HCM City requires huge investment in infrastructure, and authorities have solicited investment of more than US$40 billion in the five-year period until 2020.

Eight art troupes from different countries will participate in the International Children’s Festival in the ancient town of Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam.

Pham Lan Anh, Vietnamese representative at Miss Tourism Worldwide 2019, has departed for Croatia to compete in the grand finale of the pageant which is scheduled to take place on June 1.

With the number of players forecast to reach 26 million in 2019, electronic sports (e-sports) are a rising star of the Vietnamese and global entertainment industry.

It’s that time of the year again when UAE residents make those last-minute travel plans to jet off for the Eid Al Fitr holidays.

To reduce the plastic waste released into the environment, especially to the ocean, HCM City has approved a project that encourages the recycling of waste, especially plastic waste picked up by private garbage collectors.

The Vietnam-Japan Friendship Golf Tournament 2019 is scheduled to tee off at the Chi Linh Golf Course in northern Hai Duong province on May 25.

The 10th version of the European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival is set to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city between May 31 and June 9.

After spending time admiring the bay on the sun deck, visitors can row themselves to explore majestic cave systems, swim in the cool sea, and enjoy the natural scene to the fullest.

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.