A legal framework, support policies and a concerted infrastructure system are needed to encourage people to switch to using electric vehicles, according to Director of VinFast’s charging station development centre Vu Thang.

VinFast, the first Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, said on October 24 that it has received a US$135 million climate financing package from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to manufacture Vietnam's first fully-electric public transport bus fleet and national EV charging network.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Tra, Charge d'affaires a.i. of Vietnam to the UN, highlighted Vietnam’s commitments to promoting women’s advancement while addressing an open debate of the UN Security Council on October 20.

VinFast and Petrolimex opened electric vehicle charging service at 10 petrol stations on October 14, as part of a plan to expand the network to 500 stations of Petrolimex across the country.

VOV.VN - Liu Chen Yuan, a Taiwanese resident who illegally resides in Vietnam, has been detained in Thanh Hoa province on charges of fraudulence and property appropriation.

A first-instance trial will start on May 12 on former Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong and 13 other defendants involved in the case relating to the trading of counterfeit medicines, lack of responsibilities causing serious consequences; and the abuse of positions and power while on duty.

VOV.VN - A Chinese citizen on his country’s wanted fugitives list has been arrested in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

VOV.VN - The Criminal Investigation Agency under the Ministry of National Defence has launched criminal proceedings against and arrested five generals and two other senior officers of the Vietnam Coast Guard on charges of embezzlement.

Vietnamese automaker VinFast and Electrify America, the largest open ultra-fast charging network in the US, on April 13 (New York time) announced an agreement to provide owners of VinFast electric vehicles with charging services, plus two complimentary charging sessions.

The Police Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Public Security has decided to launch criminal proceedings against and detain Do Anh Dung, Chairman of the Tan Hoang Minh Group, on charges of "obtaining property by fraud."