Improving product quality and promoting exports through official channels are seen as a stable method of development for Vietnam's fruit and vegetables as China looks set to apply stricter requirements on fruit imports in the future.

The year 2020 will mark 65 years of Vietnam`s civil aviation industry which has developed rapidly in the past decade with 10 airports capable of serving international flights and 12 domestic airports.

Nine Naphat, a well-known Thai actor and model, is scheduled to arrive in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on August 24 to attend the Thai film festival.

Ly Hoang Ly is probably the first professional artist to exhibit her installation at a school in HCM City.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has denied a request from the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) to use Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the upcoming fixture between Vietnam and Thailand, reported VOV news.

Falling tra fish price poses threat to aquatic export target

The country’s largest engine and machinery producer Vietnam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Corporation (VEAM) risks massive loss due to a large stock of unsold trucks built up since before 2017.

Clean Bandit, a British electronic band who won a Grammy in 2015, will join Vietnamese artists JustaTee and Phuong Ly in a special music project.

HCM City plans to invite experienced international experts to get involved in selecting designs for a pedestrian bridge linking District 1 and the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2 over the Saigon River.

The preferential electricity purchase price of 9.35 cent per kwh expired one month ago, but the new price has not been fixed.

Encounter is organised by the Dogma Collection to encourage artists to understand and provide insights into their personal identity and inner world.

Vietnamese people call the 7th full moon festival “Vu Lan bao hieu” (Parents' Day) or “Xa toi vong nhan” (Wandering Soul’s Day).

The Football Association of Thailand started selling tickets to Vietnamese fans at 10:00, August 19 for the fixture between Vietnam and Thailand on September 5 in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2020.

Researcher Nguyen Thi Hiep is named among the top 100 scientists in Asia in 2019 by Singapore’s Asian Scientist magazine.

A town in the central province of Ha Tinh is struggling with waste disposal following the closure of a landfill, while local residents oppose a new dumping ground.

Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City has become the first university in Vietnam entering Academic Ranking of World Universities’ top 1,000, reported the VN Government Portal.

Police in the central province of Nghe An are investigating the death of an American teacher at an English training centre in the area.

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES

Mass fish deaths have occurred in recent days at a lake in Yen So Park in Hanoi's Hoang Mai District.

Two dramatic plays staged by HCM City’s private theatres are top candidates to be nominated for the 2019 Mai Vang (Golden Apricot) Awards presented by the Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper.