Culture-Social affairs11/07/2025, 08:06 No people with meritorious service to the nation shall live in dilapidated homes by July...Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged nationwide efforts to totally eradicate makeshift and dilapidated housing by August 31. In particular, he stressed that all substandard homes belonging to national contributors, relatives of martyrs, and revolutionary veterans must be addressed...
Business-Integration10/07/2025, 08:09 Newly established and reactivated businesses up by 26.5% in 1st half of 2025In the first six months of 2025, over 91,200 new businesses were registered nationwide (up 11.8%), while more than 61,500 businesses resumed operations (up 57.2%). This brought the total number of newly established and reactivated businesses to over 152,700, a...
Business-Integration09/07/2025, 08:12 First half of 2025: Vietnam receives 21.52 billion USD of foreign investmentAs of 30 June 2025, total foreign investment - including newly registered capital, adjusted capital, and capital contributions/share purchases - reached 21.52 billion USD, up 32.6% year-on-year. Out of 72 countries and territories with newly licensed projects, Singapore led the...
Politics-Diplomacy08/07/2025, 08:15 Expanded BRICS Summit 2025: Vietnam attends for first time as Partner CountryAt the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse led a high-level Vietnamese delegation to attend the expanded BRICS Summit 2025 and conduct bilateral activities in Brazil from July 4-8. This marks...
Business-Integration07/07/2025, 08:03 Agro-forestry and fishery exports up by 14.3%The total export value of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products was estimated at 33.5 billion USD in the first six months of this year, up 14.3% compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and...
Culture-Social affairs04/07/2025, 08:11 264,522 dilapidated and makeshift houses eliminated nationwideAs of June 28, a total of 264,522 dilapidated and makeshift houses have been eliminated nationwide through support programmes. Of these, 229,328 houses have been completed and handed over to beneficiaries, contributing significantly to improved living conditions for disadvantaged households...
Education-Science03/07/2025, 08:07 Key targets for sci-tech, innovation and national digital transformation by 2030According to the Politburo’s resolution on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation, Vietnam has set ambitious targets for 2030. The country aims to achieve advanced capabilities in science, technology, and innovation across several key fields, ranking among...
Politics-Diplomacy02/07/2025, 08:03 Implementation of two-tier local administrations sets direction for sustainable, long-term developmentFrom July 1, 2025, Vietnam officially implements the two-tier local administration model nationwide, comprising the provincial and commune levels. This marks a significant milestone in the country’s administrative reform process, setting the course for sustainable and long-term development.
Politics-Diplomacy01/07/2025, 15:07 Party, People’s Council, People’s Committee leaders of 23 newly-merged localitiesOn the morning of June 30, localities across the country simultaneously held ceremonies to announce resolutions and decisions issued by the Party Central Committee and local authorities on the merger of provincial- and commune-level administrative units, the establishment of new...
Education-Science03/07/2025, 08:07 Key targets for sci-tech, innovation and national digital transformation by 2030According to the Politburo’s resolution on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation, Vietnam has set ambitious targets for 2030. The country aims to achieve advanced capabilities in science, technology, and innovation across several key fields, ranking among...
Politics-Diplomacy02/07/2025, 08:03 Implementation of two-tier local administrations sets direction for sustainable, long-term developmentFrom July 1, 2025, Vietnam officially implements the two-tier local administration model nationwide, comprising the provincial and commune levels. This marks a significant milestone in the country’s administrative reform process, setting the course for sustainable and long-term development.
Politics-Diplomacy01/07/2025, 15:07 Party, People’s Council, People’s Committee leaders of 23 newly-merged localitiesOn the morning of June 30, localities across the country simultaneously held ceremonies to announce resolutions and decisions issued by the Party Central Committee and local authorities on the merger of provincial- and commune-level administrative units, the establishment of new...
Politics-Diplomacy01/07/2025, 15:05 Party, People’s Council, People’s Committee leaders of 23 newly-merged localitiesOn the morning of June 30, localities across the country simultaneously held ceremonies to announce resolutions and decisions issued by the Party Central Committee and local authorities on the merger of provincial- and commune-level administrative units, the establishment of new...
