HCM City to organise fair to stimulate consumer demand The HCM City Department of Industry and Trade will for the first time in several years allow businesses to offer promotions of up to 100 per cent in June and July to boost demand that has taken a hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Arts club connects Vietnamese painters nationwide The Mekong Art Club, one of the most popular arts groups in HCM City, for years has organised hundreds of exchange programmes as a way to connect artists from different regions in the country.

A world redrawn: Japan architect Ban urges virus-safe shelters Japan's Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the coronavirus era.

Athletes vie for billiards titles in Kiên Giang Nearly 900 athletes will compete in the National Billiards & Snooker Championship this year in Kiên Giang Province om June 11-20.

FK Sarajevo of Vietnamese owner win Premijer Liga title FK Sarajevo, a Bosnian football club owned by Vietnamese businessman Nguyