As per a recent Government directive, Vietnam will stop exporting coal dust in 2015, in order to ensure the supply of coal for thermal power production for the 2018 to 2020 period.

Vietnam's consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.05% in February compared to January and 0.25% from December 2014, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam is ranked 75th among 93 countries in the annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index, which measures a nation's competitiveness based on the quality of talent it can produce, attract and retain.

Supermarkets in HCM City report a sharp increase in sales in recent days and expect a further rise a few days ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 19 this year.

Vietnam will participate in six events at the International Martial Arts Festival 2015, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 12 to 22, said the National Sports Administration.

Water puppetry and Dong Ho paintings are just two amongst Vietnam's many traditional arts selected to entertain locals and tourists alike during the Lunar New Year holiday season in Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Vietnam targets average export growth of 11-12 per cent a year until 2020 and gradual reduction of imports to wipe out the trade deficit by then and achieve a surplus by 2030, according to its overseas market development plan.

Vu Thi Trang of Vietnam has jumped two spots to a career-high 48th place in the World Badminton Federation's February rankings for women players.

Ryan Duy Hung has impressed many young music lovers in Vietnam with his singing of Vietnamese songs.

HCM City has been ranked among the 20 most dynamic cities globally by US-based financial and professional services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).