Việt Nam on high alert for locust swarms

Once breaking out, the plague would present a direct threat to agriculture in Southeast Asian countries, especially Việt Nam. 

Brazil to test vaccine as Europe emerges from lockdown

Researchers in hard-hit Brazil on Wednesday said they would begin testing a coronavirus vaccine developed in Britain, while across the Atlantic European nations began reopening borders in a bid to emerge from months of devastation caused by the disease.

Talking shop: UK businesses see ‘new investment opportunities in Việt Nam despite pandemic’: envoy The COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong impact on the global economy, including Việt Nam. The country has however been a safe destination for foreign investors thanks to its successful efforts to control the outbreak. Việt Nam News’s Thu Ngân speaks to the Bristish consul general in HCM City, Ian Gibbons, about UK enterprises in this country and how he sees investment trends in the near future.

HCM City’s IPs, EPZs let down by lack of infrastructure

Many industrial parks and export processing zones in HCM City lack sufficient infrastructure since authorities’ failure to pay compensation for lands has meant they have been unable to acquire and clear them.

Payment to China for Cát Linh-Hà Đông Urban Railway must follow signed contract Việt Nam would pay the Chinese contractor 95 percent of the value of the contract for the Cát Linh-Hà Đông urban railway project when the project is completed and passes checks, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Ngọc Đông said at the Government’s regular press conference on Tuesday.

Music video promotes northern region tourism

Singer Sèn Hoàng Mỹ Lam has released a new music video promoting the beauty of her homeland, the northern mountainous region, as an attempt to lure tourists.

E-books or the real thing? Expert offers his opinion

The National Book Festival is being held online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is running till June 10 at the website book365.vn after beginning on April 19. Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Bình interviews Nguyễn Cảnh Bình, Alpha Book’s chairman of the board of directors about e-book development in Việt Nam.

'Social, conversational' commerce on the rise as consumer behaviour changes during COVID-19 Consumer behaviour has changed greatly during the COVID-19 pandemic, opening up opportunities for businesses that can capitalise on the changes, a recent survey has found.

Werner's Leipzig 'back on course' for Champions League with Cologne win RB Leipzig returned to third place in the Bundesliga with an entertaining 4-2 victory at Cologne on Monday.

Work to create a smoke-free environment

Lương Ngọc Khuê, director general of the Medical Examination and Treatment Department and director of the Việt Nam Tobacco Control Fund, under the Ministry of Health, speaks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about his organisation’s efforts to create a smoke-free environment