Since it was launched five years ago, the Vietnam Book Day has become an annual cultural activity attracting a lot of appreciation and interest from the community and gaining positive outcomes.

Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954 was Vietnam's greatest victory in the war against the French, leading to the signing of the Geneva Accords, ending the war in Vietnam and restoring peace in Indochina.

In recent days, many countries, including the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, and Qatar have officially launched the fifth generation telecoms network (5G).

Several beauty brands are eager to tap into the booming Vietnamese market as consumers are increasingly becoming beauty-conscious.

Medium-sized companies should go digitalised and expand business in foreign markets to futher grow.

The biggest supermarket chains in HCM City have jumped on the no-waste bandwagon and started replacing plastic packaging with banana leaves.

Da Nang City authorities will implement a rubbish classification plan in Hai Chau District this July and expand to other areas from September.

The northern province of Quang Ninh held a ceremony in Ha Long city on April 22 to introduce two newly-recognised national treasures – the Dau Ram pottery jar and the Ngoa Van-Yen Tu golden lotus-flower-shaped box.

The Vietnamese-based Vitalify Asia Co., Ltd. has unveiled its robotic process automation system specialising in making real estate predictions.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism intends to investigate the Masan Group's use of a model of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum at a supermarket in Hanoi to promote chilli sauce.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, from April 25-27.

Doctors of the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital have successfully conducted a liver transplant on a one-year-old baby weighing 6.7kg – the youngest and lightest patient to undergo this surgery in Vietnam so far.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem had a meeting with Peter Tinley, Minister for Housing, Veterans Issues, Youth and Asian Engagement of West Australia state in the city on April 22.

A Trang An Festival took place at the Trang An scenic complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 21.

Tac Xinh dance of the San Chay ethnic minority people in the northern province of Thai Nguyen was declared national intangible cultural heritage in 2014.

Hundreds of artisans, artists, and village elders from many regions across the country gathered in Hanoi in a special programme aiming to promote the cultural identities of ethnic communities. 

The HCMC People’s Court yesterday postponed an appeal trial that had been proposed by the HCM City People’s Procuracy to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of defendants and others connected to a case involving losses incurred by Dong A Bank.

Prioritising macroeconomic stability, maintaining growth momentum

The occupancy rates of office buildings located in advantageous positions are at a record high.

Quang Ngai province organised a festival in Mo Duc district, on April 21, to honour the wet rice. The festival recreated the image of a rural village with a bumper harvest of wet rice and specialties of farmers in their homeland.