A programme is jointly held by the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh on January 31 to receive the UNESCO certification for local Vi-Giam folk singing as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.

Young Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van looks set to become a household name in 2015.

The Hai Phong team will travel to the central beach city to face SHB Da Nang in the sixth round match of the Toyota V.League 1 tomorrow.

Farmers in Vinh Long, one of the main vegetable growing provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, are busy planting crops ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year) next month and expecting a good harvest.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has assured the nation that Viet Nam's gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation are still under control and are expected to hit their targeted 6.2 per cent and 5 per cent for 2015.

Vietnamese security experts have confirmed that CTB-Locker, a dangerous ransomware infection that decrypts files on computers and displays a so-called ransom warning, has turned up in Vietnam.

Warm tones and distinctive techniques mark the abstract oil paintings by French-Vietnamese artist Robert Mihagui that will be on display at an exhibition that opens today in HCM City.

Commercial banks said that 2015's Tet (Lunar New Year) festival has been the most easy so far, in terms of liquidity, and even though it is around the corner, according to Dau Tu Chung Khoan

Wild orchids have been disappearing from the Central Highlands’ forests, as many of them are being picked to sell in urban centers.

 Vietnam has completed the 1st year of its 2-year-term as a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

President Truong Tan Sang said draft amendments to the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code must reflect the principle of justice and equality while protecting the interests of the State and people.

VietNamNet Bridge – Encouraging rational decision-making is a strong feature of the 2014 Law on Public Investment, Dao Quang Thu, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, tells the Viet Nam & World Economic Affairs newspaper.

“Com nam” (a Vietnamese rice dish pressed into cylinder or sphere shape) is sold in small alleys in Hanoi by vendors. This dish is very familiar with Vietnamese people.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hiding under a table in the classroom, Dao Hai Ninh watched in pain and dismay as her three-year-old daughter was subjected to the "special method" used by a centre to teach autistic children.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to famous tourist sites as sand dunes and Bau Sen, Binh Thuan, a province in central Vietnam, is also home to the only multicolored stone ground of Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Preferential tax policies will help enterprises restore production rates, Bui Van Nam, the department's director general, tells Hai Quan Cuoi Tuan (Customs Weekend).

VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien aims to advance to the top eight at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge – Since UNESCO started honouring spiritual and cultural values of humanity with the intangible cultural heritage title in 2003, the official status has been granted to nine intangible cultural heritages in Vietnam,

 Female trafficking a growing problem in Nghe An; Hanoi expands methadone treatment for drug addicts; First EkoCenter launched to promote community well-being; Urban train project creates traffic chaos in Ha Noi

10 products participate in US$3bln export club; Textile firm raises VND119 billion from IPO; HCM City targets 13 percent credit growth rate in 2015; Seafood exports to US hit record high; More conditions for rice exporters