HCM City has great potential for restoring thousands of villas, houses and buildings, many of them over 100 years old, according to the Architectural Research Centre at the city's Department of Planning and Architecture.

Settlement of bad debts is expected to improve this year as many banks plan to buy back all the non-performing loans (NPLs) they had sold to the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC).

Revitalisation and innovation are indispensable for Vietnamese businesses to improve their competitiveness.

American companies are inserting Vietnam into the global supply chain, while creating quality jobs and helping the country become more productive and efficient.

Tens of thousands of tonnes of untreated garbage at Bãi Nhát landfill is contaminating the environment in Côn Đảo District, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

Two former Vietnamese national team footballers will square off against a pair of rthree-time UEFA Champions League winners this weekend.

The Mui Dinh Challenge 2019, an off-road car race, is scheduled to take place on April 29 and 30 in the southern province of Ninh Thuan.

Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng (Stay Awake, Be Ready) by Phạm Thiên Ân will premiere in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors' Fortnight), an independent section held in parallel with the Cannes Film Festival in France in May.

The oil and gas industry is boosting the production of petrol and fibre products to meet domestic demand in addition to developing sectors in which it holdsadvantages.

As the summer approaches, people in the capital city of Hà Nội again face a dreadful nightmare of urban life – shortage of clean water.

Viet Nam's U23 football team will play a friendly match against Myanmar on June 7 as part of coach Park Hang-seo's efforts to prepare his side for the Southeast Asian Games later this year.

An exhibition of paintings by artists from the central city of Đà Nẵng and neighbouring Quảng Nam Province will open to the public at Đà Nẵng’s Fine Art Museum from Friday (April 26) to May 6.

The Foreign Investment Agency said in the first four months of the year, Vietnamese firms invested nearly 150 million USD in foreign markets.

First Orchid Festival opened at Tao Dan park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh, on April 27, drawing the participation of many gardeners, flower farmers and plant firms from the city and surrounding localities.

Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez and Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu have agreed on measures to strengthen traditional cooperation between the two legislative agencies and the two countries in general.

As the 65th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory is coming, local militia and armed forces have been devoting themselves to practise for the upcoming grand parade in the locality.

An exhibition entitled "who made my clothes" is underway at the Hanoi-based Vietnamese Women's Museum to celebrate local makers and designers who are revolutionising the fashion industry in Vietnam.

Vietnam's first glass suspension bridge opened to visitors in Sơn La Province on April 25, contributing to diversifying tourism products in the locality.

A cluster of three solar power plants with a combined capacity of 330MWp in Thuan Nam district, the south central province of Ninh Thuan, was put into operation and connected to the national grid on April 27.

The third Hue International Hot Air Balloon Festival 2019 opened on April 27 with the participation of hot air balloons from Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Japan, the Netherlands, and host Vietnam.