Viet Nam spent US$927 million on importing 1.66 million tonnes of petroleum products over the past two months, surging 2 per cent in volume against the same period last year.

  Some 80 per cent of female industrial workers above 35 years old are either getting fired or quitting their jobs, according to a recent study.

 Central Binh Dinh Province will invest more than VNĐ392 billion (US$17.1 million) to continue implementing a programme on clearing post-war bombs, mines and explosives in four affected areas in the province.

 All lakes in the inner city and 36 of the 140 polluted lakes on the outskirts have been cleaned, the Hanoi Water Drainage Company said on Wednesday.

 The Tay Ninh Forest Protection Department is working with the Dau Tiêeng Protective Forest Management Board to conduct an investigation into the poisoning of hundreds of forest trees

The Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) on March 9 announced two incubation programmes to support innovative firms in tourism in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. 

 Low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific has struck a long-term deal with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance under which the latter will provide component support for Jetstar Pacific’s Airbus A320 aircraft. 

 The 13th Meet Vietnam programme features 13 international workshops and five training courses on science in central Binh Dinh province’s Quy Nhon city from March 6-10.

 The stock market capitalization reached $101 billion, equal to 50.3 percent of the national GDP, up 16 percent from the end of 2016 and is the highest-ever level since the market began operation. 

Vietnam has made an active contribution to the success of the UN high-level meeting for the Euro-Asia region and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development that took place in Hanoi on March 7-9.

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 A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Cher of using a typeface created by Brooklyn, New York, graphic designer for her 2013 album "Closer to the Truth" without permission.

Protecting the interests of female workers and improving the quality of vocational training for women were among the major topics discussed by the 12th National Women’s Congress yesterday.

The central province of Quang Nam plans to upgrade part of its Ky Ha Port for cruise services to nearby islands, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dinh Hai has told Viet Nam News.

 The ethics watchdog for Norway's $900-billion sovereign wealth fund will recommend this year that the fund exclude or put on a watch list several firms in the oil, cement and steel industries for emitting too much greenhouse gas.

 China has granted preliminary approval for 38 trademarks linked to Donald Trump, documents on China's state trademark office show, giving the U.S. President and his family protection were they to develop the "Trump" brand in the market.

National cyclist Nguyen Thi That grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory in the first stage of the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament, or Biwase Cup, yesterday due to celebrating her win too early,

Last year, a couple was killed and their daughter injured after a truck hit their motorbike on Highway 51 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s Tan Thanh District, which has the highest rate of fatalities in the province.

 The Hanoi People’s Court on March 8 sent the Ocean Bank case back to the nation’s main prosecuting agency, the People’s Supreme Procuracy, for further investigation and reframing of charges.

 Vietnamese information and technology corporation FPT has won a key IT contract worth US$11.3 with Ministry of Finance and Planning of Myanmar.