The Football Association of Thailand started selling tickets to Vietnamese fans at 10:00, August 19 for the fixture between Vietnam and Thailand on September 5 in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2020.

Researcher Nguyen Thi Hiep is named among the top 100 scientists in Asia in 2019 by Singapore’s Asian Scientist magazine.

A town in the central province of Ha Tinh is struggling with waste disposal following the closure of a landfill, while local residents oppose a new dumping ground.

Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City has become the first university in Vietnam entering Academic Ranking of World Universities’ top 1,000, reported the VN Government Portal.

Police in the central province of Nghe An are investigating the death of an American teacher at an English training centre in the area.

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Mass fish deaths have occurred in recent days at a lake in Yen So Park in Hanoi's Hoang Mai District.

Two dramatic plays staged by HCM City’s private theatres are top candidates to be nominated for the 2019 Mai Vang (Golden Apricot) Awards presented by the Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper.

A deputy director of the Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has reportedly died after falling from the top floor of an apartment building in Hanoi.

The National Artistic Gymnastics Championships will run in HCM City on August 23-24.

Technology and science is key to coping with future natural disasters.

The final round of a singing contest for Vietnamese people around the world will be held on September 12-15 in Warsaw, Poland.

The money market is seeing the first signs of loosening though the State Bank of Viet Nam has yet to make a decision on reducing benchmark interest rates.

To mark the National Day of Indonesia (August 17), Ambassador Ibnu Hadi sends a message to celebrate the country's flourishing co-operation with Vietnam.

Official reports all show that exports of farm produce have increased sharply since the beginning of the year, but the value is very low.

Thousands of households along Gianh River in the central province of Quang Binh are at risk of harms by landslides as the situation is getting worse in recent times.

Hai Phong pulled themselves away from relegation danger with a 3-0 win over fellow strugglers Thanh Hoa away in Vinh City.

Investors are looking for industrial and logistics assets through joint ventures with local industrial developers and/or acquisition of land and operating real estate, Jones LaSalle Vietnam Co Ltd said in a statement.

VND9.103 trillion worth of listed corporate bonds were issued in the first quarter of 2019. Vietnamese enterprises are issuing bonds instead of borrowing money from banks when seeking long-term capital.

The EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement would provide a big impetus to Vietnam's exports to the EU and be key to Vietnamese companies penetrating one of the largest and most lucrative markets in the world.

The upcoming visit of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to open up new prospects for Vietnam-Australia ties, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam.

Leaders of units under the Communist Party of Vietnam have been urged to abide with regulations on managing human resources to prepare for the Party’s 13th national congress.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is drafting a circular providing guidance for the application of safeguard measures for textile and apparel products under the CPTPP.

The Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) and the US-based Xcoal Group said the prospects for importing US coal were positive, the Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper has reported.

Vietnam is the world's eighth most valuable market for global franchise expansion, according to the International Franchise Association.