The government has estimated that it will lose around US$77 million of tax revenue annually between 2016 and 2025, when new free trade agreements (FTAs) take effect and eliminate a majority of import duties. 

Three Vietnamese farmers have made it to the top 20 of the first international web video competition for farmers worldwide, Tuoi Tre reported.

Despite being busy at work, Nguyen Thu Trang, 32, an accountant at a Hanoi-based garment company, went to a bakery after lunch to learn how to make moon cakes.

Elephants are a tourist attraction in Central Highlands both for those who want a ride and just want to take a photo.

Export earnings from Vietnamese farm commodities have fallen after many countries let their currencies depreciate significantly, giving their exporters more ability to undercut rivals. 

Vietnamese fuel traders on September 18 increased retail gasoline prices for the first time after five consecutive cuts over the last three months, following the global upward trend.

The Philippines agreed to buy 450,000 metric tonnes of 25%-broken rice from Vietnam on September 17, Saigon Times Online reported.

Vietnamese children look forward to Tet Trung Thu, or the Mid-Autumn Festival, as they are not only treated to sweets and cakes, but also given presents. While the practice is still common, the choices of presents have changed significantly over the years.

Ho Chi Minh City’s streets and markets are especially colorful these days with lanterns and moon cake boxes laid out for the Mid-Autumn Festival, or Trung Thu, which is just around the corner.

More than six years since its opening, a VND40-trillion (US$1.75 billion) deep-river port complex in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is still struggling to reach its designed capacity.