Many Vietnamese practice the custom of burning votive objects for a variety of occasions. However, sales of votive papers slump this year as more people oppose this practice as a waste of money.

Residents who had their land illegally taken by the local authorities have been told they will finally be compensated – at current market value.

The video assistant referee (VAR) will not be used in the V.League 1 this season because of a FIFA rule change.

Police in the northern Quang Ninh Province have charged a woman for alleged involvement in running an illegal commercial surrogacy business.

The use of millions of cubic metres of water from the Red River to supply West Lake and clean the polluted To Lich River has been the cheapest and best way to clean the latter river so far.

The Graphics, Sculpture and Applied Fine Arts Exhibition has opened in Hanoi with more than 100 pieces on show.

Many home appliance shops have had to sell food, medicine, watches, and glasses and join forces with partners to sell more products, because the profit from their core businesses has been insufficient.

Clean Bandit, a British electronic band, on August 14 attended a press conference on the “Tuborg Open 2019” music project.

Vietnamese film makers have won a number of prizes at a European film festival.

Culi Never Cries, the debut drama by Pham Ngoc Lan, won two prizes in the Open Doors section of Locarno Film Festival held in Locarno, Switzerland.

The first ever Viet Nam Corporate Governance Code of Best Practices, a set of recommended practices for Vietnamese public companies, has been issued by the State Securities Commission of Viet Nam.

Around 1,500 pieces of unexploded ordnance have been discovered on a hill in the central province of Quang Tri by the UK’s Mines Advisory Group.

The Prime Minister will chair a central region economic development conference on August 20 to propose measures for sustainable development in the central region, including the central key economic region.

Jan-Jul rice exports exceed 4 million tons

Nguyen Kim Hung, also known as Hung “kính”, the infamous mastermind of a parking racket in Hanoi’s Long Bien wholesale market, died of end-stage liver disease on Wednesday at Ha Dong General Hospital.

Vietnam’s Thai Son Nam advanced to the semi-finals of the AFC Futsal Club Championship for the fourth time in a row after a 5-1 win over Shenzhen Nanling Tielang yesterday in Thailand.

Three Chinese men suspected of killing a taxi driver and stealing his car have been arrested in the border province of Son La, local police said on Tuesday.

French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) will host two concerts under Viet Nam Connection Music 2019 (VNCMF) on Thursday and Friday.

Qualification for the semi-finals of the ASEAN Football Federation U18 Championship is out of Vietnam’s hands after a goalless draw with Thailand on Tuesday.

Bamboo Airways, the private airline which has just joined the market, plans to provide non-stop flights from late 2020 or early 2021. Meanwhile, older carriers still have not made any statements about the matter.

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) is seeking a safe haven as the Sino-American trade war has yet to show a sign of ending.