Central region in dire need of tourism revival

After years of successful operations in Hội An, the beachfront Sea'lavie Boutique Resort & Spa on An Bàng beach now only employs 20 per cent of its normal workforce, while room rates have been slashed by 50 per cent.

Coface report looks at China and Australia’s trade relationship Coface report looks at China and Australia’s trade relationship

Vietnamese workers receive one-year extension of stay in RoK

The Republic of Korea (RoK) on Tuesday announced a decision to extend the period of stay for about 115,000 foreign migrant workers, including those from Việt Nam, by one year in a bid to relieve labour shortages at small businesses and in farming and fishing sectors.

Rock band The Wall to play concert at university Late musician Trần Lập, the former leader of Bức Tường (The Wall) rock band, will reunite with other members “in a special way” in an upcoming concert, according to the current leader of the band, guitarist Trần Tuấn Hùng.

Demand for laptops remains high amid work, study from home Laptop sales, which began to boom at the beginning of 2020 following the Covid-19 outbreak, remain strong as studying and working from home continue.

AXA launches "Free Double Post-Vaccination Protection" Programme AXA launches "Free Double Post-Vaccination Protection" Programme

Quảng Ngãi Province shelves UNESCO geopark recognition plans Despite having prepared a dossier for the UNESCO recognition of the Lý Sơn-Sa Huỳnh Global Geo-Park last November, local authorities have shelved plans to apply for the park's recognition after years of efforts and some 160 field surveys and scientific seminars.

Việt Nam a role model in healthcare sector Associate Professor Phan Lê Thu Hằng, deputy director of the health ministry’s Department of Financial Planning and director of the health partnership programme with the WHO, talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the achievements of the Vietnamese healthcare sector

How the Vietnamese fashion and textile industries can bounce back

As one of Việt Nam’s export mainstays, the fashion and textile sector has been hard hit by COVID-19. Việt Nam News asked RMIT University researchers Associate Professor Rajkishore Nayak (School of Communication & Design) and Dr Majo George (School of Business & Management) for their views on how the sector can prepare to rebound in a post-pandemic world

Cambodian PM congratulates new Vietnamese PM via phone talks Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen congratulated the new Prime Minister of Việt Nam, Phạm Minh Chính, over the phone on Tuesday.