The demand for rented office space in Hanoi increased sharply in the second quarter of this year, pointing to a gradual recovery of the domestic economy, said property experts.

Local and international filmmakers are invited to attend in the 3rd Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF) slated from November 23-27.

Rhinos are being driven to extinction due to the demand for their horns and Vietnam is considered the main market for them, experts have said.

The capital has outlined a plan to restore traditional craft villages, which are rapidly disappearing.

With a few weeks to go until the traditional Mid Autumn Festival which is held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, HCM City is already bustling with people buying mooncakes for relatives and friends.

Petroleum enterprises were asked to cut the retail price of petrol for the second time in the past ten days after a drop in global petrol prices.

There will be a wave of mergers and acquisitions in Vietnam in the next five years when the economy recovers and foreign direct investment surges, an international conference heard in HCM City on August 7.

Vietnam Foreign Ministry has sent a diplomatic note to the Australian Ambassador in Hanoi opposing a censorship order by the Australian Supreme Court in the state of Victoria as reported by Wikileaks on August 7.

The U19 Uzbekistan team will train in Hanoi-based Youth Football Training Centre until August 9 in preparation for the 2015 AFC U19 Women's Championship qualifiers.

Coach Toshiya Miura has said the doors are still open to all those players who aspire for a victory at the coming ASEAN Football Federation's (AFF) Suzuki Cup.