The Quang Binh Discovery Marathon 2020 will be held on February 29-March 1 at the National Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park, the central province of Quang Binh.

A new open top double-decker bus service was officially launched in Ho Chi Minh City on January 15 with several foreign tourists noting their positive impression of the southern city’s first modern double-decker bus system.

On January 15, the WB and Ministry of Finance signed a financing agreement for a grant worth US$10.5 million to promote integrated urban development and transport connectivity along a new Bus Rapid Transit corridor in HCM City.

Vietnam suffers around 10.8 – 13.2 billion USD worth of economic losses associated with ambient air pollution each year, equivalent to 4.45 – 5.64 percent of the country’s GDP, heard a discussion in Hanoi on January 14.

Apart from annual meteor showers, there will be supermoons and penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020 which can be observed in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s recently-installed infectious disease surveillance system detected two visitors from Wuhan, China, that were showing signs of fever upon their arrival at Da Nang Airport yesterday through a remote body temperature scanner.

Vietnamese agencies have joined hands with a French partner on the research and production of vaccines against the African swine fever (ASF) and foot and mouth disease (FMD).

Dr. Tran Du Lich, a member of the Prime Minister’s economic advisory group, talks on the main hindrances preventing Vietnam from gaining more economic achievements in the course of implementing the 10-year National Economic Strategy (2011-20).

More than 5,200 motorbikes took the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway last year even though there is a ban on two-wheeled vehicles operating on the route,

The average inflation rate in 2019 was low at 2.79 percent. However, the inflation rate in December 2019 reached 5.23 percent compared with December 2018, and this is worrying.

Associate Professor Dinh Trong Thinh of Academy of Finance talks about the important role of the private sector in the national economy.

Showing off her hot body with a flat belly in a tight black dress on Facebook, 40-year-old Huong Vu from Switzerland asks her friends to help her choose the tattoo to cover up a scar on her tummy.

Flower shops nationwide have been importing orchids featuring colourful designs, including orchid pots costing several thousands of dollars, as a means of serving consumers for the upcoming Lunar New Year or Tet.

This is the first time that research universities have been mentioned in the revised Higher Education Law and the decree guiding the implementation of the law.

The privately-owned business community in Vietnam has made great strides with investment expansion, which has contributed to improvements in the domestic business climate throughout the past year.

 The General Department of Taxation plans to inspect tax compliance at 19.5 per cent of businesses in 2020, the department’s Director Cao Anh Tuan said on Tuesday.

Despite the growing interest among international tech firms, overseas investment in Vietnamese high-tech parks in 2019 remained lacklustre, and solutions will need to be found in order to create an upward trend.

Thirteen commercial banks and securities firms will be allowed to join the debt market or Government bonds (G-bonds) market in Vietnam this year.

The latest figures published by the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam revealed that the Vietnamese aviation market saw noticeable changes in 2019, driven by the participation of private carriers.

Ho Chi Minh City will host its second international circus gala from January 20.

The Hanoi People’s Procuracy on Tuesday proposed jail sentences ranging from 12 to 24 months for three defendants following the death of a first grader.

A large-scale fake medicine producing ring has been smashed.

The Vietnam Public Health Emergency Operation Centre said it was developing response plans and preparing for worst-case scenarios following an outbreak of pneumonia in China.

Archaeologists have suggested authorities restore a canal system in Ho Citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will be consistent in regulating monetary policies according to market developments, with no aim for an unfair competitive edge in international trade.