Some commercial banks expect to get high credit growth limits set by the central bank this year as they have so far met Basel II’s capital safety and risk management standards ahead of schedule.

Non-biodegradable plastic straws have been widely used over the last century, causing the depletion of marine life in many countries, including Vietnam.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is encouraging farmers to grow more fruits meeting good agricultural practice standards to improve incomes and sustainability.

New banking of modern era: Mobile money

Petrol price hikes in April were putting pressure on prices but the consumer price index (CPI) was still under the control, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Thai striker Supachai Jaided has been suspended for two matches by the Asian Football Federation for striking Vietnamese midfielder Trần Đình Trọng in the AFC U23 Championship 2020 qualifying round on March 26.

Formula One legend David Coulthard put the peddle to the metal Saturday night and hit the streets of Hanoi.

Quang Binh, which served as the setting for American blockbuster film Kong: Skull Island, is once again in use as a natural studio. 

The Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Education and Training were asked to report on the cheating scandals in northern mountainous provinces of Hà Giang, Sơn La and Hoà Bình to the National Assembly next week.

Hanoi’s Transport Department has asked Transport Corporation Hanoi (Transerco) to stop the operation of more than 100 coaches at the city’s coach stations for one month.

Despite rising social awareness of child sexual assaults, legal loopholes still exist which made it difficult to administer appropriate punishments for the crime.

Vietnam’s digital economy has progressed rapidly in recent years, but challenges in network security require the country to build a comprehensive national strategy to address network vulnerabilities.

Educational institutions in several provinces and Ho Chi Minh City are encouraging their students and staff not to use single-use plastic water bottles and straws as part of the UN’s global Beat Plastic Pollution campaign.

Vietnam tied 0-0 with Myanmar in the second match of the four-side International U18 Football Tournament in Hong Kong on April 20.

Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception on April 20 for a US Senate delegation, led by Senator Patrick Leahy, Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are unable to borrow from banks because they do not have property to mortgage, Tran Viet Anh, Vice Chairman of the HCM City Business Association, has said.

Many opinions in the Czech Republic have shared the view that the agreements reached during PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Czech from April 16-17 have opened up new directions for bilateral cooperation in the time ahead.

No Vietnamese citizens have been reported among victims of explosions in Sri Lanka on April 21, according to the Vietnam Embassy in Sri Lanka.

An exhibition is being held at the Russian Museum of Military Medicine in Saint Petersburg to give visitors an insight into the assistance of the former Soviet Union’s army for Vietnam.

The Investigation Police Agency of central Nghe An province has begun criminal proceedings against the case of “illegally transporting drugs, not denouncing criminals and taking property by force” for further investigation.