Petrol prices drop over 370 VND per litre Petrol prices were adjusted down from 3 pm on March 7 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and the Ministry of Finance due to falling global prices. 12:35 | 08/03/2024
Recovery becomes more broad-based in Viet Nam: HSBC report There are signs that recovery is becoming more broad-based in Viet Nam, with marginal improvements in sectors like textiles and footwear, as well as machinery, highlighted HSBC in its report Viet Nam at a glance released on March 7. 14:05 | 08/03/2024
Educational cooperation – a bright spot of Vietnam-Australia relationship Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 8 (local time) visited the Australian National University (ANU) and attended an education forum in Canberra, as part of his official visit to Australia. 16:30 | 08/03/2024
Cashless payments surge by over 63% Non-cash payment transactions increased by 63.3% in volume and 41.45% in value in January, compared to the same period last year, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced. 17:05 | 08/03/2024
Vietnam’s rice looks for high value export Vietnam’s rice export has been shifting significantly toward high-quality and speciality products rather than quantity, with an annual stable turnover from 6.2 to 6.3 million tonnes in 2019-23, chairman of Vietnam Food Association Nguyen Ngoc Nam said at the Rice News Convention in the central city on March 6. 17:30 | 08/03/2024
Viet Nam has climbed 11 steps to 54th in the World Happiness Report 2024 from 75th in the previous year’s ranking. In Asia, Viet Nam was ranked 6th, behind Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. 15:10 | 22/03/2024
Viet Nam makes positive contributions to UNESCO Viet Nam always highly values multilateral cooperation and UNESCO’s role, and vows to continue to active and positive contributions to the organization’s common affairs, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc. 17:05 | 22/03/2024
U.S.-based LAM Research to mull over US$1 bln high-tech investment in Viet Nam Karthik Rammohan, Group Vice President of Global Operations at Lam Research, said the group is looking to expand operations and diversify its supply chain in Asia, including Viet Nam. 18:10 | 22/03/2024
March 22, 1954: Dien Bien soldiers exchange blood and sweat for every metre of trenches On March 22, 1954, Vietnamese soldiers continued to dig trenches. The two main lines of trenches advancing from the north embraced the Central subdivision on the east and west sides; at the same time, isolate this subdivision from the enemy's Isabelle base cluster in the south. 22:55 | 24/03/2024
Vietnam praises ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community's priorities in 2024 A Vietnamese delegation led by Director of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Luu Quang Tuan attended the 31st Meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council in the northern Lao province of Luang Prabang on March 24. 22:57 | 24/03/2024
