An international marathon kicked off on March 22 at Bien Dong Park in the central coastal city of Da Nang, with the event attracting the participation of 9,000 runners, including 1,800 foreigners from 60 countries and territories worldwide.

The Vietnam Ultra Marathon (VUM) 2024 opened in Mai Chau district, the northern province of Hoa Binh on March 22.

Vietnamese import-export turnover reached US$145.6 billion as of mid-March, with the nation enjoying a trade surplus of US$6.2 billion, according to figures compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The credit rating organisation Moody's announced an update of the outlook for the Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) to stable.

Brazil has not allowed the export of whole frozen shrimp and applies additive and phosphate standards on Tra fish (pangasius) that are different from the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) standards.

After suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Indonesia in the third match of Group F in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on March 21, Vietnam have fallen a total of seven places in the FIFA world ranking update, according to Football-ranking.

The first ever international culture, tourism, and cuisine festival is scheduled to take place from March 29 to March 31 in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Local photographer Nguyen Duy Hau picked up a gold medal in the Portrait category of the Longteng International Salon of Photography 2024 in Hong Kong (China) for his photo “Chi em gai”, known as “Sisters” in English.

The Ministry of Information and Communications, working in collaboration with Vietnam Post, has launched a new postage stamp collection aimed at honouring King Dinh Tien Hoang.

As many as 140 international delegations from 50 countries worldwide will be invited to the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024, which is scheduled to take place at the Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi from December 19-22.

Over the past 20 years, more than 1,800 patients have received kidney transplants at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital. The survival and living-well rates after 10 years is over 85 percent, higher than other reports in the rest of the world.

Zebra Technologies believes that digital transformation will proceed quickly in Vietnam’s warehousing and logistics sector amid the rapid development of e-commerce.

A male student from HCM City has obtained the highest score at an international competition for primary school students.

One of the elite runners to take part is Michal Lesniak of Poland, winner of prestigious races in Europe and Asia. He flew from the UK to join the race.

Although e-commerce has been booming, many businesses still focus on developing traditional trade channels that they have long considered to be sustainable.

Meta will host training courses on the use of social networks with the MIC’s Information and Communications Public Management Institute to increase the efficiency of policy communication.

Air pollution in Vietnam stems from various sources including an aging vehicle fleet, coal power plants, industrial activities, indoor coal and biomass cooking stoves, ineffective waste management practices and agricultural practices.

The southern region, including HCM City, have recorded the highest temperatures since the beginning of the year’s hot season, with a record temperature of nearly 41 degrees Celsius on Wednesday (March 20).

The ancient city of Hoi An has been listed among the Top 10 best solo travel destinations, as compiled by website Smoky Mountains of the United States.

Vietnam exports first batch of organic coffee beans to Japan