Woman tests positive for UK coronavirus variant on arrival in Japan: official There have been many similar cases reported since last year where a Vietnamese entrants to Japan tested positive upon arrival at the airports, but later PCR tests returned negative for coronavirus.

Electricty dispatch centre asks for better infrastructure The National Load Dispatch Center (A0) has asked Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to equip it with better infrastructure for the operation of a future wholesale and retail electricity market with more renewable energy resources.

HCM City construction materials market expected to benefit from huge demand

HCM City is removing legal bottlenecks to the housing market and the Covid-19 pandemic is under control, factors that will revive its construction materials market whose annual peak season begins in the first quarter.

Việt Nam’s foreign debts under control

The effective management of foreign loans has transformed Việt Nam from a poor and heavily indebted country to a country that international organisations consider to have a controlled external debt level and not in the group of countries with a debt burden.

Congratulations from foreign party leaders to 13th National Party Congress Congratulatory messages have been sent from Laos, Cambodia, China, the DPRK and Cuba to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, which officially kicked off on January 26.

Vietnamese researchers in the US invent COVID-19 vaccine patches and reusable face masks A group of Vietnamese researchers at the University of Connecticut in the US have invented COVID-19 high-tech biological face masks and patches to deliver vaccines into the human body easily.

E-commerce to continue growing this year The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) plans to accelerate the implementation of the national e-commerce development master plan of 2021-25 to keep up with the growth of digital trading activities.

Việt Nam vows to strengthen climate adaptation efforts, needs US$35 billion this decade Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has delivered an important message to the Climate Adaptation Summit which took place virtually on January 25 and 26.

Quảng Trị aims to improve major transport infrastructure The central province of Quảng Trị hopes the completion of new coastal roads by 2025 will help drive social-economic development.

More than 4,000 runners to race in Việt Nam Trail Marathon

Almost 4,300 Việt Nam-based runners from 41 nations will race from 5km to 70km on trails through the orchards and tea fields of Mộc Châu District, Sơn La Province at the Việt Nam Trail Marathon (VTM) on Saturday.