The Vietnam Book of Records (Vietbooks) is currently conducting research on Buddhism, former artisans and must-see travel destinations so that it can submit the information to the India-based Asia Book of Records.
Archaeologists have found a tomb containing the remains of a man who was believed to live in the period of the Phung Nguyen culture about 3,500 years ago, at the Dong Dau relic site in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.
President Truong Tan Sang praised the patriotic spirit of the1954-75 youth movement at Duy Tan Private University in central Danang City at a meeting with 195 former members of the movement on December 9.
(VOV) -The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), in conjunction with the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, held the 5th Conference on Vietnam-Cambodia Border Trade Development Cooperation in southern Binh Phuoc province on January 9.
(VOV) -A Chinese naval formation, including two destroyers and one logistics vessel, is paying a friendly visit to Ho Chi Minh City from January 7-11.
(VOV) -The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it will launch a new direct route linking Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City and northern Thanh Hoa province on February 5.
(VOV) -Vietnam's first official force specializing in overseeing fishery operations in the country's seas will make debut this month, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam.
(VOV) -An international training seminar aimed at sharing experiences in joining the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme was held in Hanoi on January 8 by the State Records Management and Archives Department of Vietnam.
(VOV) -As many as 3,800 woollen blankets will soon be handed over to poor residents in 17 northern provinces which are being hit by the first strong cold spell in 2013, according to the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC).
(VOV) - Vietnamese dried fruit manufacturer Vinamit has won a four-year lawsuit against its former Chinese distributor who stole its brand name for the dried jackfruit chip product in China.