The Vietnamese cosmetics market has grown strongly in recent years given the rapid economic growth and large young population, the Viet Nam Association of Essential Oils, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics has said.

Vietnam’s seaculture area is set to reach 270,000ha with expected marine production of 750,000 tonnes by 2020.

Two outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

Pork traders in many traditional markets in the southern region of Vietnam have been severely affected by the remarkable decline in pork prices amid on-going African swine fever.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged local authorities in Thanh Hoa Province to investigate into the killing of a rare fish for sale.

A local sugarcane factory in Hau Giang Province has been identified as the main cause of the severe water pollution in the area.

Vietnam needs to adjust its development strategy for the mechanical engineering industry to ensure it develops sustainably.

Vietnam has paid due attention to the development of maritime transport, which is seen as a spearheaded sector in the country’s sea development strategy.

 Facing the possible collapse of the 400-year-old Cau Bridge, Quang Nam  authorities have announced they will soon put a limit on the number of visitors touring the site.

The first edition of the White Book on Vietnamese businesses compiled by the General Statistics Office (GSO) is expected to be released later this month, according to the GSO.

International delegates, monks and Buddhist followers are gathering at Tam Chuc pagoda, Ha Nam province for the 16th UN Day of Vesak 2019.

A fish worshipping festival took place in the central province of Khanh Hoa on May 15 as part of National Tourism Year 2019 and the ninth Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival.

The Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee has decided to impose disciplinary measures against Nguyen Ba Canh, former member of the municipal Da Nang 

The Immigration Department under the Public Security Ministry confirmed that a British citizen named Christopher John Trinnaman, born 1978, had entered Vietnam on April 9 this year and departed on May 3.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Rear Admiral Pham Van Vung, Political Commissar of the Vietnam People’s Navy attended the Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference 2019 in Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) is planning to invest in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and Secretary of State at the Romanian Foreign Ministry Monica Gheorghita held a political consultation in Hanoi on May 14.

Fruit and vegetable exports in April reached 462 million USD, bringing their total export turnover in the first four months of 2019 to 1.4 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 7.2 percent.

Vietnam and Japan will sign a cooperation agreement providing labour skills for foreigners, aiming to enable Vietnamese citizens to work in Japan in line with the country’s new visa policy.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Secretary of State at the Romanian Foreign Ministry Monica Gheorghita in Hanoi on May 14, asking for close coordination to realise the outcomes of his recent visit to the European nation.