Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently approved a legal assistance program for small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the 2021-2025 period. The programme aims to promote awareness and sense of legal compliance and reduce legal risks and obstacles of SMEs that account for majority of the country’s total businesses.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO to work with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to take necessary steps in submitting dossiers seeking UNESCO’s recognition of “Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Archipelago” as a World Heritage site.

The Lunar New Year (Tet) is fast approaching and the people of Phu Lang commune in Quế Võ district, Bac Ninh province, are busy making unique products for the holiday.

The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) wrapped up on February 1 morning after eight working days, with its resolution adopted at the closing session.

Nguyen Phu Trong has been re-elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee in the 13th tenure at the first plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee.

General To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, inspected readiness to guarantee security at the 13th National Party Congress at the ministry’s command centre in the National Convention Centre, the congress’s venue, in Hanoi on January 29.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered all people living and working in the northern provinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh not to travel to other localities, to contain the spread of the coronavirus following the confirmation of over 80 community transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the two provinces over the past 24 hours.

A discussion of draft documents on Party building and national development took place under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 27 as part of the ongoing 13th National Party Congress.

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang said the Communist Party of Vietnam’s sound and clear-sighted leadership has driven the national revolutionary cause as well as helped the Southeast Asian country gain an increasing position on the international area.

The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam officially opened at the National Convention Centre in the capital city of Hanoi in the morning of January 26.

50km away from the hub of Ho Chi Minh City, the “Vietnam at a glance” tourism complex in Cu Chi has attracted many visitors. The place has contributed to preserving the country’s cultural characteristics as well as helping educate young generation about traditional history of the nation.

Many businesses have struggled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but co-working spaces have bucked the trend and is expected to expand in the coming time, fuelled by companies seeking flexible leasing contracts, according to Savills experts.

Surrounded by a number of ASEAN countries and China, the East Sea has seen disputes and conflicts arise between the countries regarding sovereignty and sea boundaries. These countries, especially ASEAN members, should therefore intensify their cooperation to settle disputes and maintain peace in the waters.

The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam will take place from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2 in Hanoi. The significant political event is not only a hot issue in the country but has also attracted international opinion in recent days.