The HCMC People’s Committee believes that mobile phones must bear a luxury tax or special consumption tax (SCT) as it is called in Vietnam.

A shortage of clean water is threatening 4,000 families living in An Bien coastal District, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

Ninh Binh Museum in the northern province of the same name is an ideal destination for tourists who are fond of historic relics and stories.

The National Steering Committee for Combating Smuggling, Commercial Fraud and Counterfeit Goods has asked the handling of violations related to “made-in-Viet Nam” origin fraud to be enhanced.

In recent days, thousands of people in Hai Phong city have come to the banks of the Tam Bac River to watch swans.

The Viet Nam Tuong (classical opera) Theatre will perform a new work entitled Nhân Huệ Vương on Friday as part of the National Tuong Festival at Lam Son Theatre, Thanh Hoa Province.

Vietnam now is considered new growth engine for South Korea, because South Korean companies cannot expect much profitability in their home country, said Lee Sang-hon, director at South Korea’s Shinhan Bank.

The one-pillar pagoda in HCM City features unique Buddhist architecture that is reminiscent of the famous pagoda located in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Public Security said it is considering listing recreational nitrous oxide balloons, popularly known as funky balls, as a regulated drug and precursor substance.

Developers in the south are ignoring the workers’ housing segment despite the huge demand for it, analysts said.

According to a Health Minister’s direction issued yesterday, a medical worker has to do exercise 30 minutes per day.

Hanoi recorded 1,193 cases of measles since the beginning of this year, however, there has been no death from this disease, according to the city's health authorities.

Terraced fields in Vietnam’s northwest region are entering pouring-water season this May, when farmers make the water run into their fields to start a new rice crop, bringing an awe-inspiring vista to the fields.

Vietnam have booked a ticket to the semi-finals of the AFF U15 Girls’ Championship 2019 held in Chonburi, Thailand.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are doing their best to improve the investment climate to ensure the success of all projects in the southern hub.

More than 1,600 international delegates from 112 countries and territories attended Vesak 2019 in Ha Nam province.

Cushman & Wakefield published new research on May 15 assessing 48 of the most suitable locations for global manufacturers to expand in or relocate their operations to in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.

Two universities in Vietnam are listed among QS Ranking’s best universities in Asia, but they remain out of the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of 417 best universities in Asia.

A forest fire broke out in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien’s Noong Luong Commune on Tuesday, threatening hundreds of people living nearby.

The expansion of Vietnam’s road network would continue in the next decade in order to support growing freight transport volumes due a projected increase in economic activity, Fitch Group’s Fitch Solutions Macro Research forecast.