The shortlist of contenders for Vietnamese football's most prestigious awards, the Golden Ball, was announced in a press conference in HCM City on April 25.

Maps and research on Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos will be on display at an exhibition entitled Paracels of Vietnam-Historical Evidence in Danang city from April 29 to May 15.

A prosperous and environmentally sustainable Mekong region will help build a strong and united ASEAN and contribute to maintaining peace, stability, cooperation and development in Asia and the world.

Vietnam should establish a national gold exchange to narrow the difference in domestic and international prices of the precious metal, experts said.

Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van was granted the Best Actress at the sixth Vietnamese International Film Festival (ViFF) which was wrapped up recently at the University of California in the US.

A Japanese funded project will transfer technology to help Vietnam produce its own combined measles and rubella vaccine.

Vietnamese side Thai Son Nam grabbed the last qualifying slot for the finals of the AFC Futsal Clubs Championship after a 6-3 win over Australian Dural Warriors in the third-place playoff match at the Panasonic Sports Complex, in Malaysia on April 16.

A Vietnamese culture festival will be held in Germany in August.

HCM City’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first quarter of the year rose 109 percent year on year, showing investors’ growing confidence in the local economy.

Vietnamese athletes have earned three tickets to compete at the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in China next year.