Friendship exchange marks New Year festivals of Asian countries

Hanoi: A friendship exchange took place in Hanoi on April 26 to celebrate traditional New Year festivals of several Asian countries.

The event was jointly held by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO), the Embassy of Laos, which holds th…

Truong My Lan appeals against death sentence in bank fraud case

HCM City: Truong My Lan, Chairwoman of property developer Van Thinh Phat Group, on April 26 filed an appeal against the entire first-instance verdict in the case that occurred at Van Thinh Phat Group JSC, Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) and relevant comp…

Quang Ninh: Van Don bans plastic products on five island communes

Quang Ninh: Tourists are prohibited from bringing single-use plastic products to five island communes in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Van Don district starting April 27.

With the communes consisting of Quan Lan, Minh Chau, Ngoc Vung,…

Immigration intercepts dubious Vietnamese, Chinese nationals

MANILA: Vietnamese and Chinese nationals with suspicious intents were intercepted by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport the previous two days.

Sixteen Vietnamese nationals who are suspect illegal online gami…

HCM City’s police bust major money laundering ring

HCM City: The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency on April 27 busted a large-scale money laundering and illegal cross-border currency transfer ring.

Thirteen individuals were arrested in connection with the ca…

Heart screening, flu vaccination programme benefits needy people in central region

Quang Binh: A programme on screening for congenital heart diseases and administering flu vaccines for disadvantaged people was launched on April 26, targeting the central province of Quang Binh and the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, and Lam D…

Vietnam ranks third in Southeast Asia in startup investment attraction

Hanoi: Vietnam maintained its third position in the number of investment deals and regained the third place in terms of total investment in startups in Southeast Asia.

In 2023, Vietnamese startups received a total investment capital of 529 million US…