The Ministry of Finance has proposed to increase special consumption tax on imported goods to ensure fair competition between locally manufactured products and imported ones.

A range of obstetrics and gynecology clinics sit along Giai Phong Street, across from Bach Mai Hospital.

Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam suffered a surprise defeat in the first round of the US Open's junior circuit boys' singles on September 8.

Nguyen Thi Thuy won another bronze medal in the women's 53kg category at the ongoing 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Phuket, Thailand.

Two albums of vinyl records (analog recordings) were released recently in HCM City, introducing a new element in the local industry that is dominated by digital CDs and DVDs.

Thirty-five experts from environmental organisations in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam gathered on September 9 to discuss water management and the effects of hydropower dams.

Vietnam's tuna industry saw a 6.7% dip in export value for the first eight months of this year due to decreasing demands, according to the General Department of Customs.

Demand for transport infrastructure is increasing, so the Ministry of Transport must review transport system planning and seek private investment for transport projects, according to officials at a workshop.

Several future scenarios about Vietnam's foreign exchange and economy in the context of possible China's currency devaluation and US Federal Reserve's interest rate hike have been put forth by the Ministry of Planning and Investment's National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast.

Modelling agency BeU Models will hold an audition under the eyes of some top fashion experts from Singapore at the Le Meridien hotel in HCM City to choose models for the 2015 Vietnam International Fashion Week in mid-October.