Awareness of business opportunities among citizens in Vietnam is lower than in other countries with the same level of development, a new report reveals.

Many banks have planned higher profits this year as they expect better recovery in the economy.

Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh won a gold medal at the Grand Prix Osijek on April 26 in Croatia.

Copyright violations remain a serious problem in Vietnam despite a plethora of laws, especially with movies being pirated through the internet, causing losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.

The rate of poor households has dropped from 22% in 2005 to 7.8% last year, reports the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnamese women's football team beat Guangzhou's Military team 3-0 in a friendly match in China on April 23.

Hundreds of fine art works featuring late General Vo Nguyen Giap will be displayed in an exhibition in downtown Hanoi to mark the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7, 1954.

The oratorio The Creation, written by Joseph Haydn, a prominent Austrian composer of the 18th and early 19th century, will be performed at the HCM City Opera House on May 8 and 9.

The National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) on April 21 agreed that it is necessary to revise the 2005 Enterprise Law in order to enforce the Constitution, especially taking into consideration the relationship between the State, market, and businesses.

Switzerland on April 15 announced to provide US$4.75 million for reforming Vietnam’s business environment.