The European Union has shown its continued support for Vietnam’s global economic integration with the launch of the European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project in Hanoi on December 11.

Sixty-two photos depicting the Mine Advisory Group (MAG)’s activities to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Vietnam are on display in HCM City.

Cigarette smoking is blamed for a high seven percent rate of chronic bronchitis in Vietnamese men.

Reports on the feasibility of two nuclear power plants will be completed next year, then submitted to the Government, said Nguyen Manh Hung, deputy head of the project management board.

Saigon Heat will host Westports Malaysia Dragon of Malaysia in HCM City on January 12 in the team’s first game of the 2012 ASEAN Basketball League.

The Phu My trade village in central Phu Yen province’s An Dan commune has won a contract to export the first batch of 200 basket boats to Switzerland.

Three Vietnamese athletes have won silver medals at the ongoing World Bodybuilding Championships in Thailand.

Young Vietnamese footballer Nguyen Thai Sung has been invited to train with Sporting Lisbon’s under-21 team.

At least five people were killed and 12 others injured when a vehicle tumbled from the Keo Put mountain pass in Cao Bang province’s Tra Linh District.

After three days of competitions, Vietnam have pocketed four silver and two bronze medals at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Tunja, Columbia.