National treasures aplenty at Ha Noi pagoda

The two new national treasures – a pair of stone lion statues and a red-lacquered altar trimmed with gold – are expected to help turn the thousand-year-old pagoda into a top tourism destination in the capital.

Securities service fees cut does help, but more drastic measures in need: experts

To urgently support the stock market, the finance ministry cut fees of nine securities services and exempted fees for six others from March 19.  

Billion-plus Indians under lockdown as virus delays Olympics India ordered its billion-plus population on Tuesday to stay inside for three weeks, bringing a third of the world under lockdown as the coronavirus pandemic forced Japan to postpone the Olympics until next year.

MoIT proposes Prime Minister reopen secondary border gates with China

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc permit customs clearance of goods through all secondary border gates in the northern province of Lạng Sơn, which is on the border with China.

Mozambique insurgents attack troops, ring northern town Suspected jihadists on Monday attacked military barracks and ringed a northern Mozambican town, hoisting their flag before retreating, local security sources said.

Relief measures fail to calm virus panic

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange lost 6.08 per cent to close at 666.59 points.

Ancient Điện Hải Citadel to be restored

A fund of VNĐ84 billion (US$3.6 million) has been reserved for the conservation of the ruined Điện Hải Citadel in the central city in 2020.

Nature reserve’s seven ha of forested habitat for endangered species restored Gaia Nature Conservation has planted 4,500 trees in the Xuân Liên Nature Reserve in the north central coastal province of Thanh Hoá to mark World Planting Day on March 21.

Pork price must go down, one way or another: PM The PM said rising pork prices in recent months had contributed to the country’s increased consumer price index (CPI) and made life more difficult for the people as pork takes up a large part of the Vietnamese diet.

Thừa Thiên-Huế to build bird sanctuary in Ô Lâu estuary area

The central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế's plan to build a bird sanctuary in Ô Lâu estuary area has been met with a groundswell of local support.