Society
Hanoi targets having only green buses by 2035
From 2026 to 2035, Vietnam’s capital will change its bus fleet to half electric and half LNG/CNG.
Business
Industry and Trade minister agrees on three electricity supply scenarios for 2025
Minister Nguyen Hong Dien emphasized the importance of preventing any imbalance between electricity supply and demand under any circumstances.
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Vietnam’s CRI Index on way to being improved
A recently-released index on inequality found Vietnam to be improving in some respects but slipping in others.
Top Vietnamese leader emphasizes fight against wastefulness
In an article published by almost all local media on October 13, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam highlights the fight against wastefulness.
Japan provides $2 million in urgent support for Vietnam’s critical relief from Typhoon Yagi
The aid will help address the urgent needs of children and families affected by the most destructive typhoon that hit Vietnam in 70 years.
New policies in favor of social housing projects
A recent seminar heard of new policies that will spur the development of social housing.
Northern businesses offer 14,000 positions at job transaction session
Fields with major demand for workers include electronics, business and marketing, services and sales.
Unemployment rate drops to 2.24% in Q3
Ove 1.05 million of working-age population unemployed.
Three Vietnamese business woman honored in Fortune’s list of 100 most powerful women in Asia
Vietnam has three representatives on the list: Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Chairwoman of VietJet Air; Ms. Mai Kieu Lien, CEO of Vinamilk and Ms. Nguyen Duc Thach Diem, CEO of Sacombank.