Dr. Nguyễn Bích Lâm , an economic expert and former Director General of the General Statistics Office, talks to Vietnam News Agency about the importance, the current situation of labour productivity in the Vietnamese economy.

70 years may have passed but the memories of the Điện Biên Phủ campaign in May 1954 have never faded in the minds of veterans and journalists involved in the historic battle. Let's listen to some of their stories recalling the fierce days fighting against the French.

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà on Friday emphasised that expanding the HCM City-Long Thành section was an urgent issue.

VNeID not only brings practical benefits to the people but also plays a particularly important role in State management. It helps reduce waste and errors in using traditional documents, saving costs and time for people and the Government.

In April, the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam received 14 mandatory safety reports, and seven level D incidents including one relating to a technical failure, one due to a bird strike, four due to flight crew, and one due to technical staff.

Minister Thắng said the recent surge in domestic airline ticket prices has directly impacted the travel demand of citizens, especially during peak periods such as the recent five-day April 30 - May 1 holiday.

Advancements in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) treatment and control were the main topic of discussion at the scientific conference that took place in HCM City and Hà Nội respectively.

For many years, So Thị Na, a teacher at the kindergarten is present at the school to welcome students when it is still early morning.

Foreign drivers and motor vehicles driving in Việt Nam must go through Việt Nam's international travel service businesses to complete the approval procedures.

Vietnam has expressed its hope that Cambodia will soon provide information on Cambodia’s Funan-Techo canal project and join hands in assessing its impacts and seeking solutions to them.

The tourism sector served about 8 million tourists during the five-days holiday from April 27 to May 1, up 14.2 per cent year on year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has reported.

The northern province of Phu Tho climbed to the 9th place out of the 63 localities nation in the ranking of the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index, and ranked sixth in the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS) 2023, the Government's Steering Committee for Administrative Reform has announced.

By 2025, the province aims to convert 342 fishing vessels operating in nearshore and turbulent fishing areas, which heavily exploit invasive seafood resources, to alternative fishing professions with lesser impact or to other industries. 

Travelling by train is currently a new trend, as rising prices of domestic air tickets are leading to an increase of 10-15% in tour prices. The railway industry, therefore, is striving to innovate and coordinate with tourism businesses to improve quality and associate tourism with “awakening” heritage.

The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double by 2050 to 1.2 billion - or about a quarter of the total population - significantly increasing the need for pension and welfare programmes as well as health care services.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Deputy Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy Rear Admiral Pham Nhu Xuan and Vice Secretary of the city’s Party Committee Nguyen Phuoc Loc visited soldiers and people in Truong Sa island district and DK 1 platform in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa from April 26 to May 2.

Britain’s National Crime Agency said a woman aged 23 and three men aged 64, 34 and 25 were taken into custody last week after they were picked up at addresses in London, Croydon and Leicester.

The freshly ended five-day holidays saw 347 traffic accidents nationwide, causing 138 deaths and 285 injuries.

The number of visitors to the northeastern province of Quang Ninh during the recent 5-day holiday saw a year-on-year increase of 48%, topping 1 million.

The freshly ended five-day holidays saw 347 traffic accidents nationwide, causing 138 deaths and 285 injuries.