Thirty Asian teams attended the International Lion, Dragon and Unicorn Dance Festival 2019 that took place in Da Nang city from August 30 to September 2.

The situation in the East Sea is growing worse as China is breaking international laws in the waters, according Lee Jaehyon, Director of the Centre for ASEAN and Oceania Studies at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies.

The Vietnam Association of Architects (VAA) has launched its 5th green architecture awards, a biennial activity to promote awareness about sustainable and green architecture.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has instructed the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to use technology to monitor enterprises and residential areas to ensure they do not pollute the environment with wastewater.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a decision on disciplinary measures against Nguyen Van Hien, former Deputy Minister of National Defence and former Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy.

Stricter copyright policy and people’s higher awareness about intellectual property have led to the closure of many websites which shared pirated software.

The New Yogyakarta Contemporary Ensemble from Indonesia will hold a concert at the Grand Concert Hall of the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on September 6, starting at 8 p.m.

With the Mid-Autumn festival drawing near, mooncake markets are bustling as stalls offer a variety of different kinds of handmade cakes in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colours.

Commercial banks’ purchase of real estate corporate bonds is considered indirect lending to real estate firms, experts say.

Thoi Son islet, located in the Thoi Son commune, My Tho city, Tien Giang province, has attracted hundreds of thousand visitors every year to enjoy and experience the culture of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will hold its annual Mid-Autumn Festival themed “Colors of Gia Lai Culture” on September 7 and 8 in the grounds of the museum. 

Farmers' use of nets in jujube orchards has reduced spoiled fruit to only 5-10% compared to a loss of 30-40% at other orchards that use pesticides, according to the Ninh Thuan Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Chu Dang Ya – a deactivated volcano has drawn the attention of tourists far and wide to the Central Highlands region thanks to its wilderness yet captivating beauty

Tuong San, the second runner-up of Miss World Vietnam 2019, is set to compete in the Miss International 2019 pageant which is scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 25 to November 12.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) chose water environment in river basins as the focus for its research in 2018.

The Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural along the walls of Hanoi’s dyke road will be expanded to reach Nhat Tan Bridge.

Google, the world’s most popular search engine, has honored the late renowned artist Bui Xuan Phai on his 99th birthday anniversary by posting a doodle on its homepage on September 1.

Experts attributed the success in the fight against the dollarization in the economy to the central bank’s effective policies, including the zero percent dollar deposit interest rate and the foreign exchange stability.

A flag raising ceremony was held at Ba Dinh Square at 6am on September 2 to mark Vietnam’s National Day celebration.

Two former communication ministers have been accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes to make sure the deal to sell AVG to the State-owned telecom corporation MobiFone went ahead smoothly.

Traders of E5 biofuel and biodegradable plastics bags are calling for government incentives to encourage the use of such products.

HCMC authorities have asked city residents to fill in water wells because underground water overexploitation is believed to be the cause of flooding and subsidence.

Overseas remittances to HCM City were estimated to reach $3.45 billion in the first eight months of this year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s HCM City branch.

Thousands people in Ho Chi Minh City flocked to the city’s downtown to admire a spectacular firework display on the National Day, September 2.

The market sentiment will remain lateral in September weighed down by global economic and political tensions while trading quiet amid speculations of Q3 corporate earnings.