The rising demand of foreign direct investment enterprises for raw materials has given local companies the chance to become suppliers, but they must be more active in the race.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are still not prepared for the Vietnam – EU Free Trade Agreement that is expected to be signed this October, officials warned.

International Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will lead the Vietnamese team at the 2014 Chess Olympiad, which will take place in Tromso, Norway, from August 1 to 14.

Conductor Tran Vuong Thach will lead the Goyang Philharmonic Orchestra's performance of Vietnamese musical composition Tro Ve Dat Me (Return to the Motherland) in Gyeonggi Province, the Republic of Korea, on July 11.

Artists from Venezuela will present a performance of traditional folk music in Hanoi, Haiphong and Quang Ninh Province from July 5-11.

Foreign investment in the textile and garment sector is increasing rapidly as international firms seek to take advantage of the benefits Vietnam's will potentially derive when the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement comes into being.

Several Vietnamese goods have gained a firm foothold in the domestic market with 70% of Vietnamese consumers putting their trust in local goods.

More than 571,000 high school students nationwide began the national university entrance examinations on July 4 seeking a place at one of the 141 universities and colleges.

The Grammy Award-winning Pacific Boychoir will travel to Vietnam and Singapore to perform at notable venues and institutions from July 9 to 21.

Vietnamese films in different genres are being screened at the first Vietnamese Film Festival in the port city of Saint Malo in France.