Helicopters deliver 50 tonnes of snow as mild weather impacts ski resorts in the Pyrenees.

The Football Federation of Australia (FFA) have made an announcement regarding the venue of the play-off match for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics between the Vietnamese national women’s football team and their Australian rivals.  

The annual Sen (Lotus) Village Festival 2020 will be held from May 15 to 19 in Vinh City, Nam Dan District and other districts and towns in Nghe An Province to show gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnamese photographers have won prizes at the 5th Balkan Exhibition.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam has highly praised the country’s capacity in dealing with public health emergencies, including the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Reports all show the great potential of the Vietnamese drinks and snacks market.

Vu Ngoc Tam, a young Vietnamese professor working at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA, has been honoured as a 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship recipient.

Hanoi is hastening the construction of a racetrack to host the country’s first F1 Grand Prix in April 2020.

Boxer Truong Dinh Hoang has dominated the defence of his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia super middleweight belt in Manila, the Philippines.

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Some 400 people from the US were among those confined on the Diamond Princess near Tokyo.

A Vietnamese language course for young Vietnamese generations opened in Vienna, Austria on February 15.

As many as 30 medical equipment manufacturers were fined nearly 65 million VND (2,800 USD) for violations in trading medical supplies serving the fight against the novel coronoavirus disease (COVID-19) on February 15.

The Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) is exerting efforts to produce around 6 million antibacterial face masks in February to meet increasing demand amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

Investors from the EU will have opportunities to own higher stakes in Vietnamese banks than those from other countries under Việt Nam’s commitments in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has asked Lang Son and Quang Ninh to resume imports, exports and transport of goods through three sub-border gates in the two localities after a suspension due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

The Security Investigation Agency has proposed prosecuting Dinh La Thang, former Chairman of PetroVietnam on charges of violating regulations on construction works, causing serious consequences at the Petrochemical and Bio-Fuel JSC.

The conclusion that economic losses caused by air pollution could be up to 5 percent of GDP has raised controversy.

A bailout expected to be implemented by the government will contribute to helping the economy out of difficulties.

Domestic and international private investors are expected to have fresh opportunities to join the long-awaited Long Thanh International Airport project in the near future, with the form of investment to be decided next month.