Customs officials at the Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport seized 155 iPhones 7 and 7plus in red allegedly smuggled from abroad into the country today.

 A cold spell is forecast to hit the northern region from Friday early morning with the lowest temperature dropping to 10 degree Celsius in the high mountainous areas, according to the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Centre.

 Polluted river water is the main reason behind the recent mass fish deaths in Vinh Tra River in Thai Binh Province, its department of natural resources and environment has said.

 At the end of spring, the Central Highlands is covered by the white colour of coffee flowers.

 Vietnam have been placed in Group 2A for the qualification round of the upcoming badminton tournament Sudirman Cup in Gold Coast, Australia.

 Leaders of six provinces recently sat down with relevant ministers to talk about the construction of a coastal highway route, the detailed plan for which was approved in 2010.

 The northern province of Quang Ninh has set new sightseeing fees in Ha Long Bay, to be applied from April 1, while abolishing the kayak service in the bay.

 Vietnam and South Africa held their second Defence Policy Dialogue in Pretoria on March 29.

Dozens of singers and musicians will perform the works of late songwriter Trinh Cong Son at a free outdoor concert to be held on HCM City’s Book Pedestrian Street on Friday night.  

 The HCM City People’s Committee has called on departments and agencies to work together to penalise owners of construction projects that violate regulations on construction.

 Market watch forces of the northern province of Hai Duong on Wednesday seized a truck illegally transporting some 2,500 ducks for breeding purposes from China.

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 Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will receive his Nobel Literature Prize diploma and medal in the next few days in Stockholm, where is he due to perform this weekend,

 Australian authorities told 40,000 people to evacuate to higher ground on Thursday as a storm system generated by a powerful cyclone that pummeled the northeast two days ago swept down the coast with heavy rain.

 Although BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) has extricated itself from the smartphone handsets that weighed on its recent fortunes, the Canadian firm faces a tough slog to convince skeptics it can return to its glory days

Bank deposit interest rates are on the rise. The VN Index has surpassed the 700 point threshold. The real estate market is warming up. Meanwhile, gold and dollar prices are unpredictable.

 The country’s greatest roller coaster, Queen Cobra will be launched at Asia Park in the central coastal city of Da Nang on April 1.

 Professor Ha Dinh Duc said he totally approves of the idea to install a huge turtle statue at Hoan Kiem Lake.

 Four pupils in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Ia Grai District drowned while playing in a local river.

 Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport have seized more than 100 Iphones valued at over VND 3 billion (USD132,042) which were illegally brought in from South Korea.

 The overall unemployment rate in Vietnam fell in the last months of 2016 but the graduate unemployment rate actually increased.

 A report on imports and exports in 2016 was officially launched for the first time yesterday in Ha Noi, with an aim to successfully implement the import-export strategy in the 2011-20 period with a vision to 2030.

 Viet Nam posted a year-on-year GDP growth of 5.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2017, slower than the previous two years at 5.48 and 6.12 per cent, respectively.

White Liliumlongiflorum, known as Easter lilies are in full bloom blanketing every corner of Hanoi’s streets in white colours. Here’s some beautiful photos of Easter lilies.

PetroVietnam and the Long Son Petrochemical Complex on March 29 signed  a joint venture contract and a capital transfer contract between LSP’s foreign partners – Qatar’s Petroleum International Vietnam and Siam Cement Group of Thailand.