Three women latest imported COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam

Three more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Việt Nam, all imported cases from overseas.

Vietjet remains a rare bright spot on bleakish global aviation map in third quarter

Vietjet’s business results in the third quarter of 2020 can be seen as one of few bright spots on the global aviation map darkened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Free stay permit waivers extended until November 30 The Immigration Department will extend its visa waiver programme for another month, officials have announced.

Young teacher devoted to supporting disadvantaged students Many students in Dìn Chin – one of the poorest, most remote communes in Mường Khương District, consider teacher Lồ Thị Lan a second mother thanks to her dedication.

Handling fake goods on e-commerce platforms About 30,000 e-commerce stores were taken down in the first nine months of this year due to trade fraud, counterfeit and contraband goods, and the scale of the problem is looking daunting.

Việt Nam to allow banks to use foreign e-wallets for international payments The State Bank of Việt Nam is drafting a circular regarding cashless payments which might allow domestic commercial banks and domestic intermediary payment companies to co-operate with foreign intermediary payment companies to provide international payment services.

IFC and An Phát Holdings to build Southeast Asia’s largest compostable material manufacturing plant

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) recently announced its co-operation with An Phát Holdings (APH) and an expected investment of US$20 million to fund APH’s first compostable material manufacturing plant in Việt Nam and the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Human resources key to success in digital transformation: Deputy PM High-quality human resources will play a decisive factor in the success of the country’s digital transformation process, Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh said at a conference held in HCM City yesterday (Oct 30).

LG Electronics begins building R&D centre in Đà Nẵng Korea’s LG Electronics and Trung Nam Land JSC inked an agreement on October 30 with a vision to transform Đà Nẵng into the centre of technology and R&D in Việt Nam, creating a mini 'Silicon Valley'.

Women play important role in family and community despite COVID-19’s challenges Although women face a number of challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, their roles in the family and community has never faded, an international conference in Hà Nội heard on Friday.