HANOI: Vietnam’s State Treasury raised 8.15 trillion dong ($323 million) in a government bond auction on Wednesday, the highest volume recorded this year and up from the $199 million raised last week. The uptake was lower, a filing to the Hanoi Stock Exchange showed, with 67.9% of the offer sold compared with 71.6% at last week’s auction.

Hanoi's low-emission zone initiative aims to tackle worsening air quality, but experts warn that it is just one piece of the puzzle in the fight against pollution.

The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, has electrified the bus lines 05,39, and 47. A total of 46 electric buses now serve these lines. The latter are supplied by a

Hanoi will host the world’s largest drone light show featuring over 3,000 drones and high-altitude fireworks to celebrate Lunar New Year’s Eve 2025.

Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the National Strategy Dialogue at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2025. Photo by Nhat Bac So the country plans to complete the railroad within 10 years and begin construction of a key route connecting it with China and other countries in Central Asia and Europe this year,

Both the West and China are pouring money into Vietnam, but its plummeting fertility rate might spell trouble for its economic boom.Vietnam' s birth rate sank to a record low in 2024, with the total fertility rate falling to 1.

This world-class spectacle will debut with the innovative combination of pyro drones and high-altitude fireworks, accompanied by a distinguished artistic programme, promising an extraordinary aerial light display.

Russia is willing to help develop Vietnam's nuclear power sector and provide it with crude oil and LNG, the two countries said on Wednesday.

Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.”

A Vietnamese court jailed a prominent former lawyer for three years on Friday over Facebook posts, a ruling condemned by rights groups as a fresh attack on freedom of expression in the communist country.

Vietnam and Russia inked an agreement to boost cooperation on nuclear energy during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s two-day visit to Hanoi.

The new land price list released by Hanoi authorities, with price levels 2-6 times higher than the former levels, is expected to lead to higher prices of real estate products. But this is not the only reason behind the price increase.