Hà Nội parents applaud school reopening decision Students have been studying online for more than eight months due to the pandemic.

Reflections on the Australia-Việt Nam bilateral relationship Australian Ambassador to Việt Nam Robyn Mudie writes this piece for Việt Nam News on Australian Day. 

Cold spell to cause temperatures to drop, frost in the north during Tết A cold spell combined with a strong north-east monsoon is forecast to cause temperatures in the northern region to drop sharply, with frost in mountainous areas between Friday and next Thursday – the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays.

Multilateral diplomacy must deepen foundations for national development: PM

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has praised Việt Nam's performance on the UN Security Council (UNSC) while underlining the need to further promote multilateral diplomacy on the values of sincerity, trust and respect as tools towards sustainable national development. 

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Promoting economic co-operation between Việt Nam and ASEAN+ 3

Strengthening economic co-operation relations between Việt Nam - ASEAN+3 towards economic recovery and development, repelling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is the content discussed at the meeting among ambassadors of ASEAN+3 countries in Hà Nội on Monday.

Workers’ skills, physical and mental health important to economic growth Former Director of the General Statistics Office Nguyễn Bích Lâm spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the importance of labour, particular workers’ skills, physical and mental health in creating growth and high quality to develop the economy.

Việt Nam to contribute more to multilateral forums upon fulfilling its role at UNSC Việt Nam has fulfilled its role as non-permanent  member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure with concrete actions to solve conflicts, protect civilians and support vulnerable groups in conflicts, especially women and children, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn announced at a press briefing on Monday in Hà Nội.

Current fines for market violations not enough

Although market regulators detect many violations on the stock market, the penalties are often not proportionate to the profit, and so are of little deterrent to would-be rule-breakers.

Thủ Thiêm land auction ‘scandal” reveals loophole in Việt Nam’s bidding law Although many market insiders have said this move is not too surprising and could be predicted in advance, the action of “dropping the stake” still has caused a big market turmoil.