The 9th ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF-9) opened in the central city of Da Nang on December 5, seeing the participation of more than 50 delegates from the 10 ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretariat.

Work on the US-funded Dioxin Remediation at Bien Hoa Airbase Project in the southern province of Dong Nai began on December 5.

Vietnam wants ASEAN to unite in all aspects, from institutions to economy and human resources, which is very important for ASEAN to uphold its central role, said Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Dung.

Nearly 53,000 drug users in Vietnam has received Methadone treatment to cure their addiction since the treatment was first piloted in Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong in April 2008.

An auxiliary border gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh, the Tan Nam on the border with Cambodia, will be upgraded into an international border gate.

Vietnam has missed out in the ranking of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 despite getting high scores.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a national action plan on marine plastic waste management by 2030 that aims to reduce 75 percent of plastic debris in the ocean in the next 10 years.

Vietnam’s women’s football team have advanced to the finals of SEA Games 30' women football by defeating the hosts Philippines 2-0 on December 5.

The level-two field hospital No.1 of the Vietnam People’s Army was honoured at a ceremony at Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5, after it completed the peacekeeping mission at the UN mission in South Sudan.

The “Truong Sa Calendar” application has been available for free download on the Apps Store and Google Play.

Vietnamese athletes brought home four more gold medals at the SEA Games 30 on December 5, helping the country maintain the second place on the medal tally.

Tran Quynh Huong, CEO of the National Start-up Fund and head of Techfest 2019’s international investment pavilion, talks about Techfest 2019’s plans to attract foreign investment and the potentials for Vietnamese start-ups to head overseas.

Members of the Saigon Classical Music group will perform at the “Holy Night” concert at Salon Saigon on December 21.

The HCM City-based art publisher Inpages in collaboration with the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre will host its annual Xmas Art Market on December 14-15.

School has become a second home for many ethnic minorities students in the mountainous districts of Cao Bang Province in recent years.

A series of new brands have appeared which have created a busy TV market again after a period of quiet.

German businesses are looking at Vietnam to grasp new opportunities ahead of enforcement of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, scheduled for next year.

The Law on Enterprises is seeking to open up business prospects for companies wishing to get involved in Vietnam’s future growth, ironing out limitations along the way. 

Condotel project Cocobay Danang – a tourism complex which features footballer Cristiano Ronaldo in its advertising – suffered a PR disaster last week.

Even though the final has not taken place, Vietnam will win its first ever gold medal in tennis at the SEA Games.