Two inspectors of the Ministry of Construction confessed to the police of Vinh Phuc Province that they asked for bribe worth VND250 million while on duty in the province to approve the declared values of some projects.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been named one of six notable names of Asia that are good enough to play in Europe this summer.

Vietnam came from behind on Saturday to defeat Tajikistan 2-1 in the group stage and book their place in the quarter-finals of the AFC U-20 Futsal Championships in Iran.

The hotel room redundancy is deepening in various parts of the country, especially Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa Province, despite, paradoxically, a steep rise in international visitor arrivals in the past few years.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and President of the Russia Federation V. V. Putin have exchanged greetings on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the treaty on basic principles for the bilateral friendship.

Aquatic firm sets to withdraw from two sub units

The 3rd Eurosphere – European Art of Living exhibition opened on June 14 at the InterContinental Saigon Hotel in HCM City’s District 1.

For the first time ever, a contemporary Vietnamese art show has wowed audiences at the prestigious Sydney Opera House.

On a summer morning just before Vietnam’s Reunification Day, April 30, an elderly American lady showed up at VOV’s office.

A ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the movement of Overseas Vietnamese (OV) in France was held on June 15 at the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris.

According to the government’s report, since more than 81 percent of the country’s public companies have charter capital of over VND30 billion, the revision thus will affect only a minority of firms.

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem enjoyed victory in the standard event of the Asian Continental Chess Championship 2019 which took place in China, the first time he has won the tournament.

"Live on rocks and die buried in rocks". That is how people from the Mong Meo Vac ethnic group define their identity. 

Tourism is likely to become Vietnam’s new growth pillar, increasing its contribution to the service sector and overall GDP.

As its labor cost is equal and even higher than other countries, Vietnam will have to replace the cheap labor advantage for the skilled workforce advantage in the coming time to raise the competitiveness.

More Vietnamese companies are turning to­ mergers and acquisitions to beef up their domestic market presence and boost growth.

Three major mobile carriers in Vietnam have recently announced information of cooperation plans with foreign partners in the roadmap of 5G implementation but no one has mentioned Huawei.

The cement industry needs capable investors and large-scale producers to navigate eco-friendly and high efficiency production and generate quality products at lower costs, said Vietnam Cement Association chairman Nguyen Van Cung.

Although emergency blood donations in remote, border and island areas have been launched in recent years, they are yet to meet the needs of urgent cases.

The Eastern North-South expressway project includes 11 sub-projects with total length of 654km running through 13 provinces, of which three will be financed by state budget and eight under the PPP and BOT financing.