Vietnam and South Korea considered ways to bolster trade and investment ties to bring their bilateral trade to US$100 billion next year at the Vietnam-South Korea Business Summit last Friday.

Vietnam recorded a trade surplus in the past four years, but the National Assembly (NA), wary of uncertainties over global trade conflicts, has set the target of containing the country’s trade deficit versus its total export value below 3% for 2020.

Although Vietnam's karate team will be without three key athletes, they're aiming for four gold medals at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

The National Assembly yesterday began to look into a draft law on public-private-partnership (PPP) investment, which includes regulations on risk sharing between the Government and investors involved in PPP infrastructure projects.

Investigative police in Dien Bien have arrested two suspects for their alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking ring, with 220 packs of heroin, weighing 77 kilograms, being seized.

Nguyen Thi Thom, a 37-year-old woman, has died of H1N1 bird flu in Kon Tum Province, while 44 others who made physical contact with her have been isolated for testing.

Le Quang Liem won four from a maximum nine points on the last day of the blitz chess at the 2019 Superbet Rapid & Blitz in Romania to wrap up his campaign finishing fourth place overall and pocketing US$15,000 in prize money.

At least three people have been killed or gone missing as a result of the impact of typhoon Nakri, whilst thousands of homes throughout the central highlands region have been submerged in water.

China has set comprehensive policies on importing farm produce, but Vietnam’s exports to the market remain below expectation.

South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank has officially become a foreign strategic shareholder in the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) following a cooperation agreement with the two sides inked on Monday.

Abbott announced that a team of its scientists identified a new subtype of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), called HIV-1 Group M, subtype L, on November 8.

Vietnamese culture and traditional arts were on display at a festival in Italy’s Tuscany region from November 1 to 10.

Adopting advanced technology and improving the localisation ratio of materials and accessories are textile and garment enterprises’ best chance.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has agreed to allocate nearly VND200 billion (US$8.7 million) from the municipal budget to subsidise clean water prices for residents.

The embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Vietnam National Music, Song and Dance Theatre are preparing for a special art performance with the theme of “Korea Festival in ASEAN”.

Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi stated on November 12 that they have stopped two separate incidents of trafficked rhino horns and ivory handicraft products being smuggled into Vietnam.

Hanoi's railway street’ was once world famous as the perfect spot for selfies. 

The proposal was presented by the NA Economic Committee Chairman Vu Hong Thanh on Monday as a part of the socio-economic development plan for 2020.

Hanoi Book Street is currently hosting an exhibition known as “Be the change” which features a number of displays of items made from plastic waste.

Recently, many imported products with the illegal nine-dash line have been detected in Vietnam, capturing public attention.