Starbucks Corp has opened its fifth store in Hanoi, expanding its presence in Vietnam, one of the world's largest coffee-growing countries.

Literature on Hue Royal Architecture was recently honoured as a documentary heritage at the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP)’s 7th General meeting in May.

Fire warnings were in place across three western U.S. states on Sunday as record-breaking heat threatened to feed wildfires that have blackened thousands of acres (hectares), especially in California and New Mexico.

 Nguyen Thi Huyen is Vietnam's second track-and-field athlete to be named as a member of the Vietnam national team to compete at the Rio Olympics this summer.

 The Asian Tour will return to Vietnam next summer at The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, according to the organisers.

 Over 100 international buyers and 28 foreign media and tourism bloggers have registered to participate at the Beach Leisure and MICE Travel Mart Da Nang from June 23-26.

Analysts have noted that equitized SOEs tend to choose  conglomerates with powerful financial capability - real estate developers or financiers - which do not have relations to their core business fields, as their strategic shareholders. 

 The Prime Minister has signed a decision to establish a 39-member National Financial and Monetary Policy Consultation Council led by Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.

 Russia’s biggest truck producer KAMAZ plans to increase its export to Vietnam from 700 trucks in 2015 to 1,000 ones this year.

Anton Yelchin, a 27-year-old actor best known for playing the character Chekov in two "Star Trek" movies, was killed early on Sunday when his car rolled and pinned him against a wall in his driveway, police said. 

 The delivery of 5,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice to Cuba as a donation took place at the headquarters of the Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Ministry (MINCEX) on June 16.

 The Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) delineated Vietnam’s territory spanning from the mainland to sea and islands, and continuously exercised the country’s maritime sovereignty.

The biggest sellers of fish and seafood in Japan have decided to greatly reduce the number of antibiotic-treated marine products they purchase from Vietnam, a move that's expected to a deliver a huge financial blow to the aquaculture industry.

VietNamNet Bridge - The increase in the number of big farms which do outsourcing for CP Group has contributed to serious pollution in many localities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Kien Giang Province in southwestern Vietnam is one of the best places to explore the Mekong River Delta.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite high tuition, private schools continue to attract Hanoi parents and their children because of their education quality. 

More and more Vietnamese consumers are using smartphones to search information about products, order goods and make payments, according to Nguyen Phi Hung, director of DKT Media, Google’s main partner in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Though some problems still exist in the legal framework, more and more foreigners are registering to buy houses in Vietnam.

Ratings agency identifies limitations facing Vietnam Asset Management Company in its work to handle non-performing loans.

The HCMC Department of Transport expects a smart transport operation center to be in place in 2020 to integrate all traffic monitoring equipment and transport infrastructure management facilities to better manage traffic in the city. 

In civil and commercial agreements, the parties to the contract may choose Vietnamese or other foreign languages to be the language of contracts. An exception applies in cases where specialised laws may require the contract to be written ...

 The Ministry of Science and Technology said it is finding ways to spur growth of startups following the Government’s approval last month of a national scheme to support an innovative startup ecosystem.

 Domestic and foreign investors alike have been keenly monitoring opportunities for M&As in Vietnam's real estate market.

A serious head-on collision between two passenger buses occurred in the morning of June 19 at Prenn mountain pass in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, killing at least eight and injuring 30 others.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Nhat, Deputy Minister of Transport, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the need to expand Noi Bai International Airport.