This years inflation is controllable at 3.3-3.9 per cent, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said while chairing a meeting early this week regarding the recent surge in pork prices, an essential foodstuff.

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Wednesday suggested the Government should tighten the management of loan collections.

Artworks in various styles and materials created by international and Vietnamese artists are on display at an exhibition that is being held at the Exhibition Centre of Fine Arts and Photography, 29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi.

How to shape the path forward through Asia’s big transitions and how to adopt innovation to build a resilient Asia will top the agenda at the 2019 Horasis Asia Meeting to be held in Binh Duong Province this weekend.

A two-day programme featuring cai luong (reformed opera) will be held on Book Street in HCM City on Saturday.

Most Vietnamese startups find it difficult to call for investment, especially foreign investment.

As less than 10 FIEs have been listed on the local stock exchanges during the past 16 years, it is becoming an urgent need to overhaul the legal framework in the field as more and more investors set foot in Vietnam.

A total of five Vietnamese players have been eliminated from the country’s U22 team following the latest squad announcement.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in education sector from August 2018 when the Government’s Decree No.86/2018/ND-CP took effect to October 2019 totaled US$97 million.

Selling nearly all of its shares to its Japanese partner, MTV Global Fashion, which owns the Vascara brand, has been added to the list of local companies bought by foreign firms.

Ngoc Chau, Vietnam’s representative at Miss Supranational 2019, joined with 80 other contestants as she took part in a sashing ceremony as part of the beauty pageant in Poland on November 20.

The US supports Vietnam and ASEAN’s stance on the East Sea issue and will strive to make positive contributions to ensuring peace, stability, navigation and aviation freedom in the East Sea, has said US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper.

The Hanoi Department of Construction has announced a list of 16 housing projects in which foreigners can buy.

Major General Bui Trung Dung, Deputy Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard, is joining coast guard leaders from 57 countries and eight international organisations at the 2nd Coast Guard Global Summit in Tokyo on November 20-21.

The owner of a restaurant in the central city of Hoi An has returned VND1.6 billion (USD69,565) to three South Korean tourists.

The Vietnam-China working group on cooperation in less sensitive sea-related areas held the 13th round of negotiations in Ho Chi Minh City on November 19 and 20.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has praised Vietnam’s adoption of the revised Labour Code on November 20, saying that the code will held everyone gain fair benefits of economic growth.

November 23 is Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage Day which aims to promote and honour the values of unique cultural heritage elements of Vietnam.

Danger is everywhere even when you think you are keeping a watchful eye.

For 15 years, lecturer and pianist Nguyen Thuy Uyen and her colleagues have held a programme of regular concerts for young audiences in HCM City in which she gives lectures on classical music and provides real-time demonstrations on the stage.