Ancient Hoi An is probably the most popular destination in the central coastal region, but getting a view of it from the Hoai River at sunset shows how little it has changed in a thousand years.

Hanoi has been listed in the top three cities with the most crowded retail market in the Asia-Pacific region in 2014, after China's Beijing and Shanghai.

Top Vietnamese swimmers Nguyen Thi Anh Vien and Hoang Quy Phuoc will compete in the 38th Southeast Asian (SEA) Age-Group Swimming Championship, which started on June 6 in Singapore.

The People's Committee of central Phu Yen province has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism to recognise two musical instruments, dan da (lithophone) and ken da (stone horn), as national treasures.

(VOV) - Overall business conditions in the manufacturing sector strengthened in May amid an ongoing increase in client demand as output increased for the eighth consecutive month amid another solid expansion in new business, according to the HSBC Vietnam Manufacturing PMI report.

Consumer habits of Vietnamese are changing, with an increasing number looking to purchase their desired products through affordable loans.

Most Vietnamese companies are unwilling to use outsourcing despite its benefits like the reduction in management work and payroll without any impact on output, according to a report by business consultancy Grant Thornton.

Representatives from Fairventures Worldwide FVW gGmbH and the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart (Hft Stuggart) joined Vietnamese construction experts to introduce green building strategies at a workshop in Hanoi last week.

Nguyen Thi Mai Hung has become the fifth Vietnamese woman to be awarded the International Women's Grandmaster (IWGM) title.

The Vietnam Assets Management Company (VAMC) plans to purchase between VND70 trillion (US$3.17 billion) and VND100 trillion (US$4.74 billion) worth of non-performing loans (NPL) this year, according to a source from Dau Tu (Investment) newspaper.