Bắc Ninh targets a 50 per cent reduction in both processing time and compliance costs by 2026, while ensuring that 100 per cent of administrative procedures related to businesses are conducted online.

The conference received strong interest from the scientific community, with nearly 100 academic papers submitted from 10 countries and territories, including Russia, the Republic of Korea, India, Thailand, Australia, Bangladesh, Taiwan (China), Cambodia, Malta, and Việt Nam.

Having identified the task of building a 'Friendly Government' as a central mission, Bắc Ninh Province has deployed and implemented this model with a spirit of innovation, dynamism, creativity and suitability.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy concluded that Phong, Nga, and 32 subordinates abused their powers to receive more than VNĐ107 billion in bribes from 21 corporate and individual defendants.

One of Việt Nam’s most notable achievements over four decades of renewal has been the formulation of an appropriate economic development strategy that closely links economic reform with the maintenance of political and social stability.

HCM City officials and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted a broadly successful 2025 in foreign affairs, highlighting economic diplomacy and the mobilisation of international resources for digital and green transitions.

By spreading false information, causing public confusion, and undermining the credibility of the State, individuals such as Khoa and Đài have clearly crossed the limits of freedom of expression and press freedom.

Amid rapid urbanisation and a growing number of vehicles, HCM City has identified transport as a key source of air pollution and is accelerating a shift towards greener and cleaner transport to reduce emissions, improve air quality and protect public health.

Older workers are an abundant resource, but they require appropriate employment policies, including retraining, flexible work arrangements and support for occupational transitions.

Of the violations detected, the majority involved failure to obey traffic lights, accounting for more than 620 cases, followed by riding without helmets, with over 360 cases.

Vinod Ahuja, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Việt Nam, granted an interview with Vietnam News Agency about the country’s progress in sustainable agriculture, particularly low-emissions rice.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính stressed that the upcoming National Patriotic Emulation Congress is a major political event of the country, carrying particular significance as it reviews five years of emulation movements during an exceptionally challenging period marked by unprecedented difficulties and challenges beyond prior forecasts.

According to Phú Mỹ Ward People's Committee, dozens of locals in HCM City have been hospitalised, suspected to be food-poisoning after eating bánh mì from a vendor in the ward.

The suspects are accused of attempting to transport 24 blocks of 9999-grade gold along with 32 smartphones through customs at Cam Ranh International Airport.

Australia’s support will include emergency relief supplies such as kitchen kits, hygiene kits and shelter tool kits. The funding will also provide support through United Nations agencies.

After one year of operation, as of December 15, the Bến Thành–Suối Tiên metro line had operated 78,194 train services and carried approximately 18.95 million passengers

The programme will prioritise candidates from low-income households who lack the means to pursue overseas studies, as well as those from remote and disadvantaged areas of Việt Nam.

After agreeing on a “script” with her biological mother, on the morning of June 7, 2020, Nguyễn Thị Thu took sleeping pills, went into the bathroom and staged a fall face-down on the floor, causing abrasions to her face and nose and bleeding, before getting into bed to “play dead”.

The Party congresses at local levels have set clear goals to leverage local advantages, accelerate rapid and sustainable economic restructuring and move swiftly toward realising the ambition of making Bắc Ninh a centrally-governed city before 2030.

The court has cut jail terms for senior former officials convicted in a major graft case involving Phúc Sơn Group, after judges said financial damage had been fully remedied and defendants had cooperated with investigators.