the national “Đóa hoa đồng thoại” (folk tales flower) competition, beating 2,914 other submissions.
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday held a phone conversation with Lao counterpart Phankham Viphavanh on the occasion of Pi Mai, Laos’ traditional New Year Festival from April 14-16.
State-owned utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has committed to keep electricity prices unchanged until the end of 2022, but warned extending it would be "extremely challenging."
Hollywood's film academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars for 10 years after the best actor winner slapped presenter Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards ceremony 12 days ago.
A Hanoi woman will spend 15 years behind bars for swindling more than VND1 billion ($43,753) from a couple with several deceptions, including briefcases full of fake currency.
Samsung Electronics expects operating profits for the first quarter to rise 50.3 percent, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement Thursday, despite global supply chain woes.
Major property developers like Novaland, Phat Dat and Dat Xanh are set for double-digit increases in profits this year on strong demand and relentlessly rising prices.
Vietnamese health authorities announced they have expanded the emergency use authorisation for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (Spikevax) to include children from 6 to 12 years old.
Việt Nam will start the COVID-19 inoculations of children aged 5-11 years from the beginning of April, using 13.7 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines donated by the Australian Government.
High growth rate and expanding land holdings will drive real estate giant Phat Dat’s valuation to US$5-7 billion by 2025, its chairman, Nguyen Van Dat, has said.
It is 90 percent complete, but contractual and payment issues have caused a HCMC VND10 trillion ($437.3 million) anti-flooding project to miss its completion deadline for four years.
In 2021, corporate bond yields were at their lowest level in history at just 7.86 per cent a year. The interest rate may have created a bottom and will support corporate bond yields inching up in 2022.
Nguyễn Văn Phúc will compete in the 42.195km category of the Tiền Phong Marathon National Championship 2022 this weekend - at the age of 70 years young.
More than 200 dancers and artists will stage an art performance: ‘The Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary Legendary Night’ in the central province’s Duy Xuyên District today, marking a significant event of the National Tourism Year – Quảng Nam 2022.
The Hà Nội People’s Court has sentenced Lê Văn Dũng (commonly known as Dũng Vova), a resident in the city’s Hà Đông District, to five years in prison for 'conducting propaganda against the State of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam'.
Thua Thien-Hue Province, home to Hue, on Monday welcomed 16 South Korean tourists, marking the return of foreign visitors after prolonged Covid suspension.
Vietnam taxed cross-border platforms like Google and Facebook some VND5 trillion ($218.53 million) in 2008-2021, Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc informed lawmakers Wednesday.
The project to restore Bánh Ít Tower, a 1,000-year-old Chăm relic in Bình Định Province has been halted after locals expressed concerns about damage caused to the ancient tower's structure.
After prolonged delays, construction of Ring Road No. 3, passing through HCM City and the provinces of Đồng Nai, Bình Dương and Long An, could restart next year.
Chinese health authorities reported nearly 3,400 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots as the country contends with its gravest outbreak in two years.
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has chaired a meeting of key national leaders to discuss the domestic and international situation in the first two months of the year and sketch out major tasks going forward.
After two years of performance postponement caused by the pandemic, Sun Symphony Orchestra - SSO has officially restarted. Tentatively, SSO concerts will return from September 2022, and the orchestra is expected to expand up to the largest size in the near future to bring audiences soaring chamber concerts.
The very first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was administered in Việt Nam on March 8. Now, one year on, the country has administered 198 million vaccinations and ranks as the sixth most highly vaccinated country in the world.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a conference in southern Kiên Giang Province on Friday to review 20 years of land border demarcation and marker planting between Việt Nam and Cambodia.
Vietnamese-Americans are buying groceries at cheaper stores and switching to lower-priced phone plans among others as they try to adapt to the spiraling inflation in their country.
The National Tourism Year 2022, that will kick off in the central province of Quảng Nam on March 25, is expected to boost national and provincial tourism potentials, said Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Đoàn Văn Việt.
Quang Nam Province, home to charming Hoi An, will host the 2022 National Tourism Year hoping to attract 1.7 million foreign visitors with numerous art programs and cultural festivals.
Financial problems and complicated procedures have created a situation in which 11 tigers raised in captivity for 15 years remain unwanted in north-central Vietnam.
Farm exports to difficult markets like Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the EU have been prolific in the first two months of this year, raising hopes for a successful year.
