The student council of languages and cultures of Southeast Asia will organise a Vietnam day to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the University of Hamburg (1919-2019).

The FAVIJA Tokai Cup 2019 for Vietnamese people living in Japan’s Tokai region took place in Aichi Prefecture on May 12.

The first phase of the anti-flooding project in HCMC was kicked off on June 26, 2017 with the total capital of VND10 trillion (US$429.74 million) comprising of six tidal control sewers and five embankments with the total length of 7,801 kilometers.

An ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshop on the management of marine plastic pollution opened in Nha Trang, in the central province of Khanh Hoa, on May 13.

The Vietnam Festival 2019 is scheduled to take place at Yoyogi park in Tokyo from June 8-9.

Vietnam is predicted to join an exclusive list of economies expected to sustain growth rate of around 7% during 2020s, translating into a 4-fold increase in the country’s capital income from US$2,500 in 2018 to US$10,400 by 2030.

This year Vingroup will launch 12 new smartphone models and new tablets, in addition to researching the production of air conditioners, refrigerators, TVs, cameras, and other IoT devices.

Once American novelist Suzanne Collins said, “Because I can count on my fingers the number of sunsets I have left, I don't want to miss any of them” in her 2009 sci-fi novel “Catching Fire.”

Vietnam is ready for new technological models via piloting policies in order to foster the growth of technology businesses in the upcoming time, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

A smart city must be able to excellently serve its residents, and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) should publish its databases as soon as possible for citizens to exploit, insisted HCMC Party Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan.

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Large numbers of worshippers took part in the Buddha bathing ritual to pray for global peace at the UN Day of Vesak 2019 celebrations which transpired in northern Ha Nam province on May 12.

Credit growth was at a slower pace during the first quarter of this year, signaling the economy’s falling reliance on credit yet hampering the overall performance of commercial banks.

No new credit from Japan was committed for Vietnam in fiscal year 2018 due to Vietnamese policies on public debt limits and delay in administrative procedures.

Some 1,000 volunteers will join in preparing vegetarian buffets for the on-going 16th United Nations Day of Vesak.

A new Buddhism-themed stamp and calendar has just been released to celebrate the Vesak event held in the northern province of Ha Nam.

Loc Troi Group and Tan Vuong Food Joint Stock Company will export 84,000 tonnes of rice per year to China.

Jamaican forward Chevaughn Walsh scored twice in the last three minutes to fire Hoang Anh Gia Lai to a three-star victory over newly promoted Viettel on matchday 9 of the 2019 V.League on May 12.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Taste of Australia and Australia Now will screen “The Dish”.

As many as 277 waste-prone sites have been removed from a list of 369 sites in HCMC, according to a report by the municipal Party Committee.