For the first time, art lovers in Hanoi will have a chance to see paintings by Truong Van Y at the exhibition Tranh Lụa Hội Ngộ Bắc Nam (North-South Meeting Silk Painting).

Bond issuance is becoming an ideal channel for real estate firms to raise capital as credit policies for property development are gradually being tightened, experts said.

While Japanese contractors are absent, many Chinese enterprises have registered to attend the bids for eight component projects of the north-south rail expressway project.

Quang Ninh provincial authorities have vowed to close many outdoor mining sites for environmental concerns, particularly their negative impacts on Ha Long Bay.

Hanoi’s race track is a combination of racing in tight and twisty streets with super-speedway, which has been designed in a way that could deliver astonishing moments for F1 fans from all over the world.

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) have announced the ticket prices for the tie between Vietnam and Thailand in the second qualifying round of the Asian zone of the World Cup 2020.

A Filipino sailor, who was hit by a stroke, was brought to shore by a ship of the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre for Region III on August 4 to receive medical attention.

Tran Hoang Anh, a student of the Hanoi-based Foreign Trade University, has brought home the solitary bronze medal for Vietnam at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship 2019 (MOSWC) in the United States.

Hanoi is facing the waste disposal overloading as dumping sites are almost full, while waste treatment projects are behind schedule.

Viet Nam and the European Union have agreed to establish periodical defense-security consultation mechanism as part of efforts to effectively realize their defense-security partnership.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Ha Noi on August 5 received High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini.

A $625,000 project for ecosystem management at Tram Chim National Park in of Dong Thap was launched at a conference held by the Vietnam Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI) in HCM City on August 5.

‘Made in Viet Nam’ products are required to have a localisation rate of 30 per cent and be partly produced in Viet Nam.

The 5th Vietnam-International Silk and Brocade Festival will take place in Hoi An ancient city from August 7-9, aiming to introduce and honour Vietnam’s traditional silk and brocade weaving.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has initiated new antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into utility scale wind towers from Vietnam, along with Canada, Indonesia and the Republic of Korea.

The commute to or from downtown Hanoi during rush hours can be stressful to say the least.

Many international experts have criticised China's illegal activities in the East Sea and demanded China to end its actions that have increased tensions in the region.

Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich on August 5 met with Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.

With several incidents happening to Vietnamese travellers abroad, tourists are advised to buy travel insurance ahead of their trips. However, many travellers have not yet paid due attention to this type of insurance.

Although the US-China trade dispute remains unpredictable, long term tensions will still push investors to pursue the ‘China plus one’ approach.