Vietnam’s total retail sales of goods and services in the first two months of 2020 rose by 8.3% year-on-year to VND863.9 trillion, the lowest growth rate in six years, according to the General Statistics Office.

Samsung is believed to have great advantages over its rivals as its production base is in Vietnam, not in China, where the Covid-2019 has forced a series of factories to close down.

Thirty Vietnamese citizens who returned from Wuhan in China three weeks ago were discharged from hospital on Monday after finishing their quarantine period. All of them are in stable conditions.

Veteran artist Tran Luu Hau died in February 29 after a long illness. He was 92.

Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam Marinela Petkova sends a message to celebrate the National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria and the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Midfielder and captain Tran Phi Son of HCM City has been voted one of the top five players of the first two rounds of fixtures in the 2020 AFC Cup’s ASEAN and West Zones by the the-afc.com.

Other Asian stock markets were mixed after the Dow surged more than 5% on hopes of fresh support.

In the TV show “Last Week Tonight” by John Oliver (HBO) March 1, the American host constantly praised a Vietnamese song on how to fight covid-19.

The successful equitisation and capital divestment of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) would create benefits that boosted the stock market and business performance, experts have said.

Hoai Sa, Vietnam’s representative at Miss International Queen 2020, has impressed the judging panel and members of the audience by wearing Vietnamese Ao Dai whilst taking part in various activities at the transgender pageant in Thailand.

People in the central province of Quang Ngai's Ly Son Island are currently busy harvesting garlic. 

Not only known for buckwheat flower or yellow canola flower, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is blessed with the beauty of peach blossoms whenever February comes around.

Thousands of high-school students from across Ba Ria-Vung Tau province have joined students in other localities in returning to school on March 2.

MSNBC's Chris Matthews bows out with an apology over "compliments on a woman's appearance".

The deaths have occurred close to the city of Seattle and are the only Covid-19 fatalities on US soil.

President Erdogan says EU inaction over Syria means he cannot stop migrants heading for Greece.

Exit polls suggest the prime minister's right-wing bloc may fall just short of a majority in parliament.

The firm has made it mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea to work from home.

All flights from South Korea to Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City will be re-directed to Van Don and Can Tho airports to relieve pressure on medical centres in Hanoi and HCM City, according to a decision by the Government.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition 2020 is scheduled to be held in November, the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition has announced.