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Vietnam Television (VTV) has secured the rights to broadcast the AFC Asian Cup 2019 which will take place from January 5 to February 1 in the United Arab Emirates.
The Vietnam U23 football team has been nominated in three categories of the VTV Awards 2018, making them the first football team to receive the honour.
The 16th annual meeting of the Council for Promoting Tourism in Asia (CPTA) opened on September 6 with the participation of member cities including Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Taipei, Manila and Hanoi.
Vietnamese architecture company VTN Architects has just received two prizes for two buildings in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi at the International Architecture Awards 2018 (IAA) hosted by the Chicago Design Museum.
Feature film Dao Cua Dan Ngu Cu (The Island of Aliens or The Way Station) by director Nguyen Hong Anh has been honoured with the Best Story award at the 58th Asia Pacific Film Festival.
The Government is directing ministries and agencies to raise capital for State-owned commercial banks through the use of dividends or share sales this year, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said at a recent meeting.
Many provinces and cities have licensed projects worth billions of US dollars through their investment forums this year. But experts said the key issue remains how to push these projects from the planning to the action stage.
Pham Minh Chieu of Bac Lieu triumphed in the professional 125cc category at the National Motorcycle Racing Championship held in the southern province of Can Tho on September 3, followed by Dong Quoc Tai of HCM City and Nguyen Thanh Vu of Bac Lieu.
Niels Van Der Pijl powered to victory in the second stage of the third VTV International Cycling Tournament – Ton Hoa Sen Cup on September 3.
A classical concert with violinist Stephane Tran Ngoc and pianist Tran Thai Linh took place at French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) on September 1.