The first ever international cross-country paragliding competition to be held in Vietnam, the Putaleng XC Open, finished on December 1 in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau following a fantastic event.

VinFast, the automobile manufacturer belonging to Vingroup, said it is selling cars at a loss.

Defender Doan Van Hau came second in the AFC Youth Player of the Year at the 2019 AFC Annual Awards on Monday in Hong Kong.

The website and facebook page of Vien Thong A has officially been renamed to VinPro, Vingroup’s retail brand for high-tech products.

Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors.

Ngoc Chau, Miss Supranational Vietnam, competed alongside 79 other beauties at the Supra Model of the Year 2019 segment as part of the ongoing Miss Supranational 2019 beauty pageant in Poland.

Manh Khang, Vietnam’s representative at Mister Supranational 2019, has taken part in a hectic week full of activities during the male pageant in Poland.

Saigon River in HCM City is facing serious pollution from plastic waste which has been swept into the river.

Vietnam’s startup ecosystem could develop strongly over the next five years with venture capital and government assistance, Eddie Thai, general partner of the venture capital firm 500 Startups Vietnam.

Twelve Vietnamese and South Korean artists will showcase their monochrome paintings at an exhibition that will open in Hanoi tomorrow, December 3.

In human rights education, besides the education and training system, solutions for strengthening out-of-school education are needed, which are basically in political and social organizations.

The Vietnamese delegation set off on December 3 for their medal-seeking journey at the ongoing 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), with Wushu martial artist Pham Quoc Khanh snatching the first gold medal on the day.

HCM City has set a target of achieving a growth rate of 8.5 per cent for Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) next year, with total private investment accounting for 35 per cent of GRDP.

The University of Bristol and Vabiotech, a vaccine manufacturer in Vietnam, have introduced a new vaccine manufacturing technology transfer project.

The Suc Song Moi bamboo ensemble will perform in a classical concert at the French cultural center L’Espace in Hanoi on December 7 and 8.

Customs departments are keeping a close watch on investment shifts from foreign countries, especially China, into Vietnam to prevent product origin fraud and illegal transshipments.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulated former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, 60, who recently took over the post of Head of the Board of Healthcare Services for Senior Officials.

Powerful Typhoon Kammuri, packing strong winds gusting at level 17, is expected to enter the East Sea in the next 24 hours. From this afternoon, winds hovering around the northeast and middle of the East Sea will likely intensify to level 10.

CMC Cyber Security (CMC Corporation) was granted the Information Security Awards 2019 by the Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) at the Vietnam Information Security Day 2019 held in Hanoi on November 29.

The Obama Foundation has confirmed that actress Julia Roberts will be joining Michelle Obama in Vietnam on December 9 on behalf of the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance to meet with local girls’ education organisations.