The 47th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM 47) and related meetings opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 22. 

Parents and students in Vietnam are complaining about the new method of enrolling students to university this year, saying it is too costly and stressful.

The diplomatic sector has been adhering to the principle of “From a steady stance, respond to ten thousand changes”, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Vietnam’s livestock industry on which the livelihoods of nearly 10 million people depend will most likely be put on the chopping block by the 11 other signatory nations to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade accord.

Vietnamese players have won two gold medals and one bronze at the Eurasia Bulgaria International 2015 Badminton Championships.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) aim to get one point in their match against Song Lam NgheAn (SLNA) at the Toyota V.League 1's 22nd round on their home turf, Pleiku Stadium yesterday.

A massive music event with participation from more than 100 artists will be held in Ha Noi today, kicking off a series of cultural activities held by the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

A collaborative dance workshop between local and foreign dancers will be held at the Erato music and performing art school in HCM City's District 7 today.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to establish a new national park in the northern mountainous province mountainous province of Ha Giang.

 The 5th National Festival of the traditional ‘Then’ singing of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic minority groups will be held in the northern province of Tuyen Quang from September 23-26.

The data consumption rate in Viet Nam is among the highest in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to a recent report released by Opera Mediaworks and the Mobile Marketing Association.

Local police seized 2.2 tonnes of tusks smuggled into Viet Nam from Nigeria August 21.

The lack of a national master plan for development of lobster cultivation has led to disease outbreaks, lobster-fry shortage and high production costs, experts have said.

President Truong Tan Sang on August 21 welcomed newly-accredited ambassadors from Chile, Denmark, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Sri Lanka and Turkey as they presented their credentials to the Vietnamese State leader.

The Viet Nam's Government's amnesty policy for prisoners reflected the nation's humanitarian tradition, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc said August 21.

Mobile coffee, cheap and delivered to your door, has won favor in recent times but customers can't really be sure about what it is they're actually drinking.

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VietNamNet Bridge – A survey by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has revealed small-scale incinerators for everyday garbage, including plastic, in Viet Nam do not meet environmental safety standards.

VietNamNet Bridge – All radioactive sources across the country will be installed with global positioning system devices from October so as to make it possible for competent agencies to effectively monitor radioactive materials.

VietNamNet Bridge – Grade-1 students have enrolled for the start of classes in Bien Hoa City in Dong Nai Province, but this year many students will have to take turns, studying in one of three shifts due to classroom shortages.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It has been 116 years since French missionary Léopold Cadiere discovered ancient Champa letters on a cliff deep inside the cave of Phong Nha in Quang Binh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses say that a proposed minimum wage of 16 percent in 2016 will cause them to go bankrupt, and local products would not have export markets if workers are laid off.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of Ben Tre province, Vietnam’s land of coconuts, have issued a ban on breeding coconut worms as food in order to prevent the spread of coconut-killing insects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists not only see the beauty of nature and historical sites, but also understand the hard lives of local people in the sweltering weather.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is one of the few countries in Southeast Asia investing in nuclear energy.