Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich met Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Admiral Philip Davidson in Hanoi on April 16.

Thai police have announced the arrest of a husband and wife team of pickpockets.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at the Vaclav Havel international airport in Prague, the Czech Republic, in the afternoon of April 16, beginning an official visit to the country at the invitation of his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis.

Vietnam and Romania are each other’s important partner as said a joint statement issued at the end of the official visit to Romania from April 14-16 made by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the invitation of Romanian PM Viorica Dancila.

The livestock sector produces more than 5 million tonnes of meat each year, meeting domestic demand, but the target is to increase export, according to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

Retail is attractive for investors as the industry has advantages after foreign wholly-owned retail firms have been allowed to set up in Vietnam and taxes imposed on most of goods imported from other ASEAN countries to Vietnam are exempted.

A training course for United Nations logistics officers, co-organised by Vietnam and Canada, opened in Hanoi on April 16.

The Hanoi People’s Court will open a trial of the case of abusing position and power to appropriate assets at the PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) on May 6.

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) service for HIV prevention was officially launched in Hanoi on April 16.

Vietnam’s exports to member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) are expected to increase strongly through 2030, reaching 25 percent of the nation’s total exports.

Vietnam’s trade surplus hits US$1.4 billion in Q1

VN Economic Times sought the opinions of a range of stakeholders on Vietnam's digital economy.

Viet Nam’s aviation industry has seen its strongest growth in the past decades with double-digit growth set in five consecutive years, but it is still faced with sustainable development issues.

A conference on “Business Families: Developing the Next Generation Best Practices of Internationally Successful Business Families” was held recently for business owners, leaders, and senior management teams at Vietnamese enterprises.

Solar power could be considered an important instrument for Vietnam to fulfill the sustainable development goals.

The Ha Noi Beer-Alcohol-Beverage JSC (Habeco) has forecast its post-tax profit will fall 36 per cent year-on-year to VND310 billion (US$13.3 million) in 2019, the lowest in 10 years.

 Newly-operated Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh is seeking the Ministry of Transport’s permission for serving stop-over charter flights.

A family in the southern province of An Giang has kept the body of a member who died 50 years ago at home.

The Vietnam Government Inspectorate announced violations by state officials in various localities during the 2012-2016 period in terms of their foreign travel expenses.

Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced on Tuesday that the firm will officially put its automobile manufacturing factory into operation in June this year, three months earlier than scheduled.