Unique cafe spreads environmental message

The Old Quarter of Hà Nội has many interesting surprises hidden down narrow lanes and in tiny houses where you can find a fresh taste of tranquility away from the busy streets. Hidden Gem Cafe on Hàng Tre Street is one such destination.

South Korean firm Hyosung Group plans to hold a test-run of its first high-strength industrial polyester and nylon yarn plant for automobile supportive industries at Quang Nam Province’s Tam Anh Industrial Park in October.

Pù Luông Nature Reserve lures visitors back

Tết (Lunar New Year) this year provided a memorable experience for my family and friends as we experienced the daily life of the Thai ethnic group in Pù Luông Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hóa, about 150 kilometres from the capital.

The Việt Nam Register (VR) has asked its branches nationwide to increase technical safety examinations of vehicles, particularly container trucks, coaches and tractor trailers, as part of measures to improve traffic safety.

Traffic police in central Bình Định Province fined the driver of a tractor trailer VNĐ12.5 million (US$537) for transporting a giant banyan tree on National Highway 19.

Tsutomu Takebe, special advisor to the Japan-Việt Nam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, talks to Việt Nam News about the potentials for agriculture co-operation between the two countries

At least one person died and 21 others were injured in a crash in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on Friday morning.

Huge investments have been flowing into the agriculture sector in recent years, making it increasingly competitive.

Local Trường Hải Automobile Company (Thaco) rolled out the first made-in-Việt Nam tractor at the agricultural machinery manufacturing factory in the Chu Lai-Trường Hải Industrial Complex after one year of construction.

Đặng Quang Hữu, 44, of Đakrông District in the central province of Quảng Trị, is known as a bank owner who has risen from owning nothing to offering loans to 600 poor local households. Unlike other financiers, he requires no interest payments, supporting them as they grow forests to escape from poverty.