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Vietnam tightens fuel smuggling controls to safeguard energy security

Hanoi, March 24 -- The Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance has issued a directive to regional customs offices to strengthen inspection and enforcement to combat illegal transport and cros... Read More


Indonesia pushes sustainable energy transition

Jakarta, March 24 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has instructed relevant agencies to accelerate the transition from diesel power plants to solar ones, aiming to reduce costs and support a su... Read More


Vietnamese, Russian PMs hold talks, witness signing of nuclear power agreement

Moscow, March 24 -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on March 23 (local time) as part of the former's official visit to Rus... Read More


Petrolimex to replace mineral petrol with biofuel ahead of schedule

Hanoi, March 23 -- The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) is accelerating efforts to expand the rollout of E10RON95 biofuel nationwide, aiming to fully replace mineral pertrol ahead of sche... Read More


Vietnamese community in Israel urged to heighten safety amid Middle East tensions

Tel Aviv, March 23 -- The Embassy of Vietnam in Israel on March 22 issued an urgent notice to Vietnamese citizens living, studying and working there as the security situation continues to deteriorate.... Read More


Ho Chi Minh City labour market gains renewed momentum

Ho Chi Minh City, March 23 -- The labour market in Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding areas showed positive recovery in the first quarter of 2026, despite global uncertainties continuing to weigh on bus... Read More


Logistics pressures drive urgent restructuring of agricultural value chains

Hanoi, March 23 -- Amid mounting volatility in global trade, logistics has emerged as a decisive factor shaping the competitiveness of Vietnam's farm produce, driving an urgent need to comprehensively... Read More


Cuc Phuong national park targets becoming natural "wildlife gene bank" by 2050

Hanoi, March 23 -- Cuc Phuong National Park and Save Vietnam's Wildlife (SVW) have launched Vietnam's first national park rewilding action plan, outlining measures to restore wildlife and rebuild ecos... Read More


Digital tools power Vietnam's shift toward smarter fisheries

Hanoi, March 23 -- As Vietnam steps up efforts to remove the European Commission's warning over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, digital technologies are emerging as both a regulator... Read More


Philippines nears upper-middle-income status: WB

Hanoi, March 23 -- The World Bank (WB) has assessed that the Philippines is approaching upper-middle-income status, based on current growth trends in gross national income (GNI) per capita. The countr... Read More