No new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday evening Great news in Vietnam tonight. No new COVID-19 cases reported.

Best to keep the focus at home

The first week of 2021 saw something that movies could never believably depict. It was captured live, with the US Capitol coming under attack from protesters who broke in while Congress was in joint session finalising the voting on who will be US President for the next four years.

Top leader holds phone talks with new Secretary General of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng held phone talks with the newly-elected General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee Thongloun Sisoulith on January 16.

IBM appoints Phạm Thị Thu Diệp to lead IBM Vietnam IBM has appointed Phạm Thị Thu Diệp as Country General Manager of IBM Vietnam. Diệp is the first female leader to take over the senior leadership role in the subsidiary’s 25 years in the country. 

Striving towards a Government serving the people: Minister

In the interview with Vietnam News Agency, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tiến Dũng reflects on the work and challenges the Government has faced in the past five years ahead the National Party Conference as his current Government term comes to an end.

PVPower to divest entirely from eight affiliates PetroVietnam Power Corporation has announced plans to divest from several of its member units, including eight subsidiaries it wants to sell its entire stake in, according to a statement from the Board of Directors.

SSI sweeps Asiamoney Brokers Poll awards SSI Securities Corporation has won 31 out of 32 awards honouring organisations and individuals in the financial and securities sector in Việt Nam at the 2020 Asiamoney Brokers Poll Awards.

Agricultural exports set to join more global value chains as new FTAs take effect

Vietnamese farm produce exporters are expected to benefit from increased participation in global value chains as a result of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the UK-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), speakers said yesterday at a conference in HCM City. 

Exporters complain as cost for containers skyrockets During the last three months, the cost to hire a 40-foot container increased to US$8,000, even to $10,000 in certain cases, from less than $1,000 at the beginning of 2020. It has sharply driven up expenses for exporters and raised concerns over a lack of transparency and inadequate price management of containers, said businesses during a meeting in Hà Nội with the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA).

Việt Nam-India film about retired boxer opens nationwide today

The HCM City-based Ánh Sao Production today presents a new movie, Sám Hối (The Living Sandbag), a Việt Nam-India co-production, at cinemas across the country.