Local footwear manufacturers should improve the design and quality of their products to attract local customers after bringing the local footwear market under free trade agreements, said experts.

British author Jasper Fforde uses classic works as his inspiration to create detective novels, he said at a seminar yesterday in Hanoi.

Vietnam were left ruing dozens of missed chances after losing 1-2 to arch-rival Thailand in the semi-final match of the ASEAN Football Federation Women's Championship in HCM City on May 8.

Several renditions of traditional musical pieces will regale tourists at the Hanoi Old Quarter on May 9.

The State Bank of Vietnam has weakened the dong by 1%, reducing the US dollar daily reference rate from 21,458 to 21,673 dong effective from May 7, its second devaluation this year.

Tourists may feel lost in the beauty and majesty of nature when they arrive at Thac Trang (White Waterfall), one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the mountainous province of Quang Ngai.

One-third of the Vietnamese consumers (34%) love shopping at hypermarkets, supermarkets, and other modern channels, according to the latest Future of Grocery Report prepared by Nielsen.

American artist Heather McClellan feels a special connection to the older Vietnamese women she met while travelling across in Vietnam.

The greenback rates in most of the local commercial banks yesterday touched the ceiling price of VND21,673 per dollar set by the central bank in January.

The national one-door customs mechanism was officially launched at ports in five localities, namely Quang Ninh, Haiphong, Danang, HCM City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau on May 6.