Two dollar billionaires in the banking sector emerged in 2019, which also witnessed competition that led to big changes in the economy.

Nam Dinh, a rice-growing province in northern Vietnam, has more than 70 craft villages. Co Chat silk village in Truc Ninh district is one of the best known.

Wild Himalayan cherry blossoms have been blooming along streets of Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, luring visitors to the city.

With the Lunar New Year 2020 few weeks away, local farmers in Tay Tuu flower village in Hanoi is ready for the busiest season of the year

The real estate market was lackluster last year. The land fever in early 2019 was followed by a sharp decline in supply and the number of transactions.

Workers in HCM City and many provinces will get 1-5 per cent higher Tet (Lunar New Year) bonuses than last year, according to labour authorities.

Hue Museum of Royal Antiquities, a must-see destination in Hue Imperial City, is a place preserving tens of thousands of unique artifacts, mostly related to the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945).

The manufacturing and processing industry drove economic growth in 2019 with production volume increasing 11.29 per cent over the previous year.

With just over three weeks to go until the Lunar New Year (Tet), many streets across Hanoi can be seen bearing festive decorations such as colourful bulbs, flowers, and numerous slogans.

The official logo of the ASEAN Year 2020 has been announced, incorporating the image of a lotus – the national flower of Vietnam. The logo will be used at all activities and events of ASEAN this year.

The preparation for the new general education program from the 2020-2021 academic year caught special attention from the public in 2019.

From January 1, 2020, Vietnam will officially assume the role of a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 tenure.

World-renowned concert pianist Dang Thai Son has been invited to be a judge at the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in 2020 in Poland.

The Vietnamese workforce reached 55.8 million last year, and increase of 417,100 compared to 2018, reported the General Statistics Office.

A special working group in charge of boosting reforms and improving the business climate would be set up this year.

Cashless payments grew strongly in 2019, with 635,000 transactions worth a total of VND380 trillion recorded each day, according to statistics from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

French-German duo Kreuser and Cailleau will present an audiovisual performance in Hanoi on February 16, 2020 as part of their Southeast Asia tour, according to the French cultural center L’Espace.

With Vietnam’s strategy to increase the quality of foreign investment in the digital age, German businesses are eyeing green and high-tech projects in the country. 

The Hanoi Communist Youth Union has announced a total of 10 individuals that have claimed the title of the “ten most outstanding young faces of 2019”.

Vietnamese representative My Duyen has flown to Mexico ahead of her participation in the Miss Global 2019 beauty pageant which is scheduled to take place between January 4 and 18.