Making the most of life behind bars

Time spent behind bars is never meant to be easy. But some foreign inmates at Vĩnh Quang Prison are making the most of their lives locked up.

‘City within a city’ among hottest property market trends: experts

‘City within a city’ is likely to become a new trend in the housing market this year, experts predict.

Áo Dài Week 2021 opens A series of cultural activities celebrating Áo Dài Week 2021 will be organised this weekend in HCM City to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8).

Export commodities to face greater scrutiny Fifteen types of export commodities will be put under strict scrutiny by Vietnamese customs authorities starting this year as part of a campaign to fight origin fraud, illegal transhipment and unfair trade practices, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Market inches higher as VN-Index reverses course

Shares edged higher on the last trading day of the week as the VN-Index pared losses.

Shinhan Bank, Khôi Nguyên Education Investment and Development sign strategic partnership agreement Shinhan Bank Vietnam Ltd and Khôi Nguyên Education Investment and Development JSC (KNE) have signed a strategic and comprehensive partnership agreement to provide modern banking services and products to students, their parents, and teachers and staff at schools in the KNE network.

Facebook launches #SheForVietnam programme to empower Vietnamese women

Facebook will launch #SheForVietnam - a programme for Vietnamese women – those are creating miracles every day on social networks on March 6 in efforts to affirm its commitment to supporting Vietnamese women in the digital era.

COVID-19 widens existing gender inequalities: ILO A new research brief by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Việt Nam shows the COVID-19 pandemic has not only exacerbated existing inequalities but created new gender gaps.

Less-crowded destinations, small group travel more popular this year

Small group travel, wellness travel and shorter booking timeframes are expected to set the trends for 2021, according to the Vietnam Tourism Trends 2021 report.

Việt Nam warned to stay vigilant over influenza A (H5N8) This is the first report of H5N8 poultry-to-human infection despite the virus having been circulating in poultry and wild birds since 2016. All seven human cases were asymptomatic.