Việt Nam holds flag-raising ceremony to mark ASEAN 53rd anniversary An ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony was held in Hà Nội on Friday morning to mark the 53rd founding anniversary of the association (August 3, 1967) and 25 years of Việt Nam’s ASEAN membership (July 28, 1995).

Lebanon's leaders face rage, calls for reform after blast Lebanon's leadership faced growing rage after a massive explosion laid waste to large parts of central Beirut, with security forces firing tear gas at demonstrations late Thursday as international leaders called for reform.

Public debt need to be mobilised from domestic financial reserve funds, says expert Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has planned to increase budget spending and public debt to support enterprises, avoiding interruption and losses of production capacity in key sectors.

Niche inventions lessen load on farmers

Nguyễn Thanh Hùng from Hồng Ngự District in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp is famed locally as the “inventor” of a whole host of unique farming machinery.

Book on Vietnamese sea, islands published in Japan The book entitled Hoàng Sa - Trường Sa: Luận Cứ và Sự Kiện (Spratly - Paracel: Evidence and Events) was translated by Professor Kazutaka Hashimoto into Japanese from Vietnamese the version by researcher Đinh Kim Phúc.

Kids call for protection of wildlife

The exhibition Save Wildlife – Save Our Lives was launched as part of a campaign initiated by Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) in collaboration with the Vietnamese Women’s Museum and Talky English Centre.

India looks to boost cotton exports to Việt Nam The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which has surplus stocks of cotton ahead of the next harvest season, is trying to boost exports of cotton to Việt Nam and Bangladesh.

Hospitals will be shut if lax on COVID-19: committee To cope with the complex situation, the steering committee asked localities and hospitals to take immediate and strong measures

Police issue warning over illegally-operated WinsBank system The Ministry of Public Security has warned people about investing in the WinsBank system through website WINSBANK.IO.

Discovering the wild nature of Ba Mùn Island

In recent years, the island has attracted a large number of tourists to experience some wild travel.