VN's interbank e-payment system handled 37 million transactions worth US$898.4 billion in the first quarter of the year, up 23 per cent and 17.8 per cent respectively compared to 2018, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

The software system for Hanoi’s online public services is still operational after Nhat Cuong Trading and Services Co., Ltd was charged with trading in smuggled mobile phones and other electronic devices, said a Hanoi official.

Mai Xuan Mui, over 60, former Deputy Director of Da Nang city Children’s Palace, has left a strong impression among his colleagues and generations of local kids.

The Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), the country's largest telecom operator, will hire five consultants for its planned equitisation project.

Hai Duong police have arrested a woman for trafficking in 30 bricks of heroin, the largest amount ever seized in the northern province.

Four people suspected of leading a gambling ring in the northern province of Hung Yen have been arrested, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn yesterday.

An oversized cargo vessel that crashed into An Thai Bridge over the Kinh Mon River in the northern province of Hai Duong on Tuesday afternoon was stranded for several hours.

Vietnam won the bronze medal at the AFF Women's U15 Championship which ended on Tuesday in Chonburi, Thailand.

Most State-owned enterprises were operating at a profit but still needed to improve their operational efficiency, according to a report by the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV).

Erratic planning and other problems related to land use are hurting the business sector, according to the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade.

HCMC wishes to learn from the Dutch city of Eindhoven’s experience in smart city development and cooperation models between the state and businesses, schools, and research institutes, especially in smart city building and operation.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has attempted to incite public criticism against model Ngoc Trinh's revealing dress at the Cannes Film Festival.

One of 40 swans at a river in the northern city of Haiphong has taken to Hanoi for the treatment after it fainted.

HCM City authorities have decided to reclaim a 10,000-square metre prime land plot to build a school.

Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh led a delegation of Vietnamese defence officers to attend a meeting of EU Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) in Brussels from May 19-22.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Spain recently celebrated the 129th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh and the 42nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Spain (May 23, 1977).

The traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia are developing actively, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Insurance auxiliary service providers have the right to join professional associations to develop the insurance-finance market, according to National Assembly deputy Tran Thi Quoc Khanh.

A total of 203 Vietnamese people passed Japan’s exam for working visas in the restaurant industry under the country’s new visa system, the Japanese government announced on May 21.

A tourism week is taking place in Tam Coc, Ninh Binh province, aiming to promote tourism in the locality during the summer when rice fields turn bright yellow and look majestic, romantic and poetic.