Hanoians got up early to stand in line for Banh Troi (floating rice dumplings) and Banh Chay (lean cake) at a shop on Ngo Thi Nham street this Cold Food Day.

 The season of annual shareholders meeting will begin next month and commercial banks have been cautious while setting business targets for this year in the context of slow bad debt settlement and high risk provision.

 Vietnamese Ma Minh Cam and Ma Xuan Cuong grabbed berths in the final round of the Three-Cushion Luxor World Cup in Egypt.

Customs officials at the Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport seized 155 iPhones 7 and 7plus in red allegedly smuggled from abroad into the country today.

 A cold spell is forecast to hit the northern region from Friday early morning with the lowest temperature dropping to 10 degree Celsius in the high mountainous areas, according to the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Centre.

 Polluted river water is the main reason behind the recent mass fish deaths in Vinh Tra River in Thai Binh Province, its department of natural resources and environment has said.

 At the end of spring, the Central Highlands is covered by the white colour of coffee flowers.

 Vietnam have been placed in Group 2A for the qualification round of the upcoming badminton tournament Sudirman Cup in Gold Coast, Australia.

 Leaders of six provinces recently sat down with relevant ministers to talk about the construction of a coastal highway route, the detailed plan for which was approved in 2010.

 The northern province of Quang Ninh has set new sightseeing fees in Ha Long Bay, to be applied from April 1, while abolishing the kayak service in the bay.

 Vietnam and South Africa held their second Defence Policy Dialogue in Pretoria on March 29.

Dozens of singers and musicians will perform the works of late songwriter Trinh Cong Son at a free outdoor concert to be held on HCM City’s Book Pedestrian Street on Friday night.  

 The HCM City People’s Committee has called on departments and agencies to work together to penalise owners of construction projects that violate regulations on construction.

 Market watch forces of the northern province of Hai Duong on Wednesday seized a truck illegally transporting some 2,500 ducks for breeding purposes from China.

Family hospitalized after eating poisonous mushroom, $1.5 mil allocated for environment pollution treatment, Final outcomes of RoK’s knowledge sharing programme, International cooperation key to curbing human trafficking

 Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will receive his Nobel Literature Prize diploma and medal in the next few days in Stockholm, where is he due to perform this weekend,

 Australian authorities told 40,000 people to evacuate to higher ground on Thursday as a storm system generated by a powerful cyclone that pummeled the northeast two days ago swept down the coast with heavy rain.

 Although BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) has extricated itself from the smartphone handsets that weighed on its recent fortunes, the Canadian firm faces a tough slog to convince skeptics it can return to its glory days

Bank deposit interest rates are on the rise. The VN Index has surpassed the 700 point threshold. The real estate market is warming up. Meanwhile, gold and dollar prices are unpredictable.

 The country’s greatest roller coaster, Queen Cobra will be launched at Asia Park in the central coastal city of Da Nang on April 1.