At midnight on a night in early January, around 50 barges bearing number plates from northern provinces were mining sand outside of Can Gio Sea, HCM City.

 Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has praised his Vietnamese football players for their exploits at the ongoing 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, saying Vietnam’s run to the quarterfinals was a great result.

 Vietnam's Mekong Delta region could suffer serious salt intrusion by the end of this month, according to the Southern Irrigation Institute.

 The original area of Huong Son Landscape Complex – home to 21 pagodas and dozens of grottoes in local mountains of My Duc District, Hanoi – will remain unchanged amidst the development of tourism infrastructure.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Minister of the Interior of Lithuania Eimutis Misiunas on Wednesday signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders between the two countries.

 Vietnam has yet received information on the venue for the much-anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Jun, but is confident that it is up to the task if asked.

 Coral reefs have been revived on an area of 2,000sq.m in water off the Cham Island Maritime Protected Area (MPA) after a pilot project that ran from 2015-17.

 Apple CEO Tim Cook has recently announced a plan to build a database center in Viet Nam in an effort to reduce reliance on third partners like Amazon and Microsoft.

 Vietnam’s public debt in 2018 was estimated to account for less than 61% of national GDP, according to an official from the Ministry of Finance.

 As the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival approaches, pig-themed paintings are becoming increasingly popular and welcomed by Vietnamese buyers. 

 A painting exhibition took place in the central city of Da Nang on January 22 to welcome for the 2019 Lunar New Year-the Year of the Pig.

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 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Borge Brende had a dialogue themed “Vietnam and the World” on January 24, in the framework of the ongoing WEF Annual Meeting 2019 in Davos, Switzerland.

The Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement is an important deal, therefore the two sides are making efforts to complete procedures for the official signing, ratification and enforcement of the agreement, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with many foreign leaders and business executives on January 24 (local time) on the sidelines of the annual conference of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 in Davos.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though some private airlines have had to leave the market, investors are continuing to pour money into the aviation sector.

 Vietnam lost 0-1 to Japan the first quarterfinal match of the ongoing 2019 Asian Footbal Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, which took place at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 24.

 If you've resolved to eat healthier at one point or another, you may have been enticed by popular nutrition trends, like organic or gluten-free eating, or even vegetarianism.

 Chu Dau pottery village is not only a preservation place, but also has become an attractive destination for thousands of domestic and foreign visitors.

 With only two weeks to go before the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, Hanoians have been flocking to purchase trees and flowers to decorate their homes with traditional items. 

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The air pollution in Hanoi is getting more serious, partly due to emissions from coal-fired power and cement plants located in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh.

 Latest research assesses renewables' potential to drive Vietnam's energy future.

Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap province on the last days of the year of the Dog welcomes a raft of visitors to admire flowers and buy the most vibrant ones to decorate their houses during Tet.