In order to give accurate weather forecasts, it is necessary to have good data assimilation, but this is still challenging for Vietnamese researchers.

The Vietnamese manufacturing sector maintained its growth in April as firms were once again successful in securing new orders, with the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rising to a four-month high of 52.5 from 51.9 in March.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was defeated in the second qualifying round of the ongoing ATP Challenger Savannah in the US yesterday.

Authorities of the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have decided to relocate 322 local households from areas which are vulnerable to landslides and floods.

An exhibition featuring the best works from the European Characters in Viet Nam Contest opened yesterday to kick off European Literature Days 2019 in Hanoi.

Ha Noi FC and Becamex Binh Duong both won group stage matches in the AFC Cup on Wednesday.

The Vietnam Circus Federation will host a circus show re-enacting the Dien Bien Phu battlefield in Hanoi on May 5 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the victory.

Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong was released from a women’s prison in Selangor state of Malaysia at about 7.10am (local time) on May 3 and received by a delegation of the Embassy of Vietnam in Malaysia.

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has continued to urge relevant ministries to revise legal frameworks in order to allow large State-owned commercial banks to use the State budget for their capital increases.

Grapes have long been a specialty of Ninh Thuan province. Besides sweet grapes, wine grapes are also planted in the central locality. However, the supply is yet to meet even domestic demand.

In recent days, fishermen in Loc Ha and Cam Xuyen districts (Ha Tinh province) have made huge profits from scallop. This is considered a great resource that is rarely available to fishermen here.

A festival that runs from April 26 to May 2 in Thua Thien-Hue province has honoured the essence of Vietnam’s craft villages and contributed to preserving and promoting traditional values.

The ASEAN+3 finance ministers have agree to consider adding the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan to currency swap arrangements in addition to the US dollar while rejecting protectionism amid growing US-China trade tensions.

Saigon Petro Company Limited recently proposed policies for the development of E5 RON 92 to be reviewed over the significant declines in sales of this biofuel.

Vietnam has demanded the release of a group of 12 Vietnamese fishermen taken by an Indonesian patrol ship on April 27.

A State funeral was held on May 3 for former President General Le Duc Anh, who was also former Politburo member and former advisor to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

With 600 franchise shops in Vietnam, CP remains an unsuccessful fast-food brand in Vietnam.

French bank named financial adviser for Ke Ga wind power project

As service platforms now have a large number of users, online marketplaces have begun thinking of removing the payment fee exemption to ease losses.

In the world of Vietnamese literature, ethnic minority poets occupy a special place. The Voice of Vietnam will introduce four Cham poets whose works in both Cham and Vietnamese have added richness to Vietnamese poetry.

The Ministry of Transport’s strict financial requirements for the North-South expressway project may push local investors out of the project.

Quach Thi Ut, head of a co-operative specialising in safe vegetables in Tra Vinh Province’s Tra Cu District, is known for finding innovative methods of cultivation that have boosted her family’s income and helped local farmers escape from poverty.

Le Dinh Quang, deputy director of the Department of Labor Relations, from the VGCL, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị on how to negotiate for a worker’s wage and Trade Union’s role.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that Vietnam is ready to help Cuba build a cyber security supervision centre during a reception in Hanoi on May 2 for Cuban Minister of Communications Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella.

Finance chiefs of the 10 ASEAN nations and Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3) met in Fiji on May 2 to discuss the enhancement of cooperation in times of financial crisis.