The consultation workshop “Accelerate Sustainable Development in Vietnam: Policy Options” aimed to assess the impact of policies and investments on economic, social and environmental indicators, including the sustainability of public debt.

The event, organised by WWF-US, highlighted how the U.S. Government is helping unlock innovative, durable finance for nature and climate, working with partner governments, NGOs, multilateral institutions and the private sector.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) will complete the north-south high speed railway project’s pre-feasibility study report and strive to start construction of two priority sections before 2030.

The Supreme People's Procuracy has issued an indictment against Truong My Lan, chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat Group, and 85 others in a case that occurred at Van Thinh Phat Group, SCB and other relevant units and organisations.

The registration sector could cause the lack of a huge number of registrars in the upcoming time as many prosecuted registrars will have to serve sentences.

The main festival of the 16th Chủ nhật đỏ (Red Sunday) - the annual blood donation campaign - will officially take place in Hà Nội on December 24.

Three students of Vietnamese origin were among the winners of the 12th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards.

Australia's government agreed to give 490,600 doses of ‘5 in 1’ vaccine to Vietnam through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

The Mekong Delta region has the highest unemployment rate in the country, according to a recent report by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

A proposal on lanes reserved for bicycles has been applauded by experts who say it will help change Hanoian’s habit of using cars and motorbikes.

A couple in the central province of Hà Tĩnh is getting rich from raising waterbug, or cà cuống, and making special fish sauce.

Vietnam is among 45 out of 193 UN member countries whose deaths in road accidents decreased by over 30% in the 2011-2020 period, said Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the National Road Traffic Safety Committee.

The number of new cancer cases in Vietnam has been increasing, while breast and colorectal cancer patients are getting younger.

The capital city of Hanoi ranks first in favorable factors for developing science and technology in Vietnam.

There are at least 40,000 deaths caused by tobacco-related diseases in Vietnam each year, heard a conference held by the Health Ministry in Hanoi on December 12 to review 10-year enforcement of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harm.

A total of 38 defendants, including two former ministers, will go on trial in early January 2024 in a notorious graft scandal related to the COVID-19 test kit overcharging scandal at Viet A Technologies JSC, according to the Hanoi People’s Court.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, chair of the Coordinating Council for Red River Delta Region, when presiding over the council’s conference late last week, mentioned a plan to develop one more international airport in the southern part of the region.

Nguyen Thuy Trang believes people with disabilities in general often have the strength and always want to get ahead in life and encourages them to be brave enough to step out of their comfort zone and try new things.

At the Vietnam - Cambodia and Vietnam – Laos borders, human trafficking activities have been reported at casinos and online companies owned by foreigners involving forced labour, online fraud and sexual exploitation.

The recent announcement by Cambodia of two additional human cases of H5N1 avian influenza has raised concerns about the spread of the disease in Vietnam, the Ministry of Health has said.