Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Thi Huyen failed in the qualifying round of the women's 400m hurdles at the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China, on August 23.

Dang Kim Khoi, Acting Director General of the Institute of Policy for Agriculture and Rural Development, spoke to Hai quan (Customs) newspaper about the challenges.

VietJet Air is up in arms that, during the past six months, many of its Vietnamese passengers have been denied entry into Singapore.

The changes to the housing law allowing foreigners and Viet kieu (overseas Vietnamese) to buy houses in Vietnam (from July 1) has had an impact on the housing market.

After the strong depreciation of the Chinese yuan, steel industry insiders have warned local steel producers that Chinese steel products could flood the Vietnamese market, causing difficulties for them.

A pop song written by composer Nguyen Van Chung of HCM City has been included on two CDs by the Casa Musica, a music company in Germany.

Estonian designer Xenia Joots and Yaly Couture brand owner Trinh Diem Quynh will display their Autumn-Winter 2015-16 Fashion collection in Hoi An city.

It is impossible to leave footprints on sand dunes, as the wind quickly blows them away. Standing atop the Nam Cuong sand dunes, I felt the wind blow my worries away just as easily.

The national U19 men's team left for Laos on August 20 with their eyes set on the 2015 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship trophy.

The Hoan Kiem District Party Committee on August 20 asked the district People's Committee to cancel the plan to pave 11 Old Quarter pedestrianised streets with natural stones.