Imports exceeded exports in March by US$300 million, marking the return of the trade deficit in Vietnam after the country experienced a trade surplus in the first two months of this year and in 2012.

The 2013 Earth Hour campaign You and I, Together We Act is due to kick off at the August Revolution Square in front of the Hanoi Opera House on March 23.

One of the most popular Italian chamber orchestras, I Solisti Veneti, will bring the melody and virtuosity of Italian music to classical music lovers at the Hanoi Opera House on March 21.

After a decline in the first month of the year, the total outstanding loans of commercial banks in February surged 0.71 percent against December last year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

Vietnam's exports to some large African countries plunged in February, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has reported.

The mysterious disease which has affected 215 people in central Quang Ngai Province's Ba To District was caused by Aflatoxin, a toxin produced by fungus in mouldy rice, The Ministry of Health has concluded.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung suggested the Government reduce small and medium enterprises’ income tax to 20 percent.

David Seton, a New Zealander now living in Vietnam, will lead a team of 15 on a 2,000km motorcycle journey across the country to raise money for health care.

The Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra will give a concert under the baton of German conductor Bernhard Epstein at the Hanoi Opera House on March 20.

Four cultural and performing art experts from Center Stage, a cultural exchange of the US Department of State that brings foreign performing artists to American stages, are visiting Vietnam to find candidates for its 2014 programme.