Hisashi Kitamura of Japan triumphed in the men’s 70km category at the VN Jungle Marathon at Pu Luong Nature Reserve in Thanh Hoa over the weekend, while the women's 70km race saw Veronika Vadovicova from Slovakia take first place.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has instructed localities hit by African swine fever (ASF) to detect whether there has been fraud designed to take advantage of the Government's financial support for farmers

On Saturday, police in Lang Son Province seized 50kg of crayfish being transported in a coach.

The US is likely not to include Vietnam in a twice-yearly report of currency manipulators based on new data the country provided the Treasury Department, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

The State Bank of Viet Nam has approved the plan submitted by the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) to issue bonds worth VND10 trillion (US$427.5 million).

The financial capacity of Viet Nam’s credit institutions has solidified in recent years, with their charter capital reaching VND578.9 trillion (US$24.85 billion) by the end of the first quarter 2019.

Authorities have basically agreed on a State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) proposal to allow large State-owned commercial banks to retain their dividends or pay them in shares to increase capital.

Vietnam’s seafood exports to the other 10 members of the CPTPP have increased sharply since the agreement took effect earlier this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The central province of Ninh Thuan aims to become the renewable-energy centre of the country, with assistance from the central government's preferential policies.

Export turnover of wood and wooden products reached nearly US$3.12 billion in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 18.3 per cent, according to the General Department of Customs.

More than 176,800sq.m of agricultural land in Phan Thiet City had its status changed to residential land from early 2016 until September 2018 in wrongful decisions by the city’s People’s Committee.

If the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway ever begins operations, 15-20 per cent of drivers in Hanoi will switch to using the train, according to the municipal transport department.

Vietnam’s history of resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism has given it many heroes and magnanimous stories.

Public bicycles are believed to be a good solution to the urban transport question as it is ‘green’ and suited to sustainable development.

An increasing number of solar power plants are placing mounting pressure on Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) by developing power grids and connecting them with plants over a short period, officials said.

Built by Reverend Peter Tran Luc, Phat Diem Cathedral is on a vast swathe of land covering 22 hectares in Kim Son District, Ninh Binh Province.

The story of Bong, the bamboo fish built to protect Danang’s beach from plastic waste.

Vietnam Wind Power Conference set for Hanoi

With increasingly high demand for electricity and the latest 8.36 percent electricity price spike, Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) and other power generation companies have seen profits soar. 

It is common to see little children carried on their mother backs at Bac Ha Market in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.