The rate of alcohol use in Vietnam is at an alarming level with the average Vietnamese consuming approximately 6.6 litres of alcoholic drinks on an annual basis, according to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son.

Runner Quach Thi Lan won a gold medal at women’s 400m hurdles at the ongoing 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on April 22 (local time).

Folk paintings printed on do (poonah) paper and how the paper is made will be introduced through the programme Vietnamese Poohnah Paper – Past and Present.

Both domestic and foreign investors putting money in Vietnam’s priority fields or projects using cutting-edge and environmentally-friendly technologies should receive the same preferential treatments.

A whirlwind ripped the roofs from 50 houses in Nghe An Province, reported online newspaper vov.vn.

Dozens of magicians from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, India, China, Japan, the Philippines, the U.S., Iran, South Korea and Vietnam will perform at the International Magic Festival 2019 at the HCMC Youth Cultural House this weekend.

The HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will present an evening of chamber music, and other music for string instruments at the Saigon Opera House on May 4.

A Su-22 military aircraft suffered serious damage as it skidded off an airport runway in Yen Bai Province today, April 23, the local media reported.

The European Commission has yet to finalize a specific date for reconsidering the lifting of a yellow card it had previously imposed on Vietnam's seafood products, said a representative of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Growth of Vietnam’s export revenue through formal channels to China was higher than its import revenue growth from the northern neighbor last year, at 16.6% versus 11.7%. 

Travel firms now tend to place orders for workers directly with training establishments, as some schools say the number of graduates ordered by travel firms has been increasing by 5,000 each year.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has proposed more regulations to tighten control over the opening and use of e-wallets, the local media reported.

Le Diep Kieu Trang, former country director at Facebook Vietnam, has been picked as general director of the ride-hailing brand Go-Viet, a unit of Indonesian firm Go-Jek.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has asked leaders of provinces and cities across the country to urgently adopt measures to prevent and fight against forest fires amid the long-lasting hot weather.

Since it was launched five years ago, the Vietnam Book Day has become an annual cultural activity attracting a lot of appreciation and interest from the community and gaining positive outcomes.

Dien Bien Phu victory in 1954 was Vietnam's greatest victory in the war against the French, leading to the signing of the Geneva Accords, ending the war in Vietnam and restoring peace in Indochina.

In recent days, many countries, including the US, the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, and Qatar have officially launched the fifth generation telecoms network (5G).

Several beauty brands are eager to tap into the booming Vietnamese market as consumers are increasingly becoming beauty-conscious.

Medium-sized companies should go digitalised and expand business in foreign markets to futher grow.

The biggest supermarket chains in HCM City have jumped on the no-waste bandwagon and started replacing plastic packaging with banana leaves.