Law-makers listened to three important reports and gave comments on the draft amended Law on Drug Prevention and Control on the first working day of the 14th National Assembly’s 11th session in Hanoi on March 24.

Greek Ambassador Georgios Stilianopoulos writes to Việt Nam News on the National Day of Greece, March 25.

A digital installation exhibition entitled Inferno V opens in Hà Nội this afternoon (March 25, 2pm) to mark the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who wrote of one of the most renowned works of world literature, The Divine Comedy.

Les célébrations du 50e anniversaire de l’établissement des relations diplomatiques entre le Vietnam et la France (12 avril 1973) et du 10e du partenariat stratégique bilatéral se dérouleront en 2023.

La Chambre des représentants de la Thaïlande sera dissoute le 20 mars, a informé le ministre du Cabinet du Premier ministre thaïlandais Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana le 14 mars.

SHADYLANES begin making waves by getting their song ‘Headlock’ placed on an internationally recognised playlist by Spotify curators.

Since 5am on March 13, the National Special Historical Relic Site and Landscape Complex Hương Sơn – Hương Pagoda in Hương Sơn Commune, Mỹ Đức District, some 65km to the west of Hà Nội, officially opened to tourists after  closing due to COVID-19.

Visa for foreigners living in Vietnam will be issued online via the National Public Service Portal in 2021.

The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX initiative to Việt Nam, originally slated for late March, has now been delayed til mid-April due to production issues, an UNICEF official has confirmed.

The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) and the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Vietnam on March 23 inked a memorandum of understanding on enhancing explosive ordnance risk education.

UK-EU ongoing row over AstraZeneca vaccine, including potential a ban on exports of doses the company made in the EU, will not affect the supply to the COVAX initiative, EU Ambassador to Việt Nam Giorgio Aliberti reassured.

Hoàng Minh Trí, former Director of the HCM City Institute of Urban Planning, talks to Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about the need to have specific planning for the city’s path to urbanisation

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will kick off the 2021 season with a night of arias from famous French operas at the city’s Opera House on March 28.

Douze banques vietnamiennes figurent dans la liste des 500 banques les plus valorisées au monde en 2023, récemment publiée par Brand Finance, le premier groupe mondial indépendant d’évaluation de marques

Vietnam and Canada have enjoyed robust trade ties thanks to opportunities brought by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) that took effect in Vietnam from January 14, 2019, heard a conference held in Hanoi on March 23.

Despite support from the State budget, many impoverished people still cannot afford health insurance and the poor account for a high proportion of those with TB.

Eight groups of people will enjoy a 15 per cent rise in their pensions and social insurance allowances and monthly subventions from January 1, 2022 when a draft decree on the adjustments of these allowances is issued, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA)

In a recent interview with Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper, Deputy Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information Lê Quang Tự Do talks about measures to curb harmful content online.