A representative from Supermarket giant Auchan Vietnam expressed shock at what they described as shameful behaviour customers at a recent sale at its stores.

Hãy Thức Tỉnh và Sẵn Sàng, or Stay Awake, Be Ready by Pham Thien An won the best short film in the Director’s Fortnight section of Cannes Film Festival 2019.

A Vietnamese designer has been accused of copying a design of famous Israeli fashion designer Lior Charch.

The producers of the international award-winning Vietnamese film The Third Wife have been fined VND50 million (USD2,173) for ‘script violations’.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival 2019 will open on June 1st, involving eight firework teams from Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Finland, Italy, England, China, and the host Vietnam. 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a project worth VND28trn (USD1.2bn) to protect forests in the Central Highlands.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s upcoming visit to Sweden from May 26-28 is hoped to further strengthen the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

Policies to develop the industrial sector will be the key to keeping Vietnam’s out of the middle income trap, experts said at a workshop in Hanoi on May 23.

An inter-sectoral working delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Cuong has visited Vietnamese Cambodians in Boribour district of Cambodia’s Kampong Chhnang province.

The Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) on May 24 established Viettel High Technology Industries Corporation (VHT), its seventh subsidiary.

The 9th meeting of the ASEAN-Australia Joint Cooperation Committee took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 24.

Vietnamese people living in the Czech Republic brought renowned Vietnamese songs to a festival of ethnic minority groups which was held in Ustecky province on May 24.

A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City led by Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan paid a working visit to Hessen state of Germany from May 22-24.

Vietnam’s culinary culture festival opened at the Hanoi-Moscow complex (Incentra) in Moscow on May 24 as a highlight of the Vietnam Year in Russia and Russia Year in Vietnam 2019.

Full steam ahead for expressway work

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with President of the Norwegian Parliament Tone Troen on May 24 (local time) as part of his official visit to Norway.

HCM City administration is planning to reduce the number of waste transfer stations in the city and strengthening measures to treat solid waste to protect the environment.

The foundation and architectural details of Bùi Chu Church should be preserved during its renovation, the Nam Định Culture, Sports and Tourism Department has said.

Vietnam’s franchising market is brimming with tremendous opportunities, attracting more regional brands to enter the scene to tap into the robust growth of 2019.

The Government Inspectorate yesterday announced a 35-day review of the controversial electricity price hike.