Provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta have suffered land erosion for decades, with hundreds of hectares being washed away along with many houses.

The HCM City's Department of Culture and Sports Department in collaboration with the Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre is offering free traditional performances targeted to young people this month.

Nguyen Van Quyet scored the only goal to help Ha Noi FC beat Becamex Binh Duong 1-0 in the first leg of the AFC Cup ASEAN Zonal final on Wednesday.

According to audited financial reports 2018 from 20 Vietnamese banks, the average monthly income of banking employees in 2018 were VND12.37 million-34 million (USD521.73-1,478).

Hanoi, HCMC and other big cities are using waste-to-electricity (WTE) technology to treat domestic waste and produce much-needed power.v

Some banks have recovered trillions of Vietnamese dong in bad debt by selling off assets secured with non-performing loans in the first half of 2019.

The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) on July 31 held a national tele-exercise on handling information leakage and tracing the source of cyber attacks with 300 infosec specialists from Hanoi, Da Nang and HCM City.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) not only opens the door wide for Vietnam's agro-forestry-aquaculture exports, but also promotes the country's agricultural sector to improve its competitiveness, according to experts.

As many as 105,000 cases of dengue fever have been recorded nationwide so far this year, including 10 deaths, and the number of the cases is likely to increase in localities across the country, according to the Ministry of Health.

The 2019 Vietnam artificial intelligence day (AI4VN) is scheduled to take place on August 15 and 16 in Hanoi, featuring exhibitions, workshops, and performance of advanced technologies.

The central city of Da Nang and Facebook on July 31 kicked off a partnership programme on enhancing disaster response and digital capacity, the first of its kind sealed between Facebook and a Vietnamese locality.

Prolonged droughts have made adverse impacts on the lives of people in the central region of Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the ASEAN-New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on July 31 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Vietnam beat Singapore 1-0 in their third Group A match at the ASEAN Football Federation U15 Championship on Wednesday in Thailand.

Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on July 31 expressed his grave concern over the recent developments in the East Sea, with Chinese geological survey vessel group 

The Vietnam-Thailand Joint Working Group on Politics and Security (JWG) convened its 11th meeting in Hua Hin, Thailand, on July 31.

Police of Hanoi’s Long Bien district said on July 31 that they have detained three people for illegal drug transportation and trading.

Vietnamese universities are enrolling students based on their high-school records, which has raised concerns that university admission is too easy. But school's deny this.

Sharp rises in Q2 corporate earnings come from asset sales

Much is being done to take Vietnam's banking and finance sector into the digital age, according to industry insiders.

Despite good business results, 11 out of 17 listed commercial banks saw share prices decrease in the first half of the year.

Half Vietnamese, half Spanish artist Xuan Le has returned to Vietnam to participate in the 2019 Hanoi Dance Festival. His performance Vòng Lặp (Loop) has been warmly received by audiences.

Silk is traditional material which was used by royal painters to paint portraits for the king and generals in Vietnam. However, in recent years, the trade has fallen into oblivion.

HCM City authorities have planned to open pilot public bus lanes on Dien Bien Phu and Vo Thi Sau streets in late 2019.

Delegates to the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52) in Bangkok on July 31 discussed the building of the ASEAN Community and foreign relations, and reviewed preparations for year-end summits.