A close-up of largest mural paintings in Hanoi

A group made up of young volunteers have transformed the plain walls of homes throughout some of the villages located in suburban areas of Hanoi into beautiful mural paintings which showcase aspects of both nature and daily life.

Trio face jail term for smuggling Chinese into Da Nang

A Chinese man and two Vietnamese women were sentenced to 5-8 years in prison on August 29 for organising illegal entry into Vietnam.

ASEAN, RoK ministers meet within framework of AEM-52

ASEAN economic ministers held online consultations with external partners, including the Republic of Korea (RoK), within the framework of the 52nd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM-52) and related meetings, on August 29.

Vietnam Coast Guard: Implementing effectively activities under "Legal Bookcase" program

After over 2 years of implementing the "Legal bookcase" activity, the total number of officers and soldiers in the whole force participating in on-the-spot reading and research was 39,850 people and 17,585 people borrowing books for reading at home.

Dilemmas abound for Vietnamese coffee exporters trying to compete

The ongoing global health crisis has left the Vietnamese coffee export industry in the lurch due to continued falls in price.

Exporters strike gold by unlocking new markets

Amid the Vietnamese government’s efforts in deploying economic diplomatic efforts, the prolonged blow of the health crisis sabotaging import and export activities has prompted enterprises to seek new means

It is impossible to impose human rights criteria of one country on another: NA member

Major General Nguyen Thanh Hong, standing member of the National Assembly's National Defense and Security Committee, told VietNamNet that the Law on Cyber Security was created to ensure human rights and citizenship.

 

Russia attentive to collaboration with Vietnam: official

Russia is interested in cooperation with Vietnam and the enhancement of the two nations’ friendship, according to a Russian official.

Pig imports push domestic pork prices down

Efficient reproduction of pigs and enhancing imports of frozen pork and live pigs have made prices of live hogs fall, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Irish driver pleads guilty to manslaughter of Essex lorry deaths

A 40-year-old Irish haulier pleaded guilty at Old Bailey Court on August 28 to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a refrigerated lorry in Essex, the UK last October.

Government leader extends greetings to Buddhist dignitaries on major festival

Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on August 30 visited and extended greetings to leaders of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on the occasion of the Vu Lan Festival 2020.

Lobster farmers incur huge losses amid Covid-19

Lobster farmers in Binh Thuan Province's Nhon Hai Commune are facing big losses from falling prices due to Covid-19.

More Vietnamese citizens arrive home on repatriation flights

A total of 145 Vietnamese citizens in especially difficult circumstances in Eastern and Southern Africa together with 570 Vietnamese citizens from Taiwan (China) and Japan have been safely repatriated.

HCM City ready to welcome investment opportunities in new situation

The rate of foreign investment attraction in Ho Chi Minh City since the beginning of the year has continued to rise.

The artist and his muse

Artist Bui Xuan Phai wouldn’t give too much thought to his upcoming 100th birthday if he was still alive, instead creating new paintings of Hanoi streets as his gift to the fight against COVID-19.

COVID-19: No new cases during 24 hours since epidemic resurgence

August 30 marked the first day that Vietnam has gone without a new COVID-19 infection caused by community

Vietnam’s woodworks prepare for FLEGT licensing

Striving to become a woodwork manufacturing center of the world, Vietnam is endeavoring to localize regulations to be able to grant FLEGT licenses, paving the way for woodworks to penetrate the EU and other markets.

Private investors lack interest in railway projects

Hundreds of trillions of dong of private capital have been mobilized for transport development, but most of these have been for roads and none for railways.

Vietnam’s position in the eyes of a Japanese scholar

Vietnam’s upper class, whose net worth is invested in more than $30 million, has increased to 13 percent in the past five years, surpassing 10,000 people.

Life and history intertwine

People’s artist Tran Bang joined the resistance war against the French after the August 1945 Revolution, becoming part of the Central People’s Ensemble operating in northern Vietnam.

Law change offers construction clarity

The National Assembly has passed amendments to the Law on Construction, which will take effect from January 2021.

Reflections on a revolution

At the age of 94, Le Duc Van is no longer at his best, with a hunched back and deteriorating health.

The author of Unikey – the ‘national software’

There is a software product made in Vietnam which has been used in most computers in the country for tens of years, called Unikey.

Vien to go for gold at SEA Games 31

Vietnam’s top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will be the country's main medal hope at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 31 to be held in Vietnam next year.

Vietnam has no new COVID-19 case to report on August 30

Vietnam has no new COVID-19 infections to report on the whole of August 30, and this is the first of such day since July 25, keeping the national count of the pandemic at 1,040.