The Shanghai index closes nearly 8% lower as investors weigh the impact of the outbreak.

Vietnam plans to buy more electricity from neighbouring countries, but a big loss of VND3.09 trillion is pending.

Hanoi FC is one of the best six teams in Southeast Asia, according to the latest rankings released by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Three men have been caught transporting heroin in Vietnam.

The trio were arrested with almost five kilograms of the drug, the largest amount ever seized by border guards in Thua Thien-Hue Province.

Da Lat stars as a beautiful and romantic background for the love film Bí Mật Của Gió (Secret of the Wind) which premiered in Hanoi on Saturday.

Akihiko Iwatani, chief representative of Haseko Corporation in Hanoi, believes that Vietnam is the most attractive market in ASEAN for Japanese investors in particular and foreign investors in general.

The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), the Communist Party of China (CPC), and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have sent congratulatory messages to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee.

Traffic police across the country fined 20,000 drivers under the influence of alcohol collecting VND253 billion ($10.9 million) for the state budget this month.

Companies and organizations employing foreign workers have been asked to temporarily stop receiving Chinese employees hoping to return to Vietnam after the Lunar New Year holiday.

A group of Chinese workers have been isolated at a hotel in Ha Tinh Province when returning to work at the Formosa Ha Tinh Company after the Tet Holiday.

The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed the Department of Construction to set up inspection teams to ensure there is no encroachment on the Sai Gon River’s banks.

Schools in Vietnam have been instructed to temporarily shut down amid the quick spread of coronavirus.

Digital technology will be the key for Vietnam to realise the target of growing into a powerful nation with a thriving economy over the next quarter of a century. 

The drought in the dry season this year will be quite harsh and water shortage may occur in many places. The central region may face serious water shortage from June.

Many public and private universities throughout the country in the 2020-2021 academic year will launch new majors to meet labour market trends and demands.

Cau Bong Festival in Hoi An City’s Tra Que vegetable village has become an attractive event for visitors, including many foreigners.  

Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC (code: HAG) reported the most drastic drop in revenue for the last ten years, with the record loss of VND1.743 trillion ($75.78 million).

Vietnam have respect for all their opponents and will do their utmost to attain the best possible result, said head coach Mai Duc Chung at a press conference held on Sunday.

Gold shops throughout Hanoi saw queues of people line up in front of them from early in the morning on February 3 in order to buy gold on the God of Wealth Day, which falls on the 10th day of the first lunar month.

The Vietnam national futsal team are to take part in three friendly fixtures against domestic Spanish futsal clubs during the course of their 10-day training camp in Spain ahead of the upcoming 2020 AFC Futsal Championship finals in Turkmenistan.

A range of patriotic decorations including colourful national flags, flowers, and numerous slogans have been put on display on streets throughout Hanoi to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1930-2020).

Air Asia has given up its plan to set up a joint venture in Vietnam, while Vingroup has canceled its Vinpearl Air project.

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People in Hanoi have started to queue to buy gold on the God of Wealth Day since early morning on February 3 or 10th day of the Lunar New Year.

Vietnamese athletes will take part in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in New Dehli, India, from February 18-23.