28-02-2024 08:00
The adoption of the revised Land Law in January was billed as one of the most important legislative tasks of the latest National Assembly. It will come into effect in January 2025 and should be viewed as a strengthening of the foundation underpinning the Real Estate Business Law and the Housing Law, both passed last November.
27-02-2024 10:49
Quang Ninh Industrial Zones Management Authority granted investment certificates for two projects on February 22, valued at a combined $332 million.
26-02-2024 13:00
The number of new HIV/AIDS cases in Laos has steadily climbed partly due to a shortage of financial support from foreign countries and limited budget from the government.
26-02-2024 10:48
The Vietnamese economy targets higher growth this year. Wanwisa Vorranikulkij, senior economist at the ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office based in Singapore, told VIR’s Thanh Tung about how the country can weather various challenges to realise this ambitious goal.
26-02-2024 09:28
February marks the 30th anniversary of the US lifting its trade embargo with Vietnam, opening a wider door for bilateral relations. Richard D. McClellan, country director of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change in Vietnam, talked to VIR’s Viet Duong about economic and trade prospects between both countries.
23-02-2024 16:26
The Vietnamese Embassy in the UK is working closely with competent authorities in the UK to fact-check the case that seven allegedly Vietnamese migrants were detected at Newhaven port in Lewes district of East Sussex county.
22-02-2024 16:15
From 2024, Vietnam will officially measure the added value proportion of the digital economy on the country’s GDP. Nguyen Thi Huong, director general of General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, spoke with VIR's Manh Bon about the country's current digital economy.
22-02-2024 08:13
The number of shipments of Vietnamese agricultural products to markets around the world since the start of the Lunar New Year heralds a bonanza year for the sector's exports.
20-02-2024 08:00
The building of the north-south hi-speed rail line must ensure modern, cohesive, and sustainable elements in line with the Politburo’s guideline as outlined in Conclusion No. 49-KL/TW, permanent Government members made the conclusion in a document issued by the Government Office on February 19.
19-02-2024 09:40
The number of voluntary social insurance participants has risen 305 folds to 1.83 million since the policy was put in place in 2008, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).
16-02-2024 14:29
The death toll from a massive landslide that hit a gold mining village in Davao de Oro, the Philippines has climbed to 92 while rescue work is underway for tens of others, the local government reported on February 15.
16-02-2024 14:21
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh embarked on a tour of agricultural production models in the northern province of Hai Duong on February 15, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
16-02-2024 11:20
France captain Kylian Mbappe has told officials at Paris Saint-Germain that he intends to leave when his contract expires at the end of the season, a source close to the Ligue 1 champions said on Thursday.
15-02-2024 15:00
Building the semiconductor industry is not easy and must be done systematically from basic research. Nguyen Quoc Sy, chairman of the VinIT Technology Institute, explains how important large investment will be in equipment and people, research centres, and transfer technology.
15-02-2024 11:00
Amid the current restructuring of supply chains, perhaps no industry more so than the semiconductor industry exemplifies the lucrative opportunities and the complex dynamic between security and business. Having benefited to become a key element in supply chains across a number of industries, Vietnam has announced ambitious plans to do the same in the semiconductor industry.