Vietnam’s tuna exports to China have risen sharply this year but exports to traditional markets like the US, EU and Japan have fallen, according to the industry association.

Vietnamese readers, particularly youth, will have more opportunities this summer to learn more about the country’s history after the release of new books.

The process of restructuring commercial banks in Vietnam mostly focuses on mitigating negative effects and not on promoting positive factors, one of which is the increase in private ownership.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has asked the supermarket chain Big C to refrain from asking for higher discount rates from Vietnamese suppliers, and has recommended a maximum rate of 15%.

Olympian Phan Thi Ha Thanh grabbed two silver medals at the Gymnastics Federation’s Individual Apparatus World Challenge Cup which closed in Varna, Bulgaria on May 15.

The year 2015 was an important milestone in Vietnam's international economic integration with two significant events: establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and wrapping up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.

The first collaborative stage work by Japanese Edo Marionette Theatre Youkiza and the Vietnam Youth Theatre will debut in Hanoi on May 13.

Demand for organic farm produce has increased significantly both in Vietnam and globally, and this offers good prospects for businesses investing in the field, a seminar heard in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12.

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) are expected to offer more market opportunities for insurance companies in Vietnam, but will also present tough challenges in a more competitive international environment.

My cousin, Nguyen Thanh Tra, who’s finicky by nature, kept going back and forth about places to visit.