Herbalist Doan Van Khanh, 60, has become the first Vietnamese farmer to be awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Florida for his research into the medicinal properties of the Long Thanh pomelo.

 On August 30, Tran Uyen Phuong, Deputy CEO of Tan Hiep Phat Group, has released the book “Competing with Giants” at the headquarters of Forbes magazine in New York.

 The International Union for Conservation of Nature has completed a mural project to raise awareness about sea turtles in Quang Ngai's Ly Son Island.

 Wood pellets are getting a lot of headlines and touted as the future of clean energy business. Made from an ever-abundant source of sawdust and forest debris, they are compressed into little pills.

 The Vietnamese delegation pocketed a total of 4 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze medals, finishing 17th in the tally of the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia by 9.30pm on September 1.

 Leaders of many countries have sent congratulations to their Vietnamese counterparts on the 73rd National Day of Vietnam (September 2, 1945).

 Illegal Vietnamese workers have to return to Vietnam first and if they wish to re-enter Thailand, they must apply for work permits, said a local official.

 A collective wedding was held for 100 couples who are disadvantaged workers in Ho Chi Minh City by the municipal youth union on September 2.

 Food safety is still a major concern at public canteens in Hanoi, especially at factory cafeterias in industrial zones, according to officials.

 The Vietnamese sport delegation attending the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia returned home in the warm welcome of thousands of fans in Hanoi on September 2.

 Quang Trung Software City and the Vietnam Information Technology Outsourcing Alliance have signed an agreement with Japan’s Fukuoka Information Services Industry Association.

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh met with his counterparts from Singapore, Indonesia and the Republic of Korea on the sidelines of the 50th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings.

 The 10th Thai Festival will be held at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi from September 15-16, the Thai Embassy in Vietnam announced at a press conference on August 31.

VietNamNet’s annual concert entitled “Things Everlasting” 2018 was held successfully on the afternoon of September 2, Vietnam’s National Day.

 When the new school year starts, teachers in mountainous area of the northern Son La province have to traverse deep valleys and steep slopes to get to work.

 Vietnam spent more than 2 billion USD on importing cotton in the first eight months of 2018 – the biggest-ever spending of the garment and textile sector.

 General Secretary of the Communist Part of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to Russia from September 5-8.

 Thousands of locals and tourism flocked to Phan Thiet city, in the south central province of Binh Thuan on September 1 to join the ‘Nghinh Ong xuat du’ ritual, a key part of the biennial Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival.

 Since its debut by three young people in HCMC in December 2016, Books in the Cityhas created a venue to share and lend the favourite free books in Vietnam. 

Most steel manufacturers had satisfactory business in the second quarter of the year and the first half.