The Vietnam Football Federation has accepted the resignation of national team head coach Phan Thanh Hung after its dismal performance at the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup.

Vietnamese fashion designer Le Thanh Phuong will produce 30 sets of Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress) for a fashion show in New York City on January 25-27.

The World Bank warned that Vietnam would continue to face risks to its macro-economy stability, predicting the nation’s GDP would close at 5.2 percent in 2012 in stead of the planned 6.5 percent.

Vietnam missed out on a place in the Asian Football Federation U19 Women’s Football Championship finals despite a 3-1 win over Chinese Taipei in the last group match on December 5.

Vietnam Fashion Week kicks off at the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel on December 6, with a taste of 19 collections (600 designs) by veterans and emerging designers to be shown during the week.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has urged hospitals to improve healthcare service quality on a par with international standards.

Vietnamese e-sports players competed outstandingly in the World Cyber Games 2012 in China, considered the equivalent of the Olympics Games for e-sports athletes.

A week after banks stopped accepting gold deposits, the bullion market has yet to see benefits from the central bank's move.

Landscape, portraits of daily life, and the beauty of Vietnamese women are the themes of a painting exhibition that has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

The largest manufacturer and exporter of “regenerated polyester staple fiber” in Korea, Dae Yang Industrial Co Ltd, has carried out a market survey in Vietnam to find partners for consumption and distribution of its product in Vietnam.