Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh held meetings with the leaders of foreign countries and international organisations on the sidelines of the ongoing Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

Within three weeks, from March 6 to 20, Việt Nam witnessed three waterway accidents. For insight into the problems, Việt Nam News reporters Khánh Chi and Tiến Hiếu spoke to officials. 

Despite solid results last year, VPBank announced a modest profit target for this year at its recent annual general meeting.

The Ministry of Culture has launched a writing contest on farmers and new rural areas  Cả Nước Chung Sức Xây Dựng Nông Thôn Mới (We build new rural areas) for amateur and professional writers.  

Vietnamese women chess team got the first loss at the Asian Nations Cup Chess Team Championship’s sixth match at the Novotel Abu Dhabi Al Bustan Hotel in United Arab Emirate (UAE) on Saturday.

Many Hanoians seem unaware of the high air pollution in their city despite the warnings of environmentalists and statistics from the US Embassy’s air quality monitoring station in Láng Hạ Street that show the air quality index remaining at unhealthy levels (between 151–200 units) over the past week.