The annual traditional holiday of the Mong ethnic minority group, known as Nao Pe Chau, takes place at the end of the 11th lunar month. The event is held to celebrate the end of the harvest and spend time relaxing together.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on December 27 launched a nationwide network of stations that constantly log and process satellite-based GPS data for better mapping and surveys.

Beautiful shots from Vietnam’s north-central province of Quang Binh were featured at the latest MV “Alone Pt.II” of Alan Walker, a British-born Norwegian DJ and record producer, on December 27.

A group wedding ceremony was organised for 50 couples with disabilities at Giac Ngo Pagoda in District 10 of Ho Chi Minh City on December 27.

Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco) held a ceremony in the central coastal province of Quang Nam on December 28 to hand over 15 Vietnamese branded buses for export to the Philippines.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed comprehensive progress in the information and communications sector this year during its conference in Hanoi on December 28.

Police from the southeastern province of Binh Phuoc have seized 10 civets transported from Cambodia to Vietnam for investigating the case of trafficking rare and precious wild animals.

As air pollution has engulfed HCMC, the municipal Department of Transport is set to adopt multiple energy-efficient solutions in early 2020, including the launch of bike rental services, to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

Vietnam’s credit growth, as of December 20, was reported at 12.1%, way below the 14% target set by the State Bank of Vietnam, according to the General Statistics Office.

Vietnam is facing a shortage of pork for the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, so responsible ministries and departments plan to import 100,000 tons of pork for this largest and longest national holiday.

An agency from the General Department of Vietnam Customs has accused four firms of relabeling foreign-made products as Vietnamese, including bicycles and wooden shelves, to avoid high U.S. tariffs.

The HCMC People’s Procuracy on December 27 proposed a jail term of seven to eight years for Nguyen Huu Tin, former vice chairman of HCMC, for his alleged involvement in the illegal handover of a public plot of land.

Nguyen Bac Son, who led the Ministry of Information and Communications between 2011 and 2016, has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting a US$3 million bribe in connection with MobiFone's murky TV firm acquisition deal.

The Northwest region has great geothermal resources which provide stable long-term energy with minimal environmental harm. However, there has been no thorough study and plan to exploit them.

Vietnamese students are good at theory, but not at practice. They have deep academic knowledge, but don’t have breakthrough ideas.

The inaugural ASEAN Club Championship (ACC) 2020 is scheduled to take place from May to November, 2020, as announced by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

What began centuries ago as a form of entertainment in the Middle East has transcended into Vietnamese life in a major way.

Tran Thi Trang, deputy head of the Legal Affairs Department under the Ministry of Health, speaks about the Law on Alcohol Harm Prevention and Control which will take effect on January 1, 2020.

Bui Gia Anh, Secretary General of the Insurance Association of Vietnam, talks to Đầu tư Chứng khoán (Insurance Investment) online newspaper on the positive trend of using hi-tech in the insurance business in Vietnam.

Boarding houses in Buon Ma Thuot have become second homes for many sight-impaired people over the past 10 years in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.