The capital city of Hanoi has set to increase the number of its trade villages to 1,500 from now to 2015 in a bid to create jobs for at least half of its rural workers.
The nation's total revenue from retail sales and services topped VND273.49 trillion (US$13 billion) in January, a year-on-year rise of 13%, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.
A Vietnamese film, entitled Nuoc 2030 (Water 2030), opened the Berlin International Film Festival's Panorama selection for the first time.
Quang Ngai-based ports have exported a whopping 137,000 tonnes of wood chip to China and Singapore from February 2-5.
Dai Nam zoological park in the southern province of Binh Duong has welcomed a 10-kilogramme female African zebra on February 5, marking a good start for the Year of the Horse.
Phu Quoc Island in southern Kien Giang province was connected to the national electricity grid for the first time on February 2, according to the Government Portal.
Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report in the second cycle was reviewed at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) on February 5 in Geneva, Switzerland.
A survey recently conducted in the northern province of Ha Giang has found the largest group of the endangered Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys to date.
Vietnam’s tourism sector experienced busy days during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on February 3 launched the annual tree planting festival in Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi.