Local people have accidentally unearthed nearly 100 age-old cannon balls recently at a site located 3 km away from the world-heritage Ho Dynasty Citadel, Vinh Loc district, central Thanh Hoa province.

Vietnam Airlines operated more than 118,000 safe flights in 2014, a year on year increase of 3.8%, heard a conference held by the corporation on December 31.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has chosen the current national U19 team to compete at the coming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore.

President Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on December 31 sent their condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo over the crash of AirAsia Indonesia’s flight QZ8501.

Vietnam hopes the search and rescue efforts will help find the missing victims of the AirAsia QZ8501 flight soon, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said in response to new information related to the flight. 

Seizing opportunities and promoting the strength of the entire nation to safeguard national interests and take the country forward is the message that President Truong Tan Sang sent to the nation in an article on the occasion of the New Year 2015. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Truong Tan Sang, and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent greetings to Raul Castro Ruz, first Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers on the 56th anniversary of Cuba’s National Day (January 1).

As many as 15,419 enterprises nationwide resumed their operation in 2014, up 7.1% from a year ago, according to Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam.

A poetry collection was released in Hanoi on December 31 featuring hundreds of works on Russia by more than 150 authors.

Experts and officials commented on laws and policies regarding the prevention of alcohol abuse and its negative impacts, which are emerging as a pressing issue today.