A Vietnamese chef who has a special love for local food has shared his wish to develop local traditional dishes to a higher standard so they win the appreciation of more gastronomes.

Mobile payments are gradually taking hold around Vietnam but vendors and customers alike need further encouragement.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded Viet Nam-Laos cooperation in 2017, affirming Viet Nam will continue support and assistance for Laos’ socio-economic development process in 2018 wiht a focus on key projects.

 National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will list its shares on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE) in the second quarter of this year to easily mobilize funds for its fleet and international network expansion.

 Below are some of the outstanding athletes who contributed significantly to making 2017 a fruitful year for Vietnamese sport.

Domestic telecommunications providers stopped providing specialised inexpensive data packages to access Facebook and YouTube in order to create a fair playground between domestic and international digital content firms.

 GrabTaxi Vietnam will have to stop implementing its ride-hailing services at the three provinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, and Lam Dong.

Vietnamese model Thanh Hang and actor Binh Minh joined a torch bearing ceremony to promote the 2018 Winter Olympics in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on January 11.

 Hang Trong folk paintings are on display at an exhibition themed “The New Classics” at Dong A Gallery at 115 Nguyen Thai Hoc street, Hanoi. 

 A project to give an educational opportunities to disabled students launched by the Disability Research and Capacity Development Center (DRD) in Ho Chi Minh City has made a real difference.

Residents and visitors to Hanoi will be able to admire the latest versions of the ao dai and try some on from January 12 to 17 at an event organized by A designer Hanoi and the Center for Culture Exchange to welcome Tet.

 Ha Nam Province irrigation channel A48 in has been bubbled with thick, white foam for 10 years and the situation is worsening.

 With their growing dependency on online accounts, people are increasingly facing a dilemma – how to choose strong passwords to protect themselves and their data.

 Viet Nam Sugarcane and Sugar Corporation II (Vinasugar II) will auction 63.59 million shares to the public on February 13, according to the HCM Stock Exchange (HoSE).

 Viet Nam’s much vaunted digital access and advantages that arise from it could run out of steam unless it is renewed and made more substantial, experts say.

  Information and Communications Minister Truong Minh Tuan acknowledged on Thursday that social network site Facebook has co-operated with the Government of Viet Nam in dealing with defamation of the nation.

 A Chinese company have expressed an interest to develop a golf course project in the central city of Danang.

 Blogging has become a passion with Vietnam’s youth and has brought them a wide variety of job opportunities.

 Hospitals have warned about an increasing number of children attacked by pet dogs, citing poor treatment of the animals as the main problems.

 No 1 seed Vo Quoc Uy booked a berth in the final of the International Tennis Federation Asia U14&U Development Championship, Division 2, after an easy win on Friday morning in HCM City.