Each province must define their competitive advantages and economic potential to assist the government in its foreign-investment decision-making, heard a seminar held in Can Tho on August 14.

The US embassy has given US$40,000 to authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc to enable them to restore a traditional dinh (communal house) built nearly 300 years ago.

The General Statistics Office (GSO) reported an increase of 59.8% to 31,000 units in imports of Completely Built-Up (CBU) automobiles to the local market.

Representatives from small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) and experts met in Hanoi   on August 13 to discuss the role of enterprises in the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents.

A collection of ritual outfits used in Vietnam's Mother Goddesses worship will be displayed in Europe next month.

International passengers are being screened by an infrared body-temperature system at HCM City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

As many as 45 of the nation's 63 cities and provinces have come up with their own master plans to manage solid waste, said a senior official at a workshop held in Hanoi on August 11.

The dream of the newly-crowned International Mathematical Olympiad winner, Nguyen The Hoan, is nothing fancy - simply to find a good job and be able to take care of his Mum and Dad.

The domestic leather and footwear industry is seeing positive signs in the market.

Vietnam is doing all it can to prevent the Ebola virus from entering the country, said deputy minister of health Nguyen Thanh Long at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for Ebola Virus Prevention in Hanoi on August 11.