American medical workers joined a voluntary blood donation programme at Phu Yen Medical College, the central province of Phu Yen on May 13.

A fireworks display took place on May 12 at Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak 2019.

A requiem for peace and prosperity took place at the Tam Chuc Buddhism Culture Centre in Ha Nam province on May 13. The event was part of activities to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak.

International delegates, monks and Buddhist followers are together enjoying the festive atmosphere and beautiful landscape of Tam Chuc pagoda, where the celebration of the 16th UN Day of Vesak 2019 is taking place.

Ho Chi Minh City has been named among 15 of the best budget destinations around the world to fully enjoy your golden years, according to a list released by Conservative Daily News.

All eight Vietnamese students of 12th grade won medals at the 20th Asian Physics Olympiad, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s Education Quality Assurance Department on May 12.

Vietnamese escort warship 016-Quang Trung has completed its participation at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus maritime security field training exercise, which concluded in Singapore on May 12.

Vietnam always views the United Nations as one of the priorities of its foreign policy and a leading partner, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Mytel, Viettel’s mobile company in Myanmar, has become the third largest telecommunication operator in the country after nearly a year of operations.

The LF-WAO team from Lac Hong University in the southern province of Dong Nai won the 2019 Vietnam Robot Contest (Robocon Vietnam) in the northern province of Hai Duong on May 12.

Ksenia Dabizha and Daria Rudykh beat Alexandra Moiseeva and Ekaterina Syrtseva 2-0 in an all-Russian final to win the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour that closed in Quang Ninh Province yesterday.

Resolutions to adjust public investments within the 2016-20 period were passed at the 14th extraordinary session of HCM City’s People’s Council’s ninth term held on Saturday.

Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs Vu Chien Thang on May 12 received delegates from China, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand who are in Vietnam to attend the United Nations Day of Vesak 2019.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung requested the involvement of the entire political system in the fight against African swine fever during a teleconference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Hanoi yesterday.

Vietnam wants to promote comprehensive relations with Bhutan, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a reception for visiting Chairman of the National Council (Upper House) of Bhutan Tashi Dorji.

While some economists warned of the possibility of Vietnam lagging further behind regional countries, others believe that Vietnam will still perform well.

Most construction works use illegally exploited sand because legal sources can satisfy only 20 percent of total 120 million cubic meters of sand needed every year.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has stressed that Vietnam strongly supports the development of technologies and business models such as fintech and ride sharing app.

The recent land prices rush in Vietnam is mainly caused by real estate wholesalers, who boast prices and make people believe that prices would continue to rise if they don’t make investment soon enough.

Themed "The quintessence of Vietnamese crafts", Hue Traditional Craft Festival introduced and promoted Vietnam’s traditional handicraft items and specialties.

Seafood, textile stocks soar thanks to good business performance

Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An are becoming Vietnam’s tourist hotpots and are among the most affordable in the world for backpackers.

Experts can see high risks in using money from the state budget to increase the charter capital of state-owned banks.

Many temporary huts have been set up to receive tourists on An Bang Beach in Cam An Ward of Hoi An City.

Having developed a great passion for collectibles over more than three decades, Tran Thai Binh in Vinh city owns a rich collection of antiques.