A set of three books providing in-depth insight into Vietnamese history has been published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People's Army (December 22, 1944-2014).
The Ho Chi Minh City police, local young volunteers and units concerned co-held a drill in response to illegal motorbike racing and disturbances to social order from the night of December 6 to the early hours of December 7.
A Pho restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City has launched an eating contest. If participants can finish a giant bowl of soup in one hour, they win VND1,000,000 (US$48).
The 7th National Games was officially kicked off in Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh city, northern Nam Dinh province on December 6.
Choreographers and dance troupes from eight countries and territories will perform at the second annual International Dance Festival in Ho Chi Minh City from December 7 to 16.
The market for leasing offices in Hanoi is expected to brighten in 2015 due to expectations of a continued economic recovery, according to CBRE Vietnam Co Ltd, a foreign property consulting service provider in Vietnam.
Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Huu Chi and other ministry officials visited Cuba from December 2-7 under a cooperation programme with the Cuban Ministry of Finance and Prices.
Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will hold the ninth round of negotiations on their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) from December 8-12, according to the RoK Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on December 7.
A sound understanding of Vietnam and its positive changes will enable the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) to devise practical projects for Vietnam and play a constructive role in reinforcing bilateral ties.
Domestically-made medicines making up 80 percent of total consumption is one of the goals set forth in a national strategy to develop the Vietnamese pharmaceutical industry until 2020.