At the first plenary meeting of the 14th National Assembly, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc publicly revealed Vietnam’s public debt figure - something that is usually regarded as “sensitive” and is rarely fully disclosed.

Following the success of the previous shows over the past six years, the national concert ‘Dieu Con Mai’ (Things Everlasting) 2016 will once again be brought to the stage at 2pm on September 2 at the Hanoi Opera House.

The Vietnamese sports delegation had their first taste of success at the Olympic Games in Rio after securing one gold and one silver medal thanks to the efforts of marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh. 

Employees of the military-run telecom group Viettel and the FPT Group’s units in Myanmar have been confirmed as safe after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country’s central region on August 24, reported VietnamPlus e-newspaper run by Vietnam News Agency.

The government’s economic restructuring efforts since 2011 have resulted in some positive results with the economy returning to stability and further slowdowns averted, but much still needs to be done to bolster the economy in the next five years.

A previously unknown cave called Tham Phong has been discovered by a travel agency in the northern province of Bac Kan’s Ba Be district.

Located on Bui Huu Nghia street, Can Tho, the ancient Binh Thuy house is a rare ancient constructions in Vietnam which has been well preserved and kept intact, allowing visitors to explore the culture and the life of Southwest region’s people in the 20th century.

Numerous Vietnamese and international designers will gather at the Vietnam International Fashion Week, to be held in Hanoi for the first time from November 1-6.

‘Banh ran’ is a delicious finger food for breakfast in Vietnam. There are two main kinds of banh ran, namely salty cake and sweet one with the latter being much more common than the former.

In early October, all streets around Hoan Kiem Lake (or Sword Lake) in Hanoi will become pedestrian streets at weekend evenings during the trial period which will last until the 2017 Lunar New Year Holiday.