Weightlifter Thanh takes gold with stunning comeback

Thanh won the women's 64kg weightlifting event where she faced a strong rival in Elreen Ann Ando of the hosts.

Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary receives ancient Chăm script books The Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary management board has received five collections of ancient Chăm script books – related to old rituals or worship ceremonies of the Chăm people in central Việt Nam – from a local collector, contributing to precious data for the UNESCO-recognised world heritage site.

Seminar discusses ways to piggyback on trade deal into new markets A conference titled “Opportunities and Challenges arising from CPTPP agreement for Việt Nam’s seafood – fruits, vegetables – animal husbandry, meat processing industries” was held in the Mekong City of Cần Thơ on Wednesday (27 November).

Comedian reveals sweat, tears behind the scenes

Nguyễn Công Vượng (aka Vượng Râu) has become known for his roles in comedy TV series and plays. In recent years, he's also had success directing and producing comedies. He talks to Minh Thu about the smiles and tears behind the curtain.

PGBank, HDBank merger could finish in June 2020 PGBank was previously planned to partner with Vietinbank, but the deal fell through in late April 2018.

South Sudan rival leaders given 100 days to form unity government South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel chief Riek Machar Thursday were given another 100 days to form a power-sharing government after failing to resolve differences, a fresh delay that prompted a sharp US warning that the fledgling nation needed new leaders.

Bad boy Quế Ngọc Hải grows up

Hải is a skillful player with the abilities of a leader who can manage the defence well and start attacks.

Typhoon Matmo injures 6, collapses hundreds of houses

At least six people were injured and hundreds of houses were destroyed as Typhoon Matmo barrelled across central and south central provinces from Quảng Ngãi to Khánh Hoà on Wednesday.

New powerful quake hits South Philippines A powerful quake struck in the southern Philippines on Thursday sending people fleeing from homes, schools and malls, with initial reports of damage to some buildings.

Are CCTV cameras the right way to focus a limited budget? Schools need repairs, hospitals need more beds and roads need expanding, so really the focus should not necessarily be on new cameras.