Vietnam is among the countries discharging the most plastic waste worldwide, while its recycling rate is low and its policies have failed to cope with the increase in plastic waste, according to a released report by Ipsos Business Consulting.

Plan to boost conservation, sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources

Nguyen Viet Tien, deputy health minister, talks to Tuổi trẻ cuối tuần (Youth Weekend edition) about the concerns raised over a two-year pilot programme that would grant full autonomy to the four largest public hospitals in the country

Private capital is the best solution for upgrading of power transmission lines, which have traditionally been funded by the state.

By paying heed to directors on TV and in print media, Le Hong Lam, a prominent film journalist, gained a deeper understanding of the film world.

An artisan in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has turned dry coconut shells into teapot holders with sophisticated decorations.

Vietnam has been very successful in the software outsourcing field over the past decade that many countries regard it as an Asian outsourcing hub.

There is a special place in HCM City, called Zero-VND Market, which offers goods for free for low-income people.

iPhone XR is being offered at VND18 million at large retail chains in Vietnam. With a surprisingly low price, XR is even cheaper than 8 Plus.

The HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage a concert of Russian music at the Saigon Opera House on Friday, September 6, beginning at 8 p.m.

Customs sector intensifies fight against origin-related frauds

FPT Software of Vietnam (FPT) has launched its VioEdu online educational system at http://vio.edu.vn as part of efforts to apply new and modern technologies into education.

Vietnam has so far this year recorded more than 7,000 cyber attacks, the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) reported.

Maritime security is among the issues drawing much attention at the ongoing 8th vice-ministerial Seoul Defence Dialogue in the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.

A documentary photo exhibition about the life of Nguyen Van Chanh, owner of the famous Luminor Photo photography stores in the North of Vietnam during the French colonial period, is running at Matca Space for Photography in Hanoi.

Contemporary fine arts created on dó (poonah) paper offer a special aesthetic experience for visitors, Tran Khanh Chuong, vice chairman of the Việt Nam Fine Arts Association said at the opening of the exhibition Góp Dó yesterday in Hanoi.

Da Nang will spend an estimated VND8.54 trillion on investment projects to classify and recycle solid household waste, according to a plan issued by the municipal government.

HCMC is being affected, not only by the escalating trade war between China and the United States, but also by the Japan-South Korea trade dispute.

Authorities in the central province are continuing with a plan to renovate 16 historic relic sites at a total cost of VND100 billion (US$4.3 million) this year.

A recent study by SSI Securities Corporation found that banks and securities companies acquired a large volume of bonds in the January-August period of this year.

The state-owned economic sector ranks first in terms of productivity, followed by foreign invested companies. The productivity of the private sector is the lowest.

Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking measures to adapt to low levels of flooding this year by switching to new crops and using other cultivation methods.

The fourth ASEAN-China-United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Symposium began in Hanoi on Wednesday with discussion focusing on innovation in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and eradicating poverty.

The level of mercury found in various samples collected in the vicinity of a destroyed light bulb factory in a densely-populated area of Hanoi has been deemed safe to human health, VN Environment Administration said yesterday.

Viet Nam Museum of Fine Art will organise a series of activities for children on the mark the Mid-Autumn Festival in September 8.