Construction starts on final sub-project of North-South Expressway

Lang Son: Construction of the Huu Nghi-Chi Lang Expressway, the final sub-project of a mega project to build the eastern wing of the North-South Expressway, began at a ceremony in the northern border province of Lang Son on April 21, with Prime Minist…

Acting President expresses gratitude to contributors to Dien Bien Phu Victory

Dien Bien: Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on April 21 offered incense at the Dien Bien Phu Battlefield Martyrs’ Temple and the A1-Dien Bien Martyrs Cemetery and visited veterans who contributed to Dien Bien Phu Victory 70 years ago.

Xuan and her en…

PM asks Lang Son to fully tap development resources

Lang Son: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the northern border province of Lang Son to maximise its development resources while addressing a conference announcing the locality’s master plan for 2021-2030 with a vision towards 2050 on April 21.

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Tourists come in great numbers to Dien Bien Phu

Hanoi: The special national relic site of Dien Bien Phu Battlefield in the mountainous province of Dien Bien is attracting an increase influx of tourists from across the country and abroad as only half a month ahead of the Grand Celebration on May 7.

VNYA – a firm pillar of Vietnamese student community in Singapore

Singapore: The Vietnamese Youth Alliance in Singapore (VNYA) held a gala at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on April 20 night to celebrate its fifth anniversary.

The event brought together students and representatives of Vietnamese agencie…

Factors influencing Vietnam’s FMCG market

Hanoi: Economic outlook, demographic transformation and changing consumer trends are among macro shifts reshaping Vietnam’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) landscape, according to marketing data and analytics company Kantar Worldpanel.

In its recen…

Vietnamese rice prices on the hike

Hanoi: The prices of Vietnamese paddy and rice continued to increase last week, according to the the Vietnam Food Association (VFA).

Specifically, the average paddy price at fields rose by 214 VND to 8,000 VND (0.31 USD) per kilo, with the highest re…