HCM City instructs apartment buildings to strengthen preventive measures against COVID-19 The HCM City Department of Construction has urged district administrations to instruct the managements of apartment buildings to strengthen preventive measures against COVID-19 infection to ensure residents’ safety.

Work starts on $59m wind power plant in Sóc Trăng

The first phase of the plant is slated for completion at the end of 2020, it said. 

Vietnamese-American woman blazes trail for female pilots

Nguyễn Anh Thư, founder and president of the non-profit Women in Aerospace and Aviation, plans to circumnavigate the globe solo in her single-engine LANCAIR IV-P aeroplane from May 15 to July 1, 2020, covering some 26,800 nautical miles or nearly 50,000km.

Digital platforms improve competitiveness Digital platforms are no longer exclusive to tech companies, and they have become increasingly popular in other sectors as they look to enhance their competitiveness.

AI increasingly used in cyberattacks: Microsoft

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used for good but also as a tool by attackers, creating even more destructive malware, according to Microsoft's forecast about five key trends that will shape the cybersecurity industry this year.

Việt Nam, Japan hold defence consultation meeting Việt Nam and Japan held a defence consultation meeting in Tokyo on Friday in preparation for ASEAN Year 2020.

US-Việt Nam cooperation led to child sex tourism indictment in California A US federal grand jury has charged a 64-year-old man from of San Francisco, California, with repeatedly traveling to Việt Nam in order to engage in illicit sexual conduct, US Embassy in Hà Nội announced in a release on Friday.

Seven charged with human smuggling in connection to Essex lorry deaths Police in Hà Tĩnh Province have launched criminal proceedings against seven people for human trafficking in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese in a lorry in the UK last year.

VN expects stronger ties with Int’l Social Security Association

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam received a delegation of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) led by its Secretary-General Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano in Hà Nội on Thursday.

VN to simplify customs checks Việt Nam plans to hasten the reform of customs checks to save time and costs for businesses and facilitate trade.