A series of 180 events will be held throughout this year as part of the “Visit Việt Nam Year – Quảng Nam 2022”, according to a plan recently approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The developer of Carina Plaza apartments faces trial for allegedly failing to comply with safety regulations that resulted in a fire which killed 13 people in 2018.
Financial problems and complicated procedures have created a situation in which 11 tigers raised in captivity for 15 years remain unwanted in north-central Vietnam.
A lot of agricultural exports have taken place after the Lunar New Year holidays to difficult markets like Japan, South Korea and Australia, giving exporters hope for a successful year.
In preparation for fully reopening inbound and outbound tourism by late March, Vietnam's aviation industry officially resumed regular flights to all markets from Tuesday without restrictions on frequency.
British employers expect to raise staff pay by the most in at least nine years but the 3 percent wage deals for workers would still be below fast-rising inflation, according to a survey published on Monday.
HCM City’s metro line No 1 between Bến Thành Market in District 1 and Suối Tiên Theme Park in Thủ Đức City will start trial operations by December 31 this year.
HCM City’s metro line No 1 between Bến Thành Market in District 1 and Suối Tiên Theme Park in Thủ Đức city will start trial operations by December 31 this year.
This marked the third consecutive year that Việt Nam has recorded positive export growth to the market since 2019 after both countries officially became members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex)’s post-tax profit in the last quarter of 2021 was nearly VNĐ500 billion (US$22.03 million), tripling the figure recorded in the same period of the previous year.
Vietnam’s stock market will continue to boom this year and could make double-digit gains thanks to new retail investors and the recovery of key sectors, analysts say.
The recent resumption of domestic and international air routes are building hope that the sector will strongly rebound this year, following a tough year for business in 2020 and 2021.
A total of 66,991 visitors came to the pearl island from January 29 to February 4. Many hotels and resorts were full, and there were many crowded and bustling entertainment spots. During the first days of the Lunar New Year, Phu Quoc tourism showed promising signs.
Phu Quoc (Kien Giang) has welcomed tens of thousands of tourists during the new-year holiday, thanks to the beautiful beach, warm sunny weather and restriction-free travel. It is also considered a safe destination for the pilot of international arrivals.
Phu Quoc (Kien Giang) has welcomed tens of thousands of tourists during the new-year holiday, thanks to the beautiful beach, warm sunny weather and restriction-free travel. It is also considered a safe destination for the pilot of international arrivals.
Australia said on Monday it will reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, ending two years of misery for the tourism sector, reviving migration and injecting billions of dollars into the world No. 13 economy.
Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport received its highest single-day number of visitors in the last two years at around 63,000 on 400 flights this Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).
The Vietnamese Government has approved the Ministry of Health’s proposal to purchase 21.9 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children from five to under 12 years old.
Although living far away from their homeland, overseas Vietnamese are all getting ready for the Lunar New Year. No matter where they are, Tet will always be the most special time of year for Vietnamese people.
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has sent the best New Year greetings to all Vietnamese people throughout the nation and abroad on the eve of traditional Lunar New Year (Tết) festival.
General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and other senior leaders of Laos sent their congratulatory messages to their Vietnamese counterparts on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival.
Fertiliser prices are expected to increase this year so the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development must have solutions to stabilise the domestic fertiliser market.
A French court on Saturday (Jan 29) sentenced two Egyptian men to 22 years in jail for the murder of a transgender prostitute in a trial that has highlighted rising violence against sex workers in France.
Hotels and restaurants in China's big cities are bracing for a rush of guests over the Chinese New Year as people forced by Covid-19 curbs to give up plans to go home for family reunions opt instead to stay put and celebrate in other ways.
Phu Nhuan Jewelry’s after-tax profits declined by nearly 4 percent to VND1.03 trillion (US$44.7 million) in 2021, but remained above the trillion-dong mark for a third year.
The Ambassador of Israel to Việt Nam Nadav Eshcar recently surprised the public by performing the song Ngày Tết quê em (New Year's Day in my hometown) in Vietnamese.
The first two commercial flights from Europe operated by Vietnam Airlines landed at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport on Wednesday after nearly two years of Covid suspension.
Hanoi’s new residential real estate supply in the last quarter dropped to a five-year low of 4,500 units, aggravating housing shortage in Vietnam’s second biggest city.
