A woman in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has been detained in a case in which her daughter was kidnapped, raped and strangled to death.

The Transport Department in Danang City has proposed to build a tunnel under Danang Airport as part of efforts to relieve traffic congestion.

The People’s Court of Binh Dinh has sentenced Le Quoc Binh from Quy Nhon to six years in prison for the charges of conducting terrorist activities against the people’s administration, and illegal possessing military weapons.

A scientific workshop on Vietnam-India development cooperation in energy security was held in Hanoi on May 27.

Having previously settled in Canada, overseas Vietnamese Tran Ba Cuong John returned to Vietnam to help build the first automobile manufacturing project in Quang Nam Province in 2003.

An ancient ritual was recreated over the weekend in Hanoi. During the Later Le Dynasty (1533 - 1789), kings would host a ritual to give fans to all mandarins during the Doan Ngo festival in summer.

Vietnamese award-winning documentary Remember: You Are Alive will open the 10th European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival on May 31 in Hanoi and HCM City.

Seven-hundred years after it was constructed, a sculpture continues to surprise visitors to Bao Ha Temple in Bao Ha Village, Dong Minh Commune, Vinh Bao District in the port city of Hai Phong.

The local demand for pharmaceutical products has rapidly expanded as a consequence of high economic growth, rising per capita income, and an increasingly large population, which has made it more attractive to potential investors.

The Asia-Pacific Getaway (APG) Submarine cable from Vietnam to some Asian countries broke at 5.30 pm on May 27, affecting internet connections. 

Park Hang-seo yesterday announced the squad for the upcoming King’s Cup in Thailand.

A research team led by Vietnamese national Nguyen Trong Hieu from the Australian National University (ANU) has demonstrated for the first time the maximum potential of ultra-thin 2D materials to generate electricity using sunlight.

Vietnam and China have recorded progress in their defence cooperation, which deserves to be an important pillar in the countries’ all-round relations, leaders of the two defence ministries said at their talks in Hanoi on May 27.

Vietnam won three gold medals and set records at the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships 2019 which closed on May 26.

The implementation of policies and legal regulations on the planning, management and use of land in urban areas over the past few years was the focus of the National Assembly meeting on May 27.

The Korean Healthy Security Measures Association, an advocacy group for war veterans, held a press conference with foreign correspondents on May 27 in Seoul to condemn the use of Agent Orange during the war in Vietnam.

Eight art troupes from different countries are participating in the International Children’s Festival in the ancient city of Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on May 27 that Vietnam hopes that Swedish investors and businesses will cooperate with and invest in the Southeast Asian nation.

A ceremony marking the 129th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890) took place in Buenos Aires on May 26.

The National Assembly (NA) is set to consider the draft revised Law on Public Investment, the draft law on military reserve force, and the draft law on the entry and exit of Vietnamese citizens on May 28.