Vietnam’s population has reached 96.2 million people as of April 1, ranking 15th in the world and third in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held talks with Chairman of the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) Li Zhanshu in Beijing on July 11.

A wide range of activities will be held to celebrate 20 years since Hanoi was recognised as a “City for peace” by UNESCO (July 16, 1999).

Many Vietnamese would rather use Japanese second-hand home appliances rather than new Vietnamese products. As a result, electronic waste continues to be imported to Vietnam.

Hanoi: 80 percent of new landed property supply located in the east

The Saigon Chamber Music ensemble will host the “Young Virtuosi Concert 2019” at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on July 13.

Vinasun has voiced its opposition to the conclusion of the Vietnam Competition Council (VCC) that the merger between ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber in the country showed no signs of economic concentration.

Auchan has left the Vietnamese market. MM Mega Market and Big C have seen revenue decrease. But Aeon Mall and Lotte Mart continue to expand.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has transferred the jurisdiction over State capital at 11 out of 12 loss-making megaprojects to the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises.

Tenders for building three sections of the North-South Expressway project have attracted a total of 27 investors, including 18 firms from South Korea and China.

Heavy rains in recent days have caused many landslides, especially on national highways, in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

The International three-Cushion Billiards Tournament will take place in the southern province of Binh Duong from Thursday to Sunday.

Major local conglomerate Vingroup has established its own air carrier called Vinpearl Air with charter capital of VND1.3 trillion.

Vietnam’s banking system is becoming more susceptible to shocks as household leverage continues to increase, but near-term risk appears limited amid the benign operating environment and strong economic growth.

Cao Xuan Ninh, chairman of Vietnam Export Import Bank (Eximbank), has tendered his resignation after only one month in the job. The HCMC-based bank has been plagued with leadership disputes.

The Transport Ministry has defended its proposal to spend US$58.7-billion on the North-South express railway project following the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s calculations that the cost would be less than half of this.

At the age of 71, Nong Ngoc S. had little rest as he took on the double duties of tending to the family’s crops and his grandchildren.

Modern educators advise parents not to teach kids to read and write before they begin going to school.

Thua Thien - Hue authorities have proposed two solutions to deal with the tomb of one of the wives of King Tu Duc (1847-1883) which was intentionally bulldozed by a construction company clearing the site to build a parking lot.

Magician Nguyen Phuong has broken his own world record set last year with a 10-minute-long performance in front of a high-tech 4D LED screen 16m in length.

Three years after a five-year plan to renovate half of the 476 old tenements was announced by HCM City authorities, only a fraction of them have been refurbished or rebuilt, causing suffering to many people living in them.

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh met with UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra, WB Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione and Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman yesterday to discuss the disbursement of ODA projects.

Hanoi's artists, from the past to the present, have long talked about two giant bas-reliefs on a wall hidden behind a row of houses at the Viet Nam Fine Arts University.

Members of the border guards in southern An Giang Province have seized seven tonnes of iron scrap smuggled from Cambodia to Vietnam.

VASEP Secretary General Truong Dinh Hoe says that catfish exports to the EU bounced back in the first months of the year thanks to efforts by processors to improve the quality of products and settle media problems.