The Transport Ministry has defended its proposal to spend US$58.7-billion on the North-South express railway project following the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s calculations that the cost would be less than half of this.

Thua Thien - Hue authorities have proposed two solutions to deal with the tomb of one of the wives of King Tu Duc (1847-1883) which was intentionally bulldozed by a construction company clearing the site to build a parking lot.

Magician Nguyen Phuong has broken his own world record set last year with a 10-minute-long performance in front of a high-tech 4D LED screen 16m in length.

Hanoi's artists, from the past to the present, have long talked about two giant bas-reliefs on a wall hidden behind a row of houses at the Viet Nam Fine Arts University.

Former Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh, 64, will be subject to disciplinary measures taken by the Politburo for his serious violations during the equitization of some State-owned enterprises under the Ministry of Transport.

All land disputes in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area should be fully resolved as soon as possible to safeguard residents' rights and interests, Nguyen Hong Diep, head of the Central Citizen Reception Board at the Government Inspectorate said.

Eight former educators and police officers implicated in the 2018 national high school examination scam in the northern upland province of Son La could face jail terms of one to 10 years.

Investigators in the capital city of Hanoi have accused Chairman of Muong Thanh Group, Le Thanh Than, of cheating his clients in a housing project.

The Vietnam International Music Competition for Violin and Chamber Music 2019 will be held from August 3 to 11 with the participation of contestants from 19 countries around the world.

Hanoi office rental maintains upward trend

Suite Ballet Carmen is one of the most successful productions of HBSO’s ballet division, and later this month it is being given two new performances.

Vietnam’s traditional craft of making Do or poonah paper dates back thousands of years. Although this paper has been used widely in Dong Ho paintings and other Vietnamese folk art, the techniques of making Do paper are on the verge of extinction.

Vietnam now has to ensure fair competition, national treatment for foreigners and nationals equally as well as no quantitative restrictions in foreign trade.

Hanoi is praised as a city of rich cultural heritage with over 5,000 cultural and historical relics. Over 2,000 relics have been recognised as national heritage and municipal heritage treasures.

The car sales in Vietnam are forecast to reach 500,000 units per year in 2020 and 1 million per year by 2030, with a turnover of US$12 billion each year.

Traditional artist Mai Tuyet Hoa and her troupe Xam Ha Thanh have released their first album of xẩm (blind busker's singing). She has spent more than 20 years performing and studying xam singing.

Prolonged hot weather in the central region has caused low water levels in reservoirs and dams, seriously affecting agricultural production and the daily lives of local residents.

Thousands of fake motor parts imitating the two leading motorcycle manufacturers Honda and Yamaha were found by Lang Son province authorities, showing that counterfeit and fake goods are growing into a serious social issue.

Vietnam is the country with the highest level of patience in staring at mobile ads with 19 seconds compares to the average time of 8-9 seconds in other countries.

The Ministry of National Defence has so far discovered and reburied more than 900,000 sets of remains of martyrs at over 3,000 cemeteries across the country, heard a press conference in Hanoi on July 9.