A bilingual version of the Truyen Kieu (Kieu Tale), a Vietnamese masterpiece from the 18th century, was launched in Berlin on May 1.

There is a little-known, traditional Cambodian market which has existed in the middle of HCM City for nearly 50 years, selling traditional foodstuff from the country of pagodas and bringing colour to this city.

Exports of Vietnamese shrimp products are expected to experience a strong recovery in the first half of this year after a slowdown last year.

Imported goods, including home appliances and food, have begun to dominate shelves in malls and specialty shops.

The State Bank of Vietnam has instructed banks to quickly carry out a plan to convert all magnetic cards into chip cards to prevent fraud.

The Government needs to adopt comprehensive policies to develop the country’s mechanical engineering industry, an industry business group has said.

US Ambassador Ted Osius and Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, the deputy minister of Defence, announced on May 3 the successful treatment of dioxin-contaminated soil at Danang International Airport.

The Vietnamese food market is witnessing an increasingly fierce competition between sausage manufacturers, with the participation of many famous brand names like VISSAN, Duc Viet and CPV.

The national index of industrial production (IIP) in the first four months of this year surged 7.3 % year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

There were no surprises in the second round match of the Badminton Asia Championship on April 28 when Vietnamese Nguyen Tien Minh lost to world leading athlete Lin Dan in the men’s singles event.