Vietnamese banks will only be allowed to issue chip cards from March 31, 2021, according to a State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) draft circular.

The Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) is planning to have all equipment on transmission lines and 80% of 110 kV circuit facilities digitalised from now to 2022.

VOV.VN - Six Vietnamese businesses are participating in an online international agricultural exhibition which opened in Algeria on January 1 aimed at introducing Vietnam's economic, foreign trade, and investment situation, in addition to mutual trading ties and business opportunities in the nation.

The following are the top 10 events of the Vietnamese securities market in 2020, selected by the Securities Journalist Club of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Close to 360 Vietnamese citizens in the US, including minors under 18, the elderly, sick people, and students who have completed their courses and have difficulty in accommodation, and other specially difficult cases were flown home safely on a flight operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 31 and January 1.

The Ministry of Health has launched a grassroots health information management app, a social network, and an individual health record platform as part of its Ehealth Vietnam Summit 2020 held recently in Hanoi.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat has emphasised the need to give priority to developing key seaports and seaport clusters in the next ten years.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese U22 national football team, the national women’s football team, and the country’s athletics team, have all been tasked with defending their leading position in the region during the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games which will be held in the country in late 2021.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's participation in new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs) is anticipated to provide fresh impetus for greater co-operation in the fashion industry with the Netherlands, according to insiders.

The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), which will come into force at 23:00 on December 31, 2020, will open the door wider for bilateral economic and trade ties and help form a solid foundation for their strategic partnership to reach a new height.