Lovers of “Hat Xam” (blind buskers’ singing) will have a chance to savour a spectacular art performance of the traditional music genre at the Hanoi Opera House on January 20.

Vietnam is making appropriate strides in tax administrative procedure reform, said Joanna Nasr, a World Bank expert, at a workshop in Hanoi on January 15. 

(VOV) -The Ministry of Transport and the People's Committee in Kien Giang province have approved the feasibility report and proposal for building an international passenger port on Phu Quoc Island.

The Vietnam Shipping Lines Corporation (Vinalines) set to launch initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first quarter of 2015, General Director Le Anh Son announced at the firm’s conference in Hanoi on January 15 to review 2014 results and set targets for 2015 operations.

Nguyen Thị An, diagnosed with breast cancer, was released from the hospital in stable condition on January 15. She is the second patient to be successfully treated using stem cell therapy at central Nghe An province’s Oncology Hospital. 

The 2014 Youth Volunteer Year proved to be a success, with a series of activities held across Vietnam demonstrating the youth’s dynamism in campaigns for community interests.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has called on businesses to take the lead in e-health investment with its high potential as a large and sustainable market. 

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Sinh Hung has urged the judiciary to promote its key role in implementing and popularising the Constitution and thus enhancing social respect for law. 

Ho Chi Minh City’s budget collection in 2014 reached VND252.1 trillion (over US$11.8 billion), 111.44% of the yearly estimate, and 11.4% above the 2013 collection, as released at a conference in the city on January 15. 

Vietnam will continue to deepen its involvement in the 2015 United Nations agenda for global peace, sustainable development, and dealing with world challenges, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga told Vietnam News Agency in New York on January 14.