During summer, locals and tourists in the town of Sapa, a famous tourist attraction in Lao Cai province, had to put on warm clothes today, July 6, because the temperature suddenly fell to 12.7 degrees Celsius. Weather experts said this was an unusual phenomenon in recent years.

Scientists are optimistic about Vietnam’s capability of exporting vaccines directly to other countries or through UN organisations following official international recognition of Vietnam-made vaccines.

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) has launched the Biodiversity Photo Contest for all citizens of ASEAN Member States: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Some foreign investors come to Vietnam not because they want to expand their business, but because they find the country a good place to commit trade fraud.

The strength of the overseas Vietnamese community in the economy in the US has been featured in the American media. Therefore, Vietnam’s policy of calling for contributions from overseas Vietnamese to the country’s development is necessary.

Surveys show big changes in Vietnamese TV viewers’ tastes and hobbies, indicating that OTT TVs will become more popular.

Vietnam has a skilled labor force and favorable natural conditions to grow vegetables and fruits but it still needs foreign technologies to clean farm produce for export.

Although Line dancing was introduced to Vietnam only some years ago, it is now becoming popular with Vietnamese youngsters.

Vietnam’s tallest building just one project set to benefit from legal changes allowing foreigners to buy houses in the country.

Local designer Kevin Nguyen has launched a renovated Ao Dai (Vietnamese dress) collection called ASEAN Beauty – Flowers of ASEAN, which features innovative designs made from local silk, satin and tussore material at Peony Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City's District 7.