Việt Nam’s health sector in 2019: achievements and drawbacks Last year witnessed significant achievements in Việt Nam’s healthcare sector, bringing hope for more patients. However, severe medical incidents raised the alarm of poor management that needed to be improved to ensure every citizen can live a healthy and happy life.

Shares retreat on low liquidity

The market experienced an uneventful trading day Monday with sideways movements and slight fluctuations among declining liquidity.

It’s a no-grainer: Time for Việt Nam to create a rice brand

​​​​​​​Việt Nam may be one of the world’s top rice exporters, but its exports have not fetched high prices. That might be about to change: Its ST25 fragrant rice has been recognised as the world’s best. Xuân Hương reports.

PM urges Hà Nam to make development breakthroughs Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Saturday urged the northern province of Hà Nam to make use of its advantages as a gateway to Hà Nội and make breakthroughs in development.

Hà Nam facilitates foreign investors

Foreign-invested businesses made great contributions to speeding up the socio-economic development of northern Hà Nam province in 2019, the provincial People's Committee chairman Nguyễn Xuân Đông said. 

VN Red Cross to bring 1.5 million Tết gifts to the poor, Agent Orange victims

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) plans to mobilise financial sources for providing at least 1.5 million gifts to the poor, Agent Orange victims, disadvantaged families and victims of natural disasters in 2019 ahead of the traditional Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Labourers get free bus tickets, presents for Tết Hundreds of disadvantaged workers have received gifts and free bus tickets to return home for the Lunar New Year (Tết) holiday.

Top 10 cultural events of the year

With the theme 'Visit Việt Nam Year 2019', Nha Trang - Khánh Hòa, the national tourism year staged more than 100 festivals and cultural activities to promote sea and island tourism.

Rice sector to focus on developing high quality varieties next year The rice export value will hardly reach the target of US$3 billion as set out earlier this year, according to the Việt Nam Food Association.

Shares recover on large-cap stocks Shares bounced back on Wednesday as cash flow poured into large-cap stocks, pushing up indices.