Trinh Bao will be representing Vietnam at Mister International 2019 scheduled to take place in Manila, the Philippines over February 16-25.

 Vietnam’s real estate market saw lots of noticeable developments in three major cities in 2018, Savills Vietnam experts have said in a recent market update.

A Filipino man has been found dead at a national tourist site in the central province of Quang Tri.

Viet Nam’s U22 squad was announced on Thursday for the AFF U22 Championship 2019.

 Today’s Super Cup match between Hà Nội and Becamex Bình Dương will see 13 national stars compete in the season’s curtain-raiser.

The upcoming 40th anniversary of the brief but devastating border clash between China and VN in 1979 offers a chance to reflect on history and draw lessons to consolidate bilateral ties, not to deepen hatred.

 The 4th international conference on Vietnamese literature and the 3rd international poetry festival opened in Hanoi on February 16 with the participation of nearly 200 poets, writers and translators from 46 countries and territories around the world.

 Xoe Chieng Festival is a crucial event of Thai ethnic people in the northwestern region. The festival took place in Than Uyen district, Lai Chau province on Februarty 12 and 13 (the 8th and 9th day of the Lunar New Year). 

 The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) decided to set up a team to probe into toll collection activities at Dau Giay station on Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay expressway, said DRVN General Director Nguyen Van Huyen on February 16.

 Interest rates for VND deposits would remain stable or even decline over the next few months, analysts from Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) forecast.

 The open dragon boat race 2019 kicked off at West Lake in the capital city of Hanoi on February 16, attracting thousands of locals and visitors.

Nine kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and 2,000 meth pills were seized after three drug traffickers were arrested in Huong Son district of the central province of Ha Tinh on February 15 evening. 

 Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong talked about the challenges and development trends in the country’s power sector in the forthcoming years.

VietNamNet Bridge - The US FED’s ‘less hawkish policy’ on raising interest rate has affected the exchange rate for the Vietnamese dong this year.

A surge in IT and cloud computing, as well as major smartphone coverage are considered to be the key enablers for Vietnam to develop its digital economy. How can these areas be maximised effectively and efficiently? 

HCM City Superior People's Procuracy have rejected a compensation claim by taxi provider Vinasun against app-based journey booker Grab.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will transfer State capital ownership representative rights in five enterprises to the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) in the first quarter of this year.

 Thanh nien (Young people) newspaper will offer 4.8 million shares, equivalent to 11.9 per cent of its affiliate Thanh Nien Media Corp with a starting price of VND11,350 (US$0.5) per share.

Experts have said improving the transparency of the real estate market is critical to prevent inflated prices and ensure stable development.

The central city’s construction department has listed 17 commercial housing projects that allow foreigners to own homes, including eight in Son Tra peninsula and six in the downtown Hai Chau district.