Politics-Diplomacy01/07/2025, 15:03 Party, People’s Council, People’s Committee leaders of 11 localities with no mergenceOn the morning of June 30, localities across the country simultaneously held ceremonies to announce resolutions and decisions issued by the Party Central Committee and local authorities on the merger of provincial- and commune-level administrative units, the establishment of new...
Politics-Diplomacy01/07/2025, 08:16 Party leader highlights power of solidarityParty General Secretary To Lam has written an article emphasising the power of solidarity to drive the country into the new era of development.
Culture-Social affairs30/06/2025, 08:06 Vietnam now home to nine one-star MICHELIN restaurantsOn June 5, 2025, the Michelin Guide Vietnam held its annual award ceremony to honour culinary establishments in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang. This year, nine restaurants across the country have earned the prestigious one-star MICHELIN distinction...
Culture-Social affairs27/06/2025, 07:57 Hanoi fulfilling task of building new-style rural areasHanoi has fulfilled all criteria as stipulated in Decision No. 321/QD-TTg by the Prime Minister on the conditions for recognising provinces and cities as having completed the task of building new-style rural areas in the 2021–2025 period.
Politics-Diplomacy26/06/2025, 08:08 Vietnam re-elected to UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the 2005 ConventionVietnam has been re-elected for a second consecutive term (2021–2025, 2025–2029) as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Politics-Diplomacy25/06/2025, 08:04 Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Vietnam and ChinaAt the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Børge Brende- President and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is attending the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin and conducting a working...
Culture-Social affairs24/06/2025, 08:09 262,843 temporary, dilapidated houses nationwide eliminatedAs of June 22, 2025, a total of 262,843 temporary and dilapidated houses had been eliminated nationwide, reaching 94.7% of the set target.
Culture-Social affairs23/06/2025, 08:04 Establishment of National Housing FundResolution No. 201/2025/QH15 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for social housing development will be implemented over five years, starting from June 1, 2025. A notable provision of the Resolution is the establishment of the National Housing...
Culture-Social affairs20/06/2025, 08:30 OANA: 41 member news agencies and VNA’s participationThe Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), founded by UNESCO in 1961 in Bangkok, brings together 41 member agencies from 35 countries, producing two-thirds of the world’s news output. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA), a member since 1969, has actively...
Politics-Diplomacy19/06/2025, 08:09 19th OANA General Assembly, 55th and 56th OANA Executive Board meetingsThe 19th OANA General Assembly and the 55th and 56th OANA Executive Board Meetings will take place from June 17 to 21, 2025, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, following the theme "News agencies and challenges in the contemporary world."
Culture-Social affairs18/06/2025, 08:09 UNESCO recognises Lang Son Geopark as a UNESCO Global GeoparkLang Son Geopark has just been honoured with the UNESCO Certificate recognising it as a UNESCO Global Geopark, marking a significant milestone in the journey to preserve and promote the natural and cultural values of the northern province of Lang...
Culture-Social affairs17/06/2025, 08:19 Progress on 1-million-unit social housing schemePrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 2 chaired a conference to implement the National Assembly's Resolution 201/2025/QH15 on piloting special mechanisms for social housing development and review progress in the first five months of 2025.
Business-Integration17/06/2025, 08:15 Vietnam-China cross-border passenger trains resume operationAfter a 5-year suspension due to COVID-19, the Vietnam-China cross-border passenger train service officially resumed operations on May 25, 2025.
Culture-Social affairs17/06/2025, 08:12 Vietnam sees sharp drop in traffic accidents in five monthsIn the first five months of this year (from December 15, 2024 to May 14, 2025), the number of traffic accidents and injuries has seen a double-digit decrease compared to the same period last year. The road traffic order and...
Culture-Social affairs16/06/2025, 08:07 International arrivals to Vietnam up 21.3% in Jan–MayVietnam hosted more than 9.2 million international tourists in the first five months of the year, rising by 21.3% against the same time of 2024, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).
Politics-Diplomacy13/06/2025, 08:10 Vietnam - Sweden traditional friendshipFollowing his official visit to the Republic of Estonia and activities in France, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Spouse, together with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Sweden on June 12-13, at...
