Architect Dinh Thanh Truyen has used old and simple items to breathe new life into his own coffee shop nestled in a small alley of Thanh Thai Street in HCMC’s District 10.

The Christmas atmosphere has pervaded HCMC and people from all walks of life regardless of their religions are preparing feasts and joyful activities on the occasion of the birth of Jesus as Christians believe. Hereafter are pictures highlighting the Christmas atmosphere in different areas of the city.

Some hotels under Saigontourist and Bong Sen Corp. have prepared numerous culinary programs to serve revelers during the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Ngo Bao Chau, a professor of mathematics who won the Fields medal in 2010, will release the first foreign novel he translated together with Nguyen Khieu Anh.

When winter arrives in Hanoi, fried sweet potato and banana cakes will become favorite foods of Hanoians and visitors. Stalls selling hot potato and banana cakes have begun appearing along the streets in the capital.

From January through February 2016, Latest Recipe Restaurant on M Floor at Le Meridien Saigon Hotel will run a weekly dinner program on Friday and Saturday featuring a wide selection of tasty seafood delicacies from various countries.

Thailand’s Robins department stores have launched three big promotions for shoppers during this festive season.

A central bank inspection has found irregularities at Vietnam Export-Import Commercial Bank (Eximbank), an Eximbank leader told shareholders at a recent extraordinary general meeting (EGM).

After a two-hour bus ride from central Hanoi, we arrived at Huong Pagoda area in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, about 70 kilometers southwest of Hanoi.

The Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa) said the 2014-2015 coffee crop has seen sharp declines in both export volume and revenue due to unfavorable global market developments.