Hoang Trung Hai, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, talks to Viet Nam News Agency about the city’s achievements in 2017 and plans for 2018.

Dozens of paintings and sculptures featuring performers and plays of tuong and hat boi (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre originating in the 12th century, are now on display at the Garden Mall in HCM City.

Authorities in HCM City and neighbouring provinces should focus on preparations for traffic safety during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho has said.

Blockchain technology can bring revolutionary changes to the real estate sector in many aspects of the world market, including Vietnam, according to Savills Vietnam’s press release.

The Ha Giang International Marathon Race, called ‘Running on the Road of Happiness’, is scheduled for April 30, the event’s organising board has announced.

Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai’s goal against Uzbekistan in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship was voted the best goal of the tournament by fans on the AFC website.

Authorities in central coastal Khanh Hoa Province have called for improvement in land management in Van Ninh District, which is planned to become Bac Van Phong special administrative economic unit.

Five Vietnamese think tanks have been ranked in the top 100 think tanks in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region in the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has defended the Government’s call to prioritise domestic products following the scandal last year involving Khaisilk’s false claims that it sold “made in Vietnam” goods.

Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Le Quang Liem ranked seventh at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018, which concluded in England early February 2.