A novel, Nguoc Mat Troi (Journey Against the Sun), written by novelist Nguyen Mot, has been translated into English and will be published in the US by Song Magazine.

The number of Vietnamese women in senior positions in public companies is still very small, but the picture does appear brighter if one looks at Vietnam's largest companies.

Demand for consumer credit is growing strongly and it is time to eradicate private money lending, a round table on financial issues heard in HCM City on October 20. 

Lua Thien Nhan, a moving film about a boy, is being screened at Ngoc Khanh and tan Son Nhat theatres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, respectively, since October 15.

Hoi An silk village will join the International Silk Forum at Hangzhou, China with world-famous silk enterprises and brands from Brazil, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Thailand and mainland China on October 22-23.

Ensuring water security is believed to be not only imperative but also a long-term mission for the sustainable development of Vietnam.

The US dollar lending interest rate has remained unchanged though the central bank has recently made a significant cut on dollar deposit rates.

The granting of licences in the industry and trade has seen shortcomings though several administrative procedures had been simplified, Le Hong Lam, a representative from Vietnam Bar Federation, said.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam jumped up five places to No 1045 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals' world rankings.

Adding three more gold medals to her tally, Army swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien powered her way to 16 gold medals at the National Swimming Championships on the concluding day.