Vietnam's women's U19 football team lost to China by a score of 0-4 in an international friendly tournament in China on Monday.

For Hanoi, the regulation of working hours must be considered and evaluated in many aspects because the capital houses many state administrative bodies, with a big population of state servants.

The high ranking police officers who deliberately influence to falsified exam results were breaking the law and must be strictly punished.

Following the Prime Minister’s instruction, the current contribution rate has been decreased to 14 – 16%, allowing provinces and cities to increase expenditure for investment and carry out wage reform.

In Vietnam, year-round Japanese encephalitis is usually prevalent in summer season and peaks between June and July.

Drawing Words, an exhibition of children’s book illustrations commissioned by the British Council and curated by illustrator Lauren Child from Children’s Laureate Foundation, is on at the French Institute in Hanoi.

Local banks have continued raising the interest rates for certificates of deposit (CD) to attract customers, with some even raising rates beyond the record high of 9% per annum, according to a report on the Nguoi Lao Dong Online website.

Tax authorities are still struggling to find ways to tax cross-border trading services, said Nguyen Nam Binh, deputy head of the HCMC Tax Department, at a workshop on May 6.

There are 50,000 technology firms currently active in Vietnam, but the country is set to double the number by 2030, said To Thi Thu Huong, deputy director of Information Technology at the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Sunday might be a day off for most kids, but one classroom in Nguyen Hue Secondary School in the central city of Da Nang is full of students on the day of rest every week.

Fahasa Nguyen Hue Book Store in HCM City’s District 1 on Friday unveiled a dedicated area for selling books, stationery and souvenirs imported from South Korea together with Korea-based Kyobo Book Centre Co Ltd.

The Government recognises the importance of private schools to development of the national education system, the National Assembly’s Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children has said.

At Cua Dai, concrete embankments have been built to mitigate the impact of sea waves, but erosion is still occuring.

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Vietnam’s banks are having difficulties meeting Basel II standards, including the quality of database, the qualifications of staff, technology infrastructure, training, and budget for consultants.

Hoang Thuy, the first runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, has been officially chosen to represent Vietnam at the upcoming Miss Universe 2019 beauty pageant.

Within five recent years, many parents have been choosing private school education and the trend of sending children to private schools is escalating in Ho Chi Minh City.

Heated debate is continuing around the proposal to regulate ride-hailing firms as taxi companies, due to concerns that it will dampen Vietnam’s Industry 4.0 efforts.

Proposals on the special consumption tax exemption for locally-manufactured parts will be a key driver for automobile manufacturing and supporting industries to take flight with the help of the private sector.

The Goethe Institut in Hanoi will hold a theater performance of “Woyzeck”, an excerpt from a play by German doctor and poet Georg Buchner.