National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on May 15 visited the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Council on the occasion of the Buddha’s 2563rd birthday.

French non-governmental organisation GRET Vietnam and partners held an international seminar in Hanoi on May 15 to discuss solid waste management in suburban, small and medium-sized urban areas in Southeast Asia.

The population of Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys, a rare species indigenous to Vietnam, has developed considerably in the northernmost province of Ha Giang thanks to conservation efforts.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister, received a Cambodian general in Hanoi on May 15.

More than 200 maps, documents and objects on Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are on display at an exhibition that opened in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on May 15.

The ranger force in the central province of Quang Nam is working with authorities of the province’s Bac Tra My district to return seven rare turtles to the wild.

An exhibition of antiques representing the different civilisations of Vietnam will be held at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg from May 17 to September 22.

The sixth Vietnam International Choir Competition kicked off in Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam on May 15, drawing nearly 1,000 artists from 10 countries and territories.

The recovery of stolen assets in corruption and economic crimes has not met expectations with only 17.26 percent of lost money in VND and 59.48 percent of lost money in foreign currencies reclaimed during 2013-September 2018.

A campaign to encourage the community to practice swimming for drowning prevention will be launched on May 19 at the culture, information and sports centre of Hanoi’s Long Bien district, according to the organising board.

Science, technology and innovation should be defined as a foundation for Vietnam to push forward rapid and sustainable development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Artist Oanh Phi Phi is displaying two of her large sculptural installations at an exhibition at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in HCMC.

Piano House International is collaborating with Asia Music & Performing Arts Education to introduce the International Piano Competition - Your Road to Carnegie Hall for the first time in Vietnam.

Te Tri Dung, former general director of HCMC-based Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Co., Ltd (IPC), was arrested on Monday on charges of embezzlement and State asset mismanagement at the State-run company.

Some 3,400 business conditions have been removed and nearly 6,800 product lines have been exempted from specialized inspections, saving more than 18 million days of public work, or over VND6.3 trillion (US$269.9 million).

Local investors are pushing for their solar farms to begin operation within weeks, as the number of applications for solar projects has skyrocketed thanks in part to recent government incentives on renewable energy.

The Vietnamese market is changing at a rapid pace nowadays, treading towards digitalisation to stand on par with other regional markets in the digital age.

“Applying luxury tax on smartphones is contrary to Industry 4.0,” Pham Hai Van, northern director of local technology firm Haravan JSC, told VIR when talking about HCMC’ proposal to impose such a tax on devices that they think are essential.

A group of 10th graders from the HCM City-based Vietnam Australia International School is working on a project to donate solar lamps to needy students in the Ea-Rớt Village in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.

Businesses to work with universities on high-tech development of key industrial products