A campaign to encourage the community to practice swimming for drowning prevention will be launched on May 19 at the culture, information and sports centre of Hanoi’s Long Bien district, according to the organising board.

Science, technology and innovation should be defined as a foundation for Vietnam to push forward rapid and sustainable development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Artist Oanh Phi Phi is displaying two of her large sculptural installations at an exhibition at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in HCMC.

Piano House International is collaborating with Asia Music & Performing Arts Education to introduce the International Piano Competition - Your Road to Carnegie Hall for the first time in Vietnam.

Te Tri Dung, former general director of HCMC-based Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Co., Ltd (IPC), was arrested on Monday on charges of embezzlement and State asset mismanagement at the State-run company.

Some 3,400 business conditions have been removed and nearly 6,800 product lines have been exempted from specialized inspections, saving more than 18 million days of public work, or over VND6.3 trillion (US$269.9 million).

Local investors are pushing for their solar farms to begin operation within weeks, as the number of applications for solar projects has skyrocketed thanks in part to recent government incentives on renewable energy.

The Vietnamese market is changing at a rapid pace nowadays, treading towards digitalisation to stand on par with other regional markets in the digital age.

“Applying luxury tax on smartphones is contrary to Industry 4.0,” Pham Hai Van, northern director of local technology firm Haravan JSC, told VIR when talking about HCMC’ proposal to impose such a tax on devices that they think are essential.

A group of 10th graders from the HCM City-based Vietnam Australia International School is working on a project to donate solar lamps to needy students in the Ea-Rớt Village in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak.

Businesses to work with universities on high-tech development of key industrial products

The HCMC People’s Committee believes that mobile phones must bear a luxury tax or special consumption tax (SCT) as it is called in Vietnam.

A shortage of clean water is threatening 4,000 families living in An Bien coastal District, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

Ninh Binh Museum in the northern province of the same name is an ideal destination for tourists who are fond of historic relics and stories.

The National Steering Committee for Combating Smuggling, Commercial Fraud and Counterfeit Goods has asked the handling of violations related to “made-in-Viet Nam” origin fraud to be enhanced.

In recent days, thousands of people in Hai Phong city have come to the banks of the Tam Bac River to watch swans.

The Viet Nam Tuong (classical opera) Theatre will perform a new work entitled Nhân Huệ Vương on Friday as part of the National Tuong Festival at Lam Son Theatre, Thanh Hoa Province.

Vietnam now is considered new growth engine for South Korea, because South Korean companies cannot expect much profitability in their home country, said Lee Sang-hon, director at South Korea’s Shinhan Bank.

The one-pillar pagoda in HCM City features unique Buddhist architecture that is reminiscent of the famous pagoda located in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Public Security said it is considering listing recreational nitrous oxide balloons, popularly known as funky balls, as a regulated drug and precursor substance.