A total of four Vietnamese footballers, including Quang Hai, Van Hau, Hung Dung, and Ngoc Hai, have been selected in a line up of the best ASEAN team of 2019, as announced by Foxsports Asia.

Ho Chi Minh City started work on its first industrial and hazardous waste treatment and recycling plant in Binh Chanh district on December 20.

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence held a grand ceremony in Hanoi on December 21 to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22).

Vietnam end 2019 as the Southeast Asian No 1 team, following the December rankings released by FIFA on December 19.

Two Taiwanese involved in a drug trafficking ring were arrested on December 20 while hiding in Ho Chi Minh City, police said on December 21.

Vietnamese businesses should prepare to deal with potential trade barriers that could arise early next year when the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) takes effect, experts have said.

During the cold days of late December in 1972, Hanoi’s army and people resiliently defeated US B-52 warplanes to claim the ‘Dien Bien Phu in the air".

The Drug Administration of Vietnam has urged Central Pharmaceutical JSC No.2 to import antiviral flu drug Tamiflu 75mg to deal with to a rise in flu cases in localities throughout the country, especially Hanoi and HCM City.

With increasing use of technology, Vietnam is facing risks in terms of cybersecurity, threatening national security, said Nguyen Minh Chinh, Director General of the Cyber Security and High-tech Crime Prevention Department

The pepper industry is facing problems in quality and price. Deep processing and product diversification are expected to help solve the problems.

The Vietnamese men’s football team progressing to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup and their first ever gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games marks a year of memorable landmarks for football in the nation.

A total of 56 artworks have been put on display at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi as part of a range of activities taking place in the build-up to the 75th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army.

The Prime Minister has signed Decision No. 1722/QD-TTg approving the national target program on sustainable poverty reduction for the 2016 – 2020 period, which has added motivation for poverty reduction in Vietnam.

Visitors to Vinh Thanh beach in Phu Vang district in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be struck by the area’s clear blue water and the peaceful life led by local people in the charming fishing village.

Peach blossoms have appeared on Au Co Street in Hanoi, signalling that the Lunar New Year or Tet is approaching.

Planning for five satellite urban areas in Hanoi, which is expected to help reduce the overloading of the urban centre, lags behind schedule, the municipal Department of Planning and Architecture has said.

Vietnam generates large amounts of waste every day – food waste, construction waste, old clothes and furniture, batteries, plastic bags and much more.

A series of problems are affecting Vietnam’s catfish industry, including a sharp fall in catfish material price and decrease in breeder quality. The industry has lost its monopoly. On the world market.

Xoang dance has been an inseparable part of Central Highlands culture. Whenever Central Highlanders hold a festival, they play gongs and do Xoang dancing.

Vietnam should take advantage of the "golden population structure" period to avoid the middle income trap, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue.