A movie on one of Vietnam's most notorious female gangsters won the Best Feature Southeast Asia Panorama award during the Festival of Globe Awards 2015 held in California, the US, from August 7 to 16.

Hue authorities made changes to a defunct policy that aimed to protect and restore Hue-style garden houses.

Cars with various engine displacement values are expected to enjoy a rebate in the special consumption tax in Vietnam as of July 1, 2016, according to a revised draft on Tax Law issued by the Ministry of Finance recently.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee have agreed to allow the Fisheries Surveillance and Resources Department to act as an initial investigative body to more efficiently solve trade, environment and international relations problems that arise in the seas.

With most of the high-priority measures in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) blueprint already adopted, policymakers and businesses need to work closely on the remaining challenges to achieve benefits of full economic integration beyond 2015, a new report recommends.

Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) will lend VND330 billion (US$15.7 million) for a project to increase the capacity of KCP Vietnam Industries Limited (KCP VIL) in central Phu Yen province.

An increasing amount of ash and cinder released by thermal power plants is causing serious pollution and making waste treatment more difficult in industrial parks, a representative from the Ministry of Construction said.

Coffee prices have dropped to record lows in southern Dong Nai province, pushing coffee growers, particularly small enterprises, to the verge of bankruptcy.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with prisoners at Xuan Loc Prison in the southern province of Dong Nai on August 16, ahead of their amnesty release dates in honour of National Day on September 2.

One of the prominent economic happenings globally in recent times is the appreciation of the US dollar, which has affected most countries including Vietnam.