A new law that bans people from driving after they have consumed alcohol has sparked a start-up idea that involves a driver turning up to take the intoxicated customers home in their own vehicle.

The Vietnamese traditional New Year (Tet) festival actually begins on the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year, which falls on January 17 this year, with the “Ong Cong - Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) ritual.

The others are just companies following traditional business models with a bit of innovation.

Vietnam lost to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) 1-2 in their last group game on January 16, thus out of the ongoing 2020 AFC U23 Championship.

The newly set indexes, plus the possibility of the market upgrading, have led observers to believe that ETF will attract foreign capital.

The Lighthouse will host a two-night music performance called “Tết Weekenders” featuring local and international musicians on Lunar New Year’s Eve and Lunar New Year Day (January 24 and 25).

Experts have raised warnings over underage drinking in Vietnam as well as the consequences.

Tet (Lunar New Year) is an important time of year for every Vietnamese person worldwide, but it's that little bit more special for Lu Van Phong and his family this year.

Zoo workers in Hanoi are busy ahead of the Tet Holiday.

The experts attending the Vietnam Investment Professionals Forum (VIPF) all predicted that the picture of the Vietnamese stock market would be bright in 2020 with the VN Index likely to exceed 1,200 points.

Viet Nam had a trade deficit of more than US$1 billion with Australia last year, one year after the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) came into effect.

Everybody wants to be paid a fair wage for an honest day's work, but what happens when your employer isn't honest or honourable? Some workers in Vietnam's capital found out recently.

Nguyen Tran Nam, chair of the Vietnam Real Estate Association, said the real estate market shows an increasingly important role in the national economy. However, the majority of real estate firms still have small scale and heavily rely on bank loans.

Vietnamese billiards player Nguyen Duc Anh Chien will participate in the 3-Cushion Survival Masters series, which gathers the world’s best players and has big cash prizes on offer.

Vietnam will develop a seaport master plan for 2021-30, with an aim to enhance infrastructure connectivity, reduce logistics costs and promote marine economic development.

A film screening of the ballet Jewels, performed by the London-based Royal Ballet in April 2017, will be held at Saturday Coffee Salon in HCM CIty's District 3 on January 18.

Streets throughout Hanoi have been hit with severe traffic congestion as increasing numbers of people take to the streets in order make preparations for the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration.

A series of special cultural programmes recalling the atmosphere of traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) will take place at former Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien Hue from January 17-31.

HCM City’s condominium recorded a significant fall in new launch supply and new pricing levels across the market in 2019, according to CBRE Vietnam’s latest report “Property Insight - Residential Market Outlook 2020”.

The prospect of the Vietnamese stock market this year will be brighter, with profits of listed firms in 2020 likely to increase by 18% against 2019 while the VN-Index may rise by 20.7%.