With a quintessential harmony between Buddhism and Catholicism and a combination of Eastern and Western cultural features, it can be said the Phat Diem Cathedral in Ninh Binh is the most unique piece of religious architecture in Vietnam.

 The 267 conditional business activities in Vietnam are to be reduced to 226 as part of creating a more favorable business and investment environment.

 Vietnam’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is still expected to record 4 per cent value growth in 2016 as a whole, according to the latest report from Kantar Worldpanel Vietnam.

 Top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has moved up five spots to No. 629 in the men’s singles rankings in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings.

 Viglacera Corporation, Viet Nam's largest producer of construction ceramics and tiles, has filed an application to list over 65 million shares worth VND650 billion (US$29 million) on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange.

 Masan Group Corporation (MSN) plans to buy all outstanding common shares in Masan Resource Corporation (MSR), the largest tungsten  firm in the world, through its wholly-owned subsidiary.

 Viet Nam's textile and garment industry needs to create motivation itself and attract foreign investors to top ASEAN member states in the field, said the Chairman of the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS), Vu Duc Giang.

 Artist Bui Cong Khanh of HCM City has been nominated for the 11th Benesse Prize in Singapore.

All stretches of roads in Da Lat are now ablaze in a blanket of wild sunflowers. The wild and splendid beauty allures visitors to the romantic land.

 Vietnam faces a serious shortage of high-quality workers in information technology (IT), which poses challenges to the country as digitalisation, the fourth scientific revolution, is taking place worldwide. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the equitisation of electricity-generation corporations under the EVN, PetroVietnam and Vinacomin. 

 Vietnam became the biggest importer of Korean ginseng among ASEAN member countries and the 6th biggest buyer in the world last year. 

Two people died and thousands of houses were inundated yesterday as floodwater continues to rise in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh. Flooding also occurred in late afternoon in Quang Tri.

 Health interventions costing as little as $1.72 per person could prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths from breast and cervical cancer in developing countries, scientists said on Tuesday.

 Ho Chi Minh City’s Customs Office said its officers and anti-trafficking police uncovered over 700 kg of African elephant tusks hidden in wood blocks transported via Cat Lat port on November 1.

 A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) participated in the 11th Congress of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) from October 28-31.

 Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Ho Chi Minh City on November 1 as part of his trip to Vietnam. 

 A number of economic matters were debated at the ongoing second session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 1.

 The 11th Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle Area opened in Gia Nghia town, the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on November 1.

 Asian shares stumbled and the U.S. dollar was on the defensive on Wednesday as signs that Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump could be closing the gap with his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton spooked investors.