Scientists complete collection of sea creature specimens in southern Việt Nam Scientists from the Institute of Oceanography under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology have completed a collection of more than 20,000 specimens of sea creatures, with many new creatures discovered for the first time in Vietnamese waters or entirely new species.

Ninh Thuận shifts towards ‘green economy’1 The south-central province of Ninh Thuận saw a strong economic growth rate of more than 12 per cent over the last two years, thanks to advantages in marine economy and renewable energy.

Việt Nam wants at least one successful homegrown COVID-19 vaccine by year-end Việt Nam strives to have at least one successful domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine within this year, deputy health minister Trần Văn Thuấn made the statement at a meeting by the special working group on COVID-19 vaccine development and clinical trials on Saturday

Book project helps to promote Vietnamese culture

A book project to promote Vietnamese culture to Vietnamese and international readers called “Tủ Sách Văn Hóa Việt” (Bookshelf of Việt Nam Culture) has been launched.

We must all play by the rules if we want to eliminate COVID

Việt Nam is facing the most challenging COVID-19 wave since late April: infections in the past five days alone reached nearly 6,000 infections. This figure is even higher than the total number of cases in the previous three waves. The pandemic has also spread to 57 of the country’s provinces and cities.

Ascott opens its fifth Somerset Feliz in HCM City

CapitaLand’s wholly owned lodging business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has opened its fifth Somerset property in HCM City.

Prescription drug sales down amid COVID contagion fears

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic is forcing pharmaceutical businesses to quickly adapt new circumstance to maintain growth momentum.

Irish man adopts Vietnamese orphan1

An English teacher has become a father, after adopting a Vietnamese baby. John Hennigan had many hoops to jump through to prove he was a suitable single parent to baby Liam. But now the dad and lad are beginning their new lives together.

Major transport projects to get underway this year, others to be completed

The Ministry of Transport plans to begin work on nine major infrastructure projects in the south this year to reduce traffic congestion and improve connectivity.

Solutions proposed to handle bad debts amid COVID-19 pandemic

Bad debts may climb by the end of the year as the pandemic has interrupted production of many enterprises and they had no revenue to repay debts.