Bridgestone Tire Sale Vietnam Limited Liability Company has opened its first plant in Vietnam, applying state- of-the- art technology at My Phuoc three Industrial Park in the southern province of Binh Duong.

The UNESCO-recognised the ancient city of Hoi An will host a lantern festival on February 9-16 to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday.

People living in the Hong (Red) River Delta are preparing to celebrate the Huong Pagoda festival 2013, which a local official has promised will be the biggest ever.

(VOV) - Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on January 14 condemned China’s recent activities in the East Sea, particularly the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes, saying they seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction in the area.

Nguyen Hoang Thien will take part in the Australian Open juniors in Melbourne, a Group A event on January 19-26.

The Vietnam Football Federation has invited Vietnamese Czech midfielder Michal Nguyen to train with the national team.

As many as 61 young tennis players from across Asia will participate in the international tennis federation (ITF) U14 Asian Championship-Division 2, 2013.

The UK-based travel website iWantSun listed Vietnam among the top 10 countries to visit this year.

A Vietnamese passenger was arrested at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, carrying more than 16 kilo of African rhino horn, the Customs at the airport said on January 8. 

Cambodia Angkor Air (CA Air) on January 6 inaugurated the first non-stop flight route between Phnom Penh and Hanoi in a bid to meet the increasing transport needs of the two countries.