French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu and Secretary of State Patricia Miralles will visit Vietnam and attend a grand ceremony on May 7 to mark 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism.

The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that a special set of stamps celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory will be issued on May 5.

Viettel will showcase its high-tech defence industry products at the 2024 Defence Service Asia Exhibition and Conference (DSA) and the National Security Asia 2024 (NATSEC) exhibition in Malaysia from May 6-9.

April saw 112 heat records as the country baked in sweltering weather, with many places breaking temperature records set over a decade ago.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced the cancellation of its gold auction for 16,800 taels of SJC gold this morning, May 3, as just one bidder registered to join the auction.

As of 7am on Friday, hospitals in Long Khanh City had admitted 469 suspected food poisoning cases linked to the consumption of bread from the Bang bread shop in Xuan Binh Ward, Long Khanh City.

Athletes from 50 countries and regions will take part in the competition in Quy Nhon City, competing in men’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised the urgent need to develop a carbon market and carbon credit management mechanisms in his recently-issued directive.

Kim Sang-sik, former coach of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the Republic of Korea, has been chosen by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to coach the Vietnam national football team and the Vietnam U23 football team.

Vietnam earned US$18.4 billion from exporting phones and components during the first four months of the year, up 6.6% year on year.

After two failures, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), experts say, has to lower bidding prices further to VND75 million per tael or give up the gold market, because it is very difficult to stabilize the gold market now.

HCMC has been trying to eliminate water pollution in its canals in order to improve the living environment for local inhabitants there.

The total capital invested in Vietnamese tech startups amounted to $529 million in 2023, marking a 17 per cent decrease from the previous year.

A total of 1,995 traffic accidents occurred nationwide in the month from March 15 to April 14, killing 845 people and injuring 1,537, according to the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Rated corporate bond issuances in Vietnam still trail behind regional peers, though efforts to enhance credit rating culture aim to expand the market significantly.

Vietnam has been named among the top 10 favourite destinations for Chinese tourists during the May Day holiday, according to Chinese travel data platform Qunar.

Vietnam will be a must-visit destination for chips and semiconductors by 2030, Hoang Nam Tien, Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of FPT University, predicted.

Foreign drivers and motor vehicles driving in Vietnam must go through Vietnam's international travel service businesses to complete the approval procedures.

The music in Dó serves as a link between the past and the present of European classical music, introducing to Vietnamese audiences Vivaldi’s legendary Four Seasons recomposed by famed composer Max Richter.

The first match on May 3 will feature Ha Tinh, currently seventh with 20 points, against Quang Nam, who sit 11th with 16 points.