Though there has been an abundant supply of steel for construction, there is a serious shortage of steel for the supporting industry. That is reason why Vietnam has spent billions of dollar to import steel annually.

Pho Bo (beef rice noodle soup) and iced Vietnamese coffee with milk, Vietnamese special gourmet cuisine and beverage will be introduced by Anna Olson, Canada chef in “Inspired with Anna Olson” food show.

The Republic of Korea's choreographer Chun Yoo Oh will present a historical dance performance titled “Promise to 800” or “800 nam hen uoc” in Vietnamese on Prince of the Ly Dynasty Ly Long Tuong who fled to the Korean peninsula in the 13th century at the Hanoi Opera House on June 7.

The excellent combination of the fragrant and glutinous rice seeds with the greasy taste of cassava as well as fried onion has created such an attractive snack.

Ninh Duc Hoang Long, a Vietnamese student, won the first prize at the ninth Simandy Jozsef International Singing Competition in Hungary.

The reality television show, Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016 – Road to Miss World Crown will be aired on VTV6 channel starting on April 5.

About 20% or 20 million Vietnamese residents have bank accounts but the number of issued cards quadruples it to reach 86 million this year meaning tens of millions of cards have been idle, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

According to weather experts, the weather phenomenon El Nino is warned to appear and affect directly to Vietnam's weather condition from September, 2015 to February, 2016.

With the aim to raise people’s awareness of disease prevention and improving their health condition, the Public Health Association in Ho Chi Minh City cooperated with television stations to launch a medical channel.

Kim Dong Publishing House, a publisher of children books, was honored with the title “Creative Product” by the Walt Disney Company on the occasion of 5 years of copyright cooperation between the two sides.