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Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam is unveiled in Thailand

 After impressing in national tournaments for Việt Nam, goalkeeper Đặng Văn Lâm has secured a move to Muangthong United FC of Thailand.

Taekwondo club: confidence-booster for disadvantaged kids

 Every week, a group of people with disabilities, poor kids and orphans gather in the front yard of a social centre in HCM City’s Bình Tân District, laughing, playing and getting ready for their taekwondo class.

HCM City jettisons plans for golf courses

 The HCM City Department of Master Planning and Architecture has recommended that the People’s Committee should remove two of the five golf courses from its city master plan.

HCMC: Man attempts suicide after killing wife and her friend

 Two women were found dead early on Saturday morning at their duck-watching hut in Mỏ Cày Bắc District in the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre after the husband of one woman confessed to the murders.

Criminal investigation started against toll station robbers

 Police in Đồng Nai on Sunday started a criminal investigation against two men allegedly involved in the theft of VNĐ2.2 billion (US$100,000) from a toll station on the HCM City-Long Thành-Dầu Giây Expressway.

Vietnam-made seasonal influenza vaccines available on market

 The IVACFLU-S vaccines, which have been produced in Vietnam to protect against seasonal flu such as A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B, are now available on the market, according to the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals under the Ministry of Health.

Property market to see new development trends in 2019

 Several new development trends are emerging in the real estate market, which is expected to remain strong in 2019 since the economy continues to grow robustly and there is a lot of investment flowing into infrastructure.

Party, State leader launches Tet tree planting festival in Yen Bai

 Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong launched the New Year Tree Planting Festival in Viet Cuong commune, Tran Yen district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on February 10 (the sixth day of Lunar New Year 2019).

Accidents claim 183 lives during Tet holiday

 As many as 22 people were killed and 19 others injured in 22 traffic accidents that occurred nationwide on February 10 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year). 

Pink blossoms symbolise luck for Tet

 ietnamese people also use many kinds of flowers and plants to decorate their house in this special period, including peach blossoms.

Flower villages across Vietnam during spring

 Spring has long been believed as a season of life when tree are full of ripe fruits and flowers are in full bloom.

Kumquat tree - favoured plant for Tet

 Vietnamese people also use many kinds of flowers and plants to decorate their house in this special period, including peach blossoms, kumquat, apricot blossoms, among others.

Vietnam willing to support second Trump-Kim summit: Spokesperson

 Vietnam’s geographic proximity to North Korea, the country’s economic success after the normalization of diplomatic ties with the United States, and its neutral stance are factors behind its being chosen as the venue for the next summit.

Hanoi chosen as venue for second US-North Korea summit, Trump says

Vietnam is considered an ideal location for the summit as the country has created an “economic miracle” after three decades of opening-up and renovation and has become a trusted partner of the US after more than two decades of normalized ties.

Growing repidly, Vietnam's economy still remains behind regional peers

 Vietnam’s current development level is equivalent to that of South Korea 40 years ago, and Malaysia 20 years ago, therefore, the road ahead is very challenging, said the minister of planning and investment.

Quang Ninh struggles to protect aquatic resources

Quang Ninh provincial authorities are prohibiting fishery in the core area of Ha Long Bay and regenerating marine ecosystems in an effort to protect aquatic resources.

Banks’ profitability doubles compared to 2011: experts

Most banks have reported huge profits for 2018. VIB Bank led banks with the highest growth rate of 95 percent, while Vietcombank had the highest profit of VND18.356 trillion in 2018.

Will more FDI create another real estate bubble?

VietNamNet Bridge - The strong inflow of FDI into the real estate sector could be a problem rather than good news, analysts say.

Hanoi is well positioned to become a smart city: Ericsson exec.

 Denis Brunetti, president of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, talks to Hanoitimes on Hanoi’s readiness to turn itself into a smart city and the role of ICT in this process.

Stepping forward with high-tech

Leading Vietnamese enterprises have been sinking major investment into digital transformation given the low level of high-tech agriculture in the country.