Trade readiness improvements and economic dynamism are driving Vietnam’s trade growth potential.

Vietnam’s trade deficit with China has been increasingly widening, exceeding US$27 billion during the first nine months of the year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Veteran artist Minh Vuong of HCM City was awarded the title People’s Artist by the Prime Minister in recognition of his great contribution to cai luong (reformed opera), a 100-year-old traditional theatre genre of the southern region.

It’s Golden Week again, which means the cities of Southeast Asia are seeing an influx of tourists from China visiting iconic sites, buying souvenirs and tasting local delicacies.

The Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine) and authorities of central Binh Dinh Province have agreed to not to dump 300,000cu.m of waste mud into the sea and instead use it for another project.

Mother sentenced to death for transporting heroin

Vietnamese retailers strive to gain strong foothold in domestic market

Taking a boat trip along the gentle streams and through the scenic caves of Trang An scenic landscape complex is a leisurely and fascinating experience for visitors to Ninh Binh.

Jazz musician Nguyen Tien Manh had a chance to perform at the Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival from July 31 to August 4. The event gathered more than 300 jazz artists and groups from all over the world. 

Education has been absorbing larger volumes of investment capital from international investors and private equity funds.

The outdoor spectacle Tinh Hoa Bắc Bộ or The Quintessence of Tonkin staged by 150 actors has received a special prize at The Guide Awards 2019 recently.

Hoang Thuy Linh, a renowned Vietnamese singer, is scheduled to perform at the ABU TV Song Festival, set to take place in Tokyo on November 19.

Exploiting Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, media corporation Yeah1 and the Ministry of Information and Communications’ Authority of Press have jointly launched the Appnews Vietnam application for local media outlets.

The Hue Festival 2020 will aptly be celebrated by at least 20 different countries to mark its 20th anniversary next year.

Both climate-change adaptation and modern technological solutions are needed to actively manage water resources, deputy director of the Viet Nam Academy for Water Resources, Tran Dinh Hoa, told a workshop in HCM City last week.

People who have consumed alcohol should not be allowed to ride motorcycles, a conference held to discuss the influence of alcohol on driving has suggested.

Heejin An, a talented pianist from the Republic of Korea, is scheduled to perform at a concert held in the Grand Concert Hall of the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on October 12.

Some local banks, including Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Nam A Bank and Agribank, have warned their customers to be wary of hi-tech fraudsters, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported.

The annual traffic-related death toll in Vietnam has risen to almost 10,000 on average over the past decade, with most of the deceased being of working age, according to data from the Ministry of Public Security.

One passenger was killed and four others seriously injured when a sleeper bus overturned in central Hà Tinh Province’s Son Trung Commune.