Foreigners who enter Vietnam to work as specialists, managers, executive officers or technical workers for less than 20 days would be exempted from work permits.

A special online progamme took place on Tuesday in Hà Nội and connected 10 other areas in Việt Nam and over the world to honour individuals and organisations known as "Hùng King's Descendants" for their outstanding contribution to preserving national values.

They are being investigated for violating regulations on bidding, resulting in serious consequences.

French pornographic novelist Georges Pailler, who wrote racy titles under the pen name of Esparbec and insisted pornographic writing was an art form, has died aged 87, his publisher said on Tuesday.

With a little help from his friends, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was set to hold an online 80th birthday bash Tuesday featuring former bandmate Paul McCartney, in aid of charities including Black Lives Matter.

Hanoi has raised more than 11.79 trillion VND (508.18 million USD) for building new-style rural areas in the first six months of 2020.

An express boat service connecting the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau with Nam Du archipelago and Phu Quoc island, two popular tourist destinations in the nearby province of Kien Giang, was launched on July 7.

Singer Thái Thùy Linh and her crew are travelling to sing for people as part of her music project entitled Du Ca - Đi Và Hát (Wandering and Singing).  Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Bình chats with her about the project. 

HCM City is drawing up a wide-ranging plan to promote artificial intelligence (AI) development and research in the near future, Dương Anh Đức, deputy chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, has said.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked provincial authority of Đắk Nông to prepare for the Viêt Nam 2nd Brocade Culture Festival 2020 in the province later this year.

The shift towards electronic payment is now an established trend with half of HCM City’s public hospitals embracing it, health authorities have said.

Leading singers of revolutionary music Trọng Tấn, Đăng Dương and Việt Hoàn will mark their return after the lockdown with an impressive concert on September 5 in Hà Nội.

According to the ministry, since the beginning of this year, dengue fever has been reported in almost all localities in Việt Nam.

Amid the pandemic, global demand for ventilators has rocketed. However, there is a significant difference in each machine's price.

Hà Nội Urban Railway Management Board said the two lines were given priority for investment and implementation during 2021-25 among nine urban railway lines planned for construction.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training plans to hire 514 additional teachers and educational staff for schools and continuing education centres in the 2020-2021 academic year.

Three hours after its release, the video reached 10 million, announced the singer on his Facebook page.

Three more COVID-19 patients in Việt Nam have recovered, raising the total recovered patients to 345, the Central Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on Wednesday morning.