Hanoi police arrested two women on August 3 for allegedly selling a nine-month-old baby from Bo De Pagoda, a home for orphaned and abandoned children in Long Bien District, according to Phu Nu (Women) Newspaper.

Businesses from Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, the US and Vietnam will display their products at the International East-West Economic Corridor Commercial, Tourism and Investment Exhibition at Danang's Exhibition Centre from August 15-20.

Vietnam has become the second largest importer of Australian cattle, behind Indonesia, according to BeefCentral.com, a free news website and market intelligence service dedicated to the Australian beef industry.

Vietnam is a potential market for internet banking services, as only 22% of its population possesses bank accounts.

A Vietnamese-American doctor of traditional medicine has never forgotten what he missed most after his family left Vietnam to move to the US 22 years ago.

The war between Vietnam and France (1946-54) will receive comprehensive coverage in a new documentary directed by Dao Thanh Tung.

The central province of Phu Yen has revoked licenses of two foreign direct investment (FDI) tourism projects worth US$50 million for delays in implementation.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Airlines Corporation gained total revenue of nearly VND28 trillion (US$1.32 billion) for the first half of this year, according corporation report released on July 31.

The sequel of the French movie Le Petit Nicolas (The Little Nicholas) will be screened in cinema theatres across the country from August 1.

Overseas remittances to HCM City in the first seven months reached US$2.42 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.2%.