Air pollution continued to engulf Hanoi and some northern provinces on Friday morning, according to reports of independent air quality trackers.

An international conference opened in Hanoi on Thursday to look into co-operation between Vietnam and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and discuss co-operation priorities.

Four Vietnamese footballers have been named among the best talent at the 30th Southeast Asian Games by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com.

Vietnam’s foreign trade turnover is likely to surpass 500 billion USD in 2019, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said at a press conference in Hanoi on December 12.

The policy on human right education of the Party and the State of Vietnam has been widely implemented in schools and at political and social organizations as well as on the mass media.

The Government of Vietnam supports the Safe Schools Statement in order to join the international community to support and uphold the right to education of children in all cases.

The US’s Kimberly Clark Corporation has partnered up with UNICEF in a project on improving health of newborns and reducing infant mortality rate in Vietnam’s northern mountainous and Central Highlands regions.

The Vietnam – US defence policy dialogue was held at the US Department of Defence in Washington DC on December 11, discussing regional and international issues of mutual concern and measures to boost cooperation in the time ahead.

At the regional level, Vietnam is also an active member, which chaired many activities within the framework of ASEAN on human rights.

Vietnam will be the guest of honour at the International Havana Book Fair 2020, according to the Cuban Ministry of Culture.

Three outstanding female scientists of Vietnam on December 12 received L’Oreal – UNESCO awards for their research.

Egypt’s Wanna Explore Travel Limited has been licensed to provide services of operating tours and other direct support for air transportation in Vietnam.

Car sales in November failed to meet expectations even though the year-end shopping season has started and despite various discounts of up to hundreds of millions of dong.

Vietnam will become a “super-aging” country by 2050, however, the country is not prepared to adapt to the rapid pace of aging and provide good care for the growing elderly population, heard a workshop in Hanoi on December 12.

Minesweepers JS Bungo and JS Takashima of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force carrying nearly 180 officers and sailors, docked at Tien Sa port on December 12 for a friendship visit to Da Nang.

The Vietnamese Government, for years, has been focusing on enhancing administrative reforms to improve the business environment, said Mai Tien Dung, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office.

Vietnam was the fifth largest buyer of US apples last year with an import value of 51 million USD, up 48 percent year-on-year.

The final night of a contest aiming to find a Friendship Ambassador for Peace 2019 in Hanoi took place on December 12.

Vietnam is ready to take on the role of non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) from January 2020, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung.

A project on rebuilding the Ton Duc Thang Museum of HCM City has been approved by local authorities, according to the museum’s director Pham Thanh Nam.

Private businesses have said they were unsure about how to implement the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption that came into effect on July 1.

It's understandable that Vietnamese are increasingly concerned about health issues as air and water pollution has become palpable in large cities.

Vietnam is reaching for aircraft and energy orders to balance trade further with the United States, with the future prospects to increase footing of investment and trading flows from the US being in the pipeline. 

Prisoners at the No. 3 detention center are all guaranteed to enjoy the most basic human right to maintain physical condition, thereby other rights can be promoted.

A bear was found caged on the back seat of a taxi en route to the central province of Ha Tinh on Wednesday.