The Hanoi Museum received more than 800 documents and artefacts donated by organisations and individuals at a ceremony held on November 22.

Many Vietnamese designers have expressed outrage as a Chinese newspaper describes Vietnam’s ao dai as a “Chinese style”.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a foreign language programme for state officials and civil servants from 2019-2030.

The management boards of the North-South Expressway’s sub-projects have received applications from 32 domestic investors and joint ventures.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has called on countries to speed up global governance reform, firstly multilateral institutions, in order to effectively deal with global issues.

Vietnam’s tourism real estate market has the potential for strong development, but utilities and services are needed to attract investors, heard a recent seminar organised by the Vietnam Real Estate Association (VNREA).

Vietnam has ranked seventh at the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards 2019 (APICTA Awards 2019), the first ever of its kind held in Vietnam.

A new-born baby from Laos has been transported by air to Hanoi for the emergency treatment of heart problems.

Authorities of the central city of Da Nang are looking for a Canadian who went missing in nearby Son Tra Peninsular.

More than 7,000 people with disabilities from Ho Chi Minh City and 16 southern cities and provinces will join the 20th camp festival in Ho Chi Minh City on November 30.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 22 night to see off southern members of the Vietnamese sporting delegation to the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines.

Local athlete Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat enjoyed a resounding win over his Japanese rival Yuta Watanabe whilst competing in the Muay Thai event at ONE: Edge of Greatness, which took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on November 22.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has showed his appreciation for the EU’s viewpoint on the East Sea issue, supporting safety, security and freedom of aviation and navigation in the East Sea, as well as complying with international law.

The Vietnamese U22 men’s football team departed Ho Chi Minh City for the Philippines on November 22 in preparation for their participation in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

The National Assembly passed the law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Government Organisation and the Law on Local Administration Organisation on November 22 with 89.23 percent approval.

Dao ethnic minority man Trieu Tai Cao has devoted his life to nurturing more than 30ha of precious ironwood trees by arterial road 279 which connects northern mountainous provinces.

Trade fraud and large-scale smuggling in the last two years have led to closure of than one-third of sugar mills in Vietnam, and many sugarcane fields have been left uncultivated.

The draft amendments to the Law on Investment and the Law on Enterprises feature notable changes and are expected to bring forward a more favourable investment climate when it is scheduled to take effect in 2021. 

Vietnam’s import and export value has exceeded $400 billion and is moving towards the $500 billion threshold. 

Instead of mostly making products for export, many food companies are now focusing on the domestic market through locally made products that are competitive with imports.