The Consulate General of Canada in HCMC has launched a competition where Vietnamese students will have a chance to lead the team at the Canadian Consulate and do activities in the name of the Consul General for one day.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has written to the Government Office and the relevant ministries and agencies, inviting them to a meeting to seek solutions to the air pollution in large cities, especially Hanoi and HCMC.

Hanoi police have caught a man and started to investigate a turtle being caught from Hoan Kiem Lake.

Left back Doan Van Hau has become the first Vietnamese footballer to play professionally in the Netherlands as he made his debut with Dutch Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen in their 2-0 win over Roda JC Kerkrade.

Cooperation in national defence between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea has developed continuously with the signing of many agreements and MOUs, Vietnam’s defence attaché in the RoK Dinh Hung Tuan said.

Many hotels across the country have been beautifully decorated with gorgeous Christmas trees to celebrate Christmas and New Year.

The HCM City police have carried out inspections of herbal medicine stores as part of a campaign to combat trafficking of Chinese traditional medicines into the country.

Many localities have raised their land prices by up to 70%, while on the national scale the Government is expected to issue a new price framework, driving up prices by 30%.

More than 2.4 million cars manufactured since 2008 will have to meet new emission standards from early next month.

They say judge not lest ye be judged, but what about a suspected criminal judging themselves? It almost happened in northern Vietnam.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has submitted to the Prime Minister a plan to assign the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to develop the T3 terminal at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

 Snacks are replacing traditional meals as busy modern life changes consumer behaviour, making the snack market lucrative globally including in Viet Nam, experts said.

Vietnam’s economy has performed well in 2019, with GDP expanding by an estimated 6.8 percent, public debt reduced by almost 8 percentage point of GDP since 2016, and a trade balance surplus for the fourth year in a row.

Many local property developers are looking to investment opportunities overseas to expand and grow.

Six months after receiving a free X-ray and sputum test from HCM City's Right Care programme, a male patient who tested positive for tuberculosis (TB) was cured of the disease. 

Vietnam's reform process needed to step up a gear in order for the country to become one of the top four in ASEAN in terms of business climate, Chairman of the VN Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) said at a conference on Tuesday.

Many Japanese investors have had to carry out cumbersome legal procedures to invest in real estate projects in HCMC, resulting in delayed projects and substantial financial losses.

The Ministry of Public Security has identified groups of foreigners who tend to commit crimes and break the law on arrival in Vietnam and has adopted preventive measures to ensure public order.

When the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) late last week slashed the dollar purchase price, the greenback prices quoted by commercial banks were adjusted immediately.

A programme honouring Ao Dai will be held under the framework of the Hue Festival 2020 with an aim to promote people’s participation in community arts performances and programmes.