Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a proposal of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on the 2020 Lunar New Year holiday.

The HCM City Development and Research Institute has proposed preserving 16 villas built before 1975 because of their historical and cultural importance.

The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) on October 8 presented 73 awards to the best photos at the 10th International Artistic Photo Contest in Vietnam in 2019 (VN-19), 26 of which going to Vietnamese photographers.

Tchikovsky’s ballet masterpiece “Swan Lake” premiered in Hanoi on October 7 featuring artists from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is reaching its peak season in HCM City, with incidence doubling last month from August, according to the city Preventive Medicine Centre.

Tighter regulations are being planned on school buses, after one child died and another needed hospital treatment when they were left on board for hours unnoticed over the past two months.

Both Vietnam and Malaysia kept their cards close to the chest during training sessions ahead of their 2022 World Cup qualifying game on Thursday.

Gymnast Le Thanh Tung is Vietnam's second athlete who has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics next summer.

V.League 1 champions Hanoi FC have been banned from taking part in both the Asian Football Confederation’s Champions League and Cup next season.

Vietnam finished second at the first World Beach Pencak Silat Championship which closed in Phuket, Thailand, on October 4.

Nearly 400 all-time high temperature records were broken over the summer.

Experts have pointed out the difficulties to carry out Hanoi city proposals to open separate lanes for public buses.

They all shared two things in common: they suffered from a disability and were members of a free class taught by Le Thi Hoa.

A Vietnamese-English language book featuring more than 200 sketches of Hà Nội’s streets along with emotional essays about the capital city has been published.

Tonnes of garbage have been discovered dumped on beaches in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau City.

Efforts made to prevent illegal border immigration

There has been a growing number of local startups who neglect raising funds in subsequent rounds after gaining initial successes, said an expert.

Chinese firm completes acquisition of IVS shares

Pham Dat, 28, started up his own café shop – Tipi Coffee – in the central city of Da Nang in 2014, but started going ‘green’ by using bamboo straws two years later. The shop started using glass and stainless steel straws in 2017.

Vietnamese masterpiece ‘The Tale of Kieu’ was adapted into a musical theatre production for the first time by French artists, and was staged in Hanoi in late September.