Household businesses in Vietnam don't want to expand into firms because of the fear of losses, high taxes and complicated procedures.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has signed the first-ever regulations on specific standards and assessment criteria for officials under the management of the Party Central Committee, Politburo and Secretariat. 

 Phu Quoc and Mui Ne beaches of Vietnam have been listed among 20 most idyllic beaches in Asia by CNN travel.

 The Crazy House or Hang Nga Guesthouse in Da Lat city has been listed among the world’s secret marvels “that you never knew existed” by Lonely Planet - the largest travel guide book publisher in the world.

Rows of brightly coloured butterflies, flowers, animals and playing children now welcome passers-by through the streets of the village of Dan Phuong on the outskirts of Hanoi.

VN Air Traffic Management Corporation announced on Monday that it had conducted operational trials of the Distributed Multi-Nodal ATFM Operational Trail between Viet Nam and Singapore.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will complete the reduction of administrative procedures in the third quarter of the year, with two-thirds out of 443 being removed.

 This year’s professional national basketball tournament, sponsored by Jetstar, will be held from September 05 to December 03.

The Vietnamese feature film "The Way Station" was awarded the Certificate of Appreciation by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) last Friday.

The People’s Committee of Tay Ho (West Lake) District of Hanoi has reacted to the recent rumour related to filling up the West Lake for building hotels.

 Vietnam lost both its matches at the classification round of the Asian Women’s Senior Volleyball Championship being held in the Philippines.

Designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam’s ao dai (Vietnamese national dress) collection, called Golden Lotus, has been chosen for the first catwalk event at the 26th Couture Fashion Week New York.

 Capital movements across the Southeast Asian region have begun to take shape, evidenced by the growing interest in international investment.

 The expanding non-alcoholic drink segment has pitted domestic and foreign sector companies in a tight race to see who will ultimately control the country’s estimated US$4 billion market.

The development of high-tech agriculture in Vietnam remains sluggish due to unplanned and small-scale production, and is not commensurate with the country’s comparative advantages and efforts.

 Leaders of Cambodia hailed their country’s relations with Vietnam during separate meetings with Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man in Phnom Penh on August 14.

Vietnam will send seven young golfers, of average age 18, to take part in the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

A red-shanked douc langur was handed over to the Cuc Phuong national park by forest rangers in Phu Loc district, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 14.

The Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company has successfully conducted a trial run of an international container train connecting China’s Guangzhou province and Hanoi’s Yen Vien town.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) had invested in 141 businesses as of July 31 with total State capital of $860.6 million among their combined charter capital of $4.18 billion.