Debutantes Viet Nam pulled off a stunning straight-set 25-20, 25-19, 25-19 victory over Chinese Taipei to claim the historic bronze medal at the second Asian Women’s U23 Volleyball Championship

Drowning is still one of the leading causes of mortality among children in Viet Nam, despite efforts to deal with the problem. Concern is re-surfacing ahead of the coming summer months.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are considering requiring high-rises of 20 floors or more to have helipads for search-and-rescue missions during natural disasters or fires.

The sand dunes of Quang Phu in the central province of Quang Binh is an ideal place for sandboarding.

In District 1, away from all the upscale restaurants and swanky bars of the financial and entertainment districts is the first underground market of Saigon, where authentic Vietnamese food is crafted and enjoyed daily.

 Paper tickets to gain entry to tourist sites in Hue could become extinct under plans to force visitors to tap in and out of events with their magnetic strip cards, VOV has learnt.

 “Lau mam” is a southern specialty and an amazing marriage of preserved fish and hot-pot as well.

 Traditional festivals in Vietnam share certain similarities, so it’s important to promote each one’s uniqueness.

 Four Vietnamese students have received top awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest international pre-college science competition.

 People’s Artist Le Ngoc Canh is known as Vietnam’s first dance professor. Over the past 70 years, Canh has carried out research on the folk dances of different areas of Vietnam and created dances of highly artistic value.

 With special love and sympathy for the deprivation of ethnic minority children, 34-year-old Ngo Thi Ly of Kon Nhen village in Kon Tum province has turned her house into a library where children can read, study, and play.

 The government will not propose the National Assembly (NA) to adjust the economic growth target in its third session, which is scheduled to take place on May 22, 2017.

 A list of all housing projects in which foreign organisations and individuals are not allowed to make purchases is being publicised by local authorities at the urgent bidding of the government.

 There is a VND130-140 trillion ($5.72-$6.16 billion) credit package for hi-tech agricultural projects, however, few firms have been able to access it due to cautious banks.

 Ben Stiller once again plays Dustin Hoffman's son, this time alongside Adam Sandler in an intellectual comedy that Hoffman hopes audiences will find funny rather than just "interesting".

 When it comes to homestay tourism in Vietnam, one may think of the northwestern region. However, in the central province of Thanh Hoa, more attention has been paid to developing this service.

 Located in district 9 in Ho Chi Minh City, Buu Long pagoda shares common architecture with other pagodas in Southeast Asian countries, making it special among pagodas in Vietnam.

 President Tran Dai Quang has expressed his appreciation for the relations between Vietnam and Canada, wishing to bolster the bilateral multi-dimensional cooperation in a more practical manner.

 President Tran Dai Quang told Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Oreshkin at a meeting on May 21 that he will make a State visit to Russia in June at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin.

 Vietnam and Indonesia should actively prepare for the 7th session of the Joint Committee on Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation to seek more ways to achieve a trade value of $10 billion as set.