A high-level military delegation led by Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich made an official visit to the US from August 7-10.

 ASEAN at 50

 Essential Products, the smartphone startup founded by a co-creator of the Android mobile operating system, has raised $300 million in new funding and signed up retailers to sell its first device, 

When it comes to social housing or affordable housing for low-income earners, funding is usually a key factor in such projects. However, once the projects are completed, problems in planning, investment management 

The environment ministry has agreed not to dump nearly one million cubic metre of waste mud discarded by a power plant into Binh Thuan Province’s sea following public outcry against the plan.

Many roads and pavements in HCM City have again been encroached by illegal parking areas and street vendors after city authorities halted their campaign to clear the pavements 

Setting up a logistics joint venture with Minh Phuong, Samsung has shown that it wants to jump into a new business field in Vietnam. But the move may trigger a new war in the domestic logistics market.

The Ariêuping (sepulcher) festival is taking place at A Dang hamlet, Ta Rut commune, Dakrong district, Quang Tri province from August 8 to 10, attracting thousands of people.

The Institute for the Conservation of Monuments on August 9 introduced a book named ‘Vietnamese communal house architecture through ICM’s documents, first volume’.

As Resolution No.42/2017/QH14 on the pilot settlement of credit institutions’ bad debts is enacted, it is hoped that bottlenecks for M&A activities in the banking industry will be removed and more M&A deals will be implemented soon.

 Police in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi have fined nearly VND20m (USD880) in 30 cases of overcharging and forcing tourists to buy goods since late 2016.

 Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) transported a crew member from a Panamanian crude oil tanker in waters off Nha Trang City to hospital.

 Numerous issues will be discussed at the 13th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee that opened in Hanoi on August 10.

 Pianist Jean-Louis Haguenauer will treat local music fans to a French classical concert on August 19. 

 The Republic of Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company has won a 320 million USD contract to build facilities at the Long Son Petrochemical Complex.

 Vietnam’s stock market has 23 companies valued at over 1 billion USD and most of them have reported higher business results in the first half of this year.

Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab said it would withdraw antitrust complaints made in Europe against Microsoft after the U.S. technology giant agreed to change ...

 A water supply development programme, including 11 projects invested by Saigon Water Corporation (Sawaco), will be implemented in HCM City to supply clean water for all households.

Twenty works from Vietnamese architects will be showcased at an architecture exhibition in the Republic of Korea to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

 he statue-making village is located at a small alley at 1017 Hong Bang Street in HCMC’s District 6 where tourists can find hundreds of Buddha statues in different sizes and shapes