Tran Van Quang, a farmer in Hau Giang Province in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, has increased his profit from rice farming by at least 18% since he began to apply a new farming model developed locally.

International conservation group IUCN plans to extend Ha Long Bay to include the Cat Ba Archipelago, an adjoining holiday resort area.

Vietnam will play archrival Thailand in the semi-final of the ASEAN Football Federation Women's Championship, following their 4-0 win over the Philippines on May 6 in HCM City.

Overseas Vietnamese players from eight countries took part in the friendly Vacsava Open table tennis tournament, which concluded in Poland on May 5.

U23 Cambodia will have a training session in Vietnam and will play a friendly match with Toyota V.League 1's Dong Tam Long An (DTLA) on May 15.

Two captive moon bears reached the mainland last night after spending four years on the remote Ba Mun Island in the northern Quang Ninh Province.

Import tax on polyester staple fibre (PSF) might be increased from zero to 2%, as the Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed to encourage domestic production.

Vietnam's credit growth rate reached 2.78% in the first four months this year – the highest in three years, according to the National Finance Supervision Council (NFSC).

Vietnamese household-appliance companies are concerned that ASEAN-imported products will dominate the local market, especially in traditional markets and supermarkets, in the near future.

Vietnam continued reducing import taxes on oil products, beginning April 4, according to the Ministry of Finance.