The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has announced a turnover of VND627 trillion (US$29.85 billion) over the past 10 months, or 0.4% more than the same period last year.

An international conference on spiritual tourism for sustainable development opened in the Red River Delta province of Ninh Binh on November 21. 

Truong Minh Dien of Vietnam has won the 2013 CGAP Photo Contest for his photo Rainy Afternoon.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat was in the hot seat over the sector's poor management during a Q&A legislative session on November 19.

The saola, one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet, has been photographed in Vietnam for the first time in the last 15 years.

Vietnam plans to increase the meat output of waterfowl by 8-10% a year in coming years, according to the Animal Husbandry Department.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) edged up 5.9% in October and 5.4% in the past ten months of this year, driven by an expansion in industrial manufacturing and processing.

Pham Cao Cuong of Vietnam has won a silver medal at the Korea Junior Open Badminton Championships, which closed in Jeonju city on November 17.

The Vietnam Furniture and Home Furnishing Fair, called VIFA Home 2013, opened at the Tan Binh Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, on November 14.

The spirit of Japan's ancient capital Kyoto is on display at an exhibition at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.