These neat and eye-catching square glutinous rice cakes are made by volunteer students in Ho Chi Minh City during a cake making event for needy people in the city. 

Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh welcomed the Singapore-proposed theme of building a resilient and innovative SEAN while addressing the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Singapore on February 5-6.

 In the latest draft of Law on Corporate Income Tax, the Ministry of Finance has raised a regulation aimed at preventing multinational companies with related-party transactions from evading taxes.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a target programme on information technology for the 2016-2020 period, with the aim of  promoting the application of IT in State agencies.

 Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) in Singapore on February 6.

 Vietnamese shares underwent another strong decline on February 6 as investor sentiment remained negative following the selloff that had spread across global markets.

Several years ago, Vietnamese could name only several foreign online travel agents (OTAs), but  more and more Vietnamese OTAs have become well known.

Tranh Khuc village in Hanoi’s Thanh Tri district is estimated to make about 468,600 banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) ahead of the 2018 Lunar New Year.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court commenced trial looking into the suit initiated by the local domestic taxi operator Vinasun against the popular ride hailing service, Grab, on accusations of unfair business practices. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing and Consulate General in China’s Guangzhou province to deploy citizen protection measures for a Vietnamese fisherman rescued at sea by Chinese authorities.

The annual Vietnam-China deputy foreign ministers’ meeting was held in China’s Guangzhou province on February 5-6.

 The murals painted on the sealed archways of the railway viaduct on Phung Hung Street, Hanoi have been completely finished, bringing a new, lively look to the area.

VietNamNet Bridge - Cash flow worth billions of dollars from China in manufacturing, finance, infrastructure, real estate and e-commerce is flowing to Vietnam. 

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New curricula for all subjects at the general education level have been announced. However, the success will still depend on the conditions of facilities. 

 The first-ever World Performing Arts Festival will be staged in the central coastal city of Da Nang from July 1-7, providing a good opportunity to promote the Vietnamese stage arts.

A Vietnamese flag tied to a pole and thrust into a mound of freshly fallen snow by midfielder Duy Manh set the tone for the celebrations that followed VN’s defeat by Uzbekistan in the final of the Asian Football Confederation’s Under 23 Championship. 

Vietnam takes the bottom position in the region in the newest Index of Economic Freedom just announced by the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation.

Around 32 calligraphers is gathering at the annual calligraphy street that was kicked off at the Youth’s Cultural House on February 2.