Fees to visit Huong (Perfume) Pagoda, will increase 50 per cent from VND49,000 ($2.2) to VND78,000 ($3.4) from the beginning of 2017, according to latest announcement from the Management Board of Huong Pagoda.

 Vietnam has just added 17 new items on the national intangible cultural heritage list.

 Employees of Mobile World Investment Corporation may hold a fortune worth VNĐ2.6 trillion (US$116.7 million) this month, according to a report on the news website CafeF.

  Total value of property inventory nationwide has reduced in the first 11 months of this year, according to the Ministry of Construction.

 The coffee industry is restructuring itself to raise productivity, quality and value, according to the Viet Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association.

 Viet Nam will continue to restructure its public debt with tighter monitoring of projects as it deals with the challenge of building macro-policies to deal with the issue, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 9.

 Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram of Viet Nam won four gold medals and set a record at the first day of the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championship in Thailand yesterday.

 Saigon Heat have recruited a 2.08m-tall player in their second match at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) today on their home turf at the HCM City’s Canadian International School Arena.

 Saigon Liberation newspaper yesterday announced the list of candidates for its 2016 Golden Ball awards.

 The Asian Football Confederation has announced the seeds for the draw of the last qualifying round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

 Badminton player Vu Thi Trang will play Nguyen Thuy Linh in the all-Vietnamese women’s singles final at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge today.

 New industrial zone relaunches in Hai Phong City, Laos, an attractive market for Vietnamese investors, Intel celebrates 10th anniversary in Vietnam, Korea launches anti-dumping investigation into Vietnam’s alloy steel

 Traffic police nation-wide will begin a two-month-long campaign to ensure traffic safety and social order for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 A range of activities showcasing nearly four decades of development co-operation between Finland and Viet Nam will take place across the country as part of the “Finland 100 years” celebrations.

 Hanoi is the cradle of ca tru, an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists. Many talented singers have emerged from Hanoi’s Ca tru clubs.

 This coming December 18-27 the 10th annual Thanh Nien Newspaper U21 International Football Tournament will transpire at the Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City with six participating teams.

 Here is a list of weekend getaways near Ho Chi Minh City. Experience a relaxing and comforting environment in these idyllic locations and come back rejuvenated.

 Mother Goddess Worship or Dao Mau, which began in the 16th century in Vietnam has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

 The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) says Vietnam appears to be the new frontier of cocoa cultivation and is a promising region for production expansion given inadequate global supplies.

 Ho Chi Minh City has a great potential for water-way tourism with about 1,000 km of rivers and canals connecting it with neighboring provinces, Thailand, and Cambodia. The city intends to market water-way services as a tourism product.