Vietnam’s credit information centre breached, VNCERT confirms

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Cyber Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) has confirmed a data breach at the National Credit Information Centre (CIC), with initial findings indicating a targeted cyberattack designed to steal personal data. According to...

Vietnam: Smart, Streamlined Administration for Innovation and Growth

Vietnam is pressing ahead with smart, digitally-enabled reforms to cut red tape, streamline procedures and strengthen a transparent, service-oriented administration that supports science, technology and business. Recent decisions from the...

Vietnam targets full online provision of public services by 2025

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has set the goal of making all eligible administrative procedures available fully online by the end of 2025, under a new work plan signed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Steering Committee for Science,...

Vietnam accelerates industrial restructuring, targets major logistics hub

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has asked its affiliated agencies to accelerate industrial restructuring, with a focus on mastering, transferring and applying new technologies, and developing high-quality human resources...

Hà Nội's Contentious Motorbike Ban and the People’s Unheeded Voice

Bảo Khánh wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on August 1, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated it into English for The Vietnamese Magazine. From a “Suspended” Resolution to an Urgent Directive “Anyone who disagrees,...

Stock shock as foreign funds pull out but hope still trades

HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese stock market is currently under significant pressure due to substantial capital withdrawals from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and foreign investors as global investment trends shift. Despite this challenge, analysts remain...

Vietnam probes suspected cyberattack on its national credit information database

This comes after an international hacker group offers to sell a ‘full country’ credit database containing ‘very sensitive information’ [HO CHI MINH CITY] A suspected data breach has been identified at the Vietnam National Credit Information Center...

Vietnamese Deputy PM Le Thanh Long meets with Japanese officials

Tokyo (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long held meetings with Japanese officials on September 11 as part of his working trip to Japan and attendance at Vietnam National Day at World EXPO Osaka 2025. At his meeting with Minister of...

Net foreign selling of Vietnamese stocks may ease ahead of potential market upgrade in 2025

Set against a strong inflow of FDIs, the sell-off by foreign investors points to divergent views on the country’s growth outlook, analysts say [HO CHI MINH CITY] Robust foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have stood in contrast with a...

This Treatable Disease Could Kill 2 Million People Over the Next 5 Years

Getty Images Stock image of a woman coughing.NEED TO KNOW Tuberculosis cases could surge in the coming years, with more than 2 million dying from the disease, a new study says The research, published in the journal Plos, modeled the outcome of the...

Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association of Hanoi celebrates 30th anniversary

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association (VJFA) of Hanoi celebrated its 30th anniversary on September 11, celebrating a journey of advancing bilateral people-to-people diplomacy, ahead of its official founding date on September 18....

Vietnam attends 63rd session of Asian - African Legal Consultative Organisation

Hanoi (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Le Anh Tuan attended the 63rd session of the Asian–African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO) in Kampala, Uganda, from September 8-10. The meeting took place took place in...

The oldest human mummies were slowly smoked 14,000 years ago

Left: The remains of a middle-aged woman at the Liyupo site in southern China, who was smoke-dried prior to burial about 8000 years ago. Right: A modern smoke-dried mummy of the Dani people in West Papua, Indonesia Zhen Li, Hirofumi Matsumura,...

Malayan Flying Fox Pteropus Vampyrus

IUCN Red List Status: Endangered Location: The Malayan Flying Fox is found across South and Southeast Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The Malayan Flying Fox,...

Vietnam Kicks Off Five-Year Crypto Pilot to Regulate Digital Asset Market

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox Vietnam has launched its first nationwide pilot for a regulated crypto asset market, imposing strict frameworks on issuance, trading and related services over a...

Vietnam, Malta aim to deepen bilateral ties

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam values its relationship with Malta and seeks to expand and strengthen cooperation through high-level exchanges and channels, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed, welcoming the organisation of political...

Vietnam’s rice exports remain stable despite import pauses by Philippines, Indonesia

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s rice exports are unlikely to be significantly affected in the short term, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang said at a meeting on September 11 with businesses and associations following reports...

Vietnam unveils private economic landscape model

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Private Economic Landscape (ViPEL) model was launched in Hanoi on September 11, aiming to elevate the private sector into the country’s most powerful driver of development. The launch ceremony was held by the Board for...

Vietnam Airlines Bans Use of Lithium-Ion Batteries on All Flights

Vietnam Airlines has announced a ban on the use of lithium-ion batteries across all its flights, citing international aviation safety standards and the need to minimize risks. The new rules, which also apply to Pacific Airlines and Vasco flights,...

Vietnamese Technology Shines at "80 Years of Independence - Freedom - Happiness”

11/09/2025 Eighty years ago, Vietnam had a nascent technological foundation. Today, it has become a hub for global corporations and a trusted destination for the world's tech industry - a transformation prominently displayed at the National...