As domestic solid waste has long been piling up and become an acute issue in Vietnam for a long time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is developing a project to improve waste treatment and management in both rural and urban areas.
A Vietnamese team is participating in the “2018 FIRST Global Challenge” international robotics competition for junior and high school students, which opened in Mexico on August 16.
A photography and book exhibition featuring Vietnam’s ethnic groups opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 17 to celebrate the occasions of the 73rd August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a meeting in Tien Giang on August 17 to review the progress of the Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation (VnSAT) projects in the Mekong Delta over the last seven months, as well as discuss tasks for the remaining months of the year.
The Ministry of Health has reported that nearly one million Vietnamese people are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
An experimental exhibition exploring art mixed with technology will open on August 25 in Hanoi.
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) increased by 11.8 percent in July year-on-year, surpassing expectations, according to the country’s International Enterprise (IE).
The Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) will offload nearly 489 million shares in its initial public offering (IPO) scheduled on September 5 at the Hanoi Stock Exchange.
Vietnamese agro-firms should increase high added value for their products by improving business production procedures in line with international practices, especially in packaging and designing, heard a workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17.
Top Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is confident she will change her medal’s colour at the upcoming Asian Games (ASIAD) in Indonesia.
Vietnamese and Japanese enterprises discussed how to intensify Japan’s investment in Vietnam in general, and the central province of Quang Nam in particular at a meeting in Hoi An ancient town on August 17.
Retail sales of food and foodstuffs in Ho Chi Minh City were worth 66.744 trillion VND (2.9 billion USD) in the first seven months of this year, or 17.46 percent of total retail sales.
The Government is trying to reduce the cost of goods transport in the country to make logistics more competitive and one of the economic spearheads.
Thai Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo said the Myanmar authorities have agreed to send more workers to Thailand to work in the fishing industry through a government's MoU scheme to help with labour shortages.
The Vietnam Online Marketing Forum 2018, themed “Human or Robot”, took place in Hanoi on August 17 following its success last year.
2018 is considered the most bumper longan crop for the northern region over the past five years.
Vietnam has plenty of experience in developing micro, small- and medium-sized enterprise (MSMEs) which Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries could learn from, said South African Ambassador to Vietnam Phi Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro at a workshop in Hanoi on August 17.
A group of Thai junior Hip Hop dancers, who won the World Hip Hop Dance Championship 2018 in the United States, arrived in Thailand to a warm welcome at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
