It is common to see little children carried on their mother backs at Bac Ha Market in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

While some other islands are only facing severe waste problems. However, Cu Lao Cham has come up with a solution in banning all non-biodegradable waste on the island for 10 years.

Management authorities are stepping up preventive measures to stop trade fraud and tax evasion related to Chinese commodities that illegally carry made-in-Vietnam labels due to escalating U.S.-China trade tensions.

Vietnam Export Import Bank (Eximbank) on May 22 announced it had replaced Le Minh Quoc as chairman of the board with Cao Xuan Ninh for the 2015-2020 tenure.

Mobile Money, once being put into pilot service in Vietnam, will be an effective solution for promoting noncash payments, stated Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

The HCMC government has established an appraisal council for two urban railway projects linking Ben Thanh Market in District 1 with Suoi Tien Theme Park in District 9 and Ben Thanh with Tham Luong Depot in District 12.

A delegation from HCM City presented more than 300 titles of books to the overseas Vietnamese community in Saint Petersburg on May 24 (local time).

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in Korea (VSAK) held the sixth annual conference of Vietnamese young scientists in Seoul on May 26.

One person remains unaccounted for and dozens of cargo steel boats have sunk in Mong Cai city, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, after prolonged rain caused flooding in the city on May 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Stockholm on May 26, starting their official visit to Sweden at the invitation of Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.

Enterprises in Vietnam’s private economic sector have not received land and taxation incentives while they are restrained by institutional regulations, policies and thousands of procedures and formalities.

Latest report from retailer notes substantial growth in nearly all categories and indicators in first four months.

The red-shanked douc largur is considered a rare primate and is listed in Vietnam’s Red Book.

Two goals scored by Joao Paulo fired newly promoted Viettel to a long-awaited 2-0 triumph against Hai Phong FC on May 24, thus putting an end to their three-game winless run in Vietnam’s top-tier football league.

Vietnamese startups need to pay attention to their branding strategy if the aim is to "go global".

Hanoi Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has had a working session with the Innovation Norway and seven other leading groups and organisations of Norway, seeking cooperation chances with them in urban development and management.

Legislators will deliberate the implementation of policies and laws on land planning, use and management in urban areas since the Land Law 2013 took effect until 2018 on May 27 during the seventh session of the 14th National Assembly.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage met with Vietnamese expatriates in Norway during his visit to the Embassy of Vietnam in Oslo on May 25 (local time) as part of his official trip to the country.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany on May 25 held a conference on teaching Vietnamese overseas, gathering 32 university lecturers, teachers, and Vietnamese volunteers who are teaching the language in Germany.

As many as 30 per cent of high-school students have decided not to apply for colleges this year according to the Ministry of Education and Training.