Vietnam News

A holiday celebrated throughout the country. On this day, September 2, 1945, in the city of Hanoi, on Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh read out his declaration of independence for the Republic of Vietnam.
In fact, this day became the starting point in the modern history of Vietnam. There will be long years of all sorts of difficulties and upheavals ahead. Ahead will be a long and exhausting war for independence from the United States of America...

Canadian travel magazine The Travel has listed Vietnam as one of the "10 most incredible places in the world that are amazingly cheap to visit", along with Laos and Indonesia.
“This is one of the cheapest countries to visit and one of the most underrated,” the magazine says.

The delegation of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) with eight medals placed fifth at the International Army Games 2022, which ended with a solemn ceremony held in Moscow, Russia, on August 27.

Vietnam is expected to welcome 22 million foreign visitors in 2026, with tourism revenue up 25 percent from pre-pandemic levels to US$13.2 billion, Fitch Solutions predicts.
“These are bright prospects for a country that is heavily dependent on international travelers and their spending,” the British research firm said in a report.

Russian companies want to develop new areas of Vietnam, one of the most promising markets in Asia, they said at the Vietbeauty & Cosmobeauté Vietnam 2022 event in Ho Chi Minh City.
Aleksey Solomatin of the state export support center in Moscow said the nine participating Russian firms specialize in health and beauty products. They want to look for partners and agents in Vietnam.

District 1 is asking local authorities to turn Le Loi, one of the city's busiest neighborhoods, into a walkable area for night tourism.
In a proposal submitted to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the district authorities said that once the street was cleared of a construction site serving the city's first metro line, it should become a pedestrian zone.

Ho Chi Minh City will not have its usual National Day fireworks display on September 2, but will host a number of other events, including a balloon display.
Colorful hot air balloons will be displayed over the Saigon River at 8 am on September 2.
A series of adventurous sporting events such as paragliding will then be held along the banks of the river and Bach Dang Pier in the city center.

On August 24, the United Nations Agency for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and human rights organization It’s T Time co-hosted the Afternoon Tea with Transgender Dialogue in Hanoi.
On this occasion, transgender people and their families share their day-to-day life experiences and struggles and give priority recommendations from an insider's perspective to contribute to the Transgenders in Vietnam Bill.

Decree No. 45/2022/ND-KP on punishment for administrative offenses in the field of environmental protection comes into force on August 25, 2022.
The article provides for fines ranging from warning to capital punishment in the amount of up to 160 million VND.

Vietjet Thailand will open a direct flight between the pearl island of Phu Quoc (Kien Giang, Vietnam) and Bangkok (Thailand) from October 12, providing passengers with more flexible and cost-effective travel options, as well as restoring tourism after the removal of all barriers due to the epidemic.

Oil and gas giant Petrovietnam is seeking government approval to build a $17-18.5 billion refinery and crude oil storage facility in southern Vietnam amid an expected domestic fuel shortage.
The project, which will be located in the province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, will be implemented in two phases, with the first phase requiring 70 percent of the funding, the state-owned company said in the proposal.

The construction of Ring Road №3 in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to start in June 2023, with completion scheduled in three years, according to a government decree on the implementation of the project.
The road, which is over 76 kilometers long, passes through the city of Ho Chi Minh City and three provinces in Vietnam's key southern economic region: Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Long An.