Hydropower plants have seen poor business performance in the first quarter of 2019, which could give coal-powered and gas-powered thermo-electric plants more opportunities to produce electricity.

Vietnam’s self-sufficiency for crude oil could come to an end due to exploitation that could turn the country into a net importer of crude oil for the first time, experts warned.

Those who often visit Hoang Lien Son Mountains might hear about a forest in the west of the range where there are numerous poisonous snakes. However, not all know where the forest is located or how to reach the area.

China has fallen from the No 1 position on the list of Vietnam’s biggest rice export markets into the seventh position. The growth of seafood exports to the market has also slowed down.

Police in the northern mountainous province of Son La have detained a man working as an X-ray technician at a local hospital for being accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl.

The HCM City Department of Construction has asked the city’s People’s Committee to propose new regulations on the sale of State-owned housing.

Lawmakers have mooted making drink-driving a criminal offence, whether they cause an accident or not.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) officially launched a centre for Vietnam-Korea IT cooperation in Ho Chi Minh City on May 23.

The HCM City People’s Council has urged Tan Binh District authorities to speed up the progress of flood-prevention projects inside Tan Son Nhat international airport to prepare for the coming rainy season.

French visual artist Claire Xuan is giving Hanoi art lovers a unique exhibition with an olfactory journey.

Many people in Ly Son Island are trying to sell land and houses as real estate prices soar, affecting the island’s land management plan.

Vietnamese-American singer Quang Le will stage a solo performance at the outdoor Trong Dong Music Stage in HCM City this weekend.

Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi Thu Mai won the Tour of Zhoushan Island II, which concluded in China yesterday.

Nearly 1,000 tonnes of fish have died since last Thursday on the La Nga River in southern Dong Nai Province, causing losses of billions of dong to local fish farming households.

The Vietnamese movie “Song Lang” (The Tap Box) by producer Ngo Thanh Van has continued to win new international awards, most recently from the Australian Cinematographer’s Society.

The VinMart 4.0 virtual store, run by VinCommerce under the VinGroup company, has been launched as the first of its kind in Vietnam.

Three girl students from a secondary school in the central province of Quang Binh drowned while bathing in a local river.

Police in Binh Duong Province on May 23 started the prosecution against four women for murdering two men whose bodies were found encased in concrete.

The Truth National Political Publishing House will help Laos choose 10-15 books on Party and political system building, laws, and socio-economic development issues of Vietnam to translate into Lao language.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had meetings with several US officials in Washington DC on May 23 as part of his official visit to the North American nation.