Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to coordinating with Japan and other Mekong countries in implementing the Tokyo Strategy 2018 for Mekong-Japan Cooperation.

Vietnam trounced Myanmar 3-0 in their fourth Group A match at the ASEAN Football Federation U15 Championship in Thailand on August 2.

A chamber music programme was organised by the Dao Minh Quang Foundation in Berlin to boost cultural and music exchanges and help audiences understand more about Vietnamese chamber music.

Opportunities and challenges when opening Vietnam-US direct flights was the main topic for discussion at a recent seminar in Hanoi.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 8th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting which took place in Beijing, China, on August 3.

Vietnamese beer along with traditional dishes and craft products have been on display at the 23rd International Berlin Beer Festival which began on August 2 in the capital of Germany.

Riding elephants as a tourism activity is cruel to the animals, said Tran Khac Mai, a veterinarian.v

One person was dead while 15 others went missing in the north central province of Thanh Hoa early August 3 due to landslides and floods triggered by rains brought by storm Wipha, which landed in northern Vietnam the previous night.

Storm Wipha made landfall in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on August 2 night and has weaken to a tropical depression, delivering drenching rains and strong gusts to northern and north-central localities.

Nha Lang (House of Lang- the landlord class of the Muong) is regarded as a symbol of power in the ancient society of Muong, one of the four largest ethnic groups in Vietnam.

“We eat a meal for just VND2,000 (US$0.09) at Tiệm cơm An Phúc (An Phúc Charity Restaurant) on Hanoi’s Giai Phong Road every Saturday afternoon,” said Nguyen Thi Phuong. 

FDI into Vietnam falls 13.4 percent in seven months

Prof. Tran Thuc, chairman of the Vietnam Association of Meteorology and Hydrology, told the Voice of Vietnam online newspaper that Vietnamese central provinces are likely to suffer from severe drought and salt intrusion in the 2019-20 dry season.

Located at 101 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in the Old Quarter of Hoi An’s Ancient Town, the Old House of Tan Ky is an almost perfect example of a home of an 18th century merchant in the major commercial port town.

“First of all, we must say we can absolutely keep the East Sea, and we can do it in a peaceful way,” said Nguyen Truong Giang, a respected diplomat.

Even though by no way is it unique to Vietnam, street vending is an essential part of city life.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Bình Minh attended the 26th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Bangkok on August 2, within the framework of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings.

An old truck, a water tank, an engine and some hosepipes are everything that a group of residents in Phu Tan Island in Mekong Delta An Giang Province need to make their own fire truck.

Education will be one of the most attractive investment channels in M&A deals for the next year in Vietnam, analysts say.

Eight talented young footballers selected from the 2018-19 School Football Tournament in HCM City are taking part in the first Milo Champions Cup being held in Barcelona, Spain, from July 30 to August 5.