A Laotian citizen was arrested attempting to illegally transport drugs into Vietnam on May 28.

The Monsoon Music Festival 2019, Vietnam’s largest music event, is scheduled to be held at the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi on November 1-9, featuring a lineup of Vietnamese and international artists.

The Economic Commission reported that since Resolution 10, the Vietnamese private economic sector has been developing by leaps and bounds. Specifically, as of June 30, 2018, Vietnam had more than 670,900 operational POEs.

The HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will present an evening of ‘Music of the German Masters’ on June 2 at the Saigon Opera House.

While the entire society was still in dreaming of being a rice export power, farmers were realistic, realizing that the higher the yield of rice, the lower profit they would get because of higher fertilizer and pesticide costs.

With its fast-growing tech industry and young, educated workforce, Vietnam is emerging as an innovation and technology hub in Southeast Asia, EETimes Asia has reported.

Hanoi is the tourist centre of the country. Therefore, the city attaches great importance to building beautiful, civilized image in public places and tourist spots.

The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture and Spain's Idom Ingenieria Consultoria S.A. plan to work together to open more pedestrian streets and shopping malls in District 1.

A play on money and love adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel Eugénie Grandet by female director Viet Linh will be staged on June 14 at the HCM City Opera House as part of a theatre project launched by the theatre and its partner,

Various cultural and entertainment events for children will be held in Hanoi to celebrate International Children’s Day (June 1).

Martin Lo is the only overseas Vietnamese player to have been named in the Vietnam U23 team ahead of their friendly match against Myanmar.

Five young girls were found dead in a local river in the central province of Quang Bình in a single day. The five victims drowned in two separate incidents on Thursday.

In the next school year any students who has not had their vaccinations will be told they must be immunised to prevent diseases.

Doctors at Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City are providing free screening for and counselling on colorectal cancer for 1,000 people to improve public awareness.

The drawings that have won prizes at the “European Characters in Vietnam” competition will be displayed at the German cultural center Goethe Institut in Hanoi from May 31 to June 2.

A conference, titled ‘New vision, new opportunities for FDI in the new era’, is expected to take place on October 4 to review the 30-year period of attracting FDI.

Parents tend to rely on school in educating their children, and don’t understand that family plays a very important role in children’s maturity.

The first Vietnam – Russia rector’s forum convened in Hanoi on May 28, gathering representatives of 70 universities, including 30 from Russia.

Vietnam was one of the fastest-growing import sources of the US in Asia in the first quarter of 2019, according to Bloomberg.

The Vietnam Bank Card Association, in collaboration with the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) and seven commercial banks, launched the first domestic chip cards on May 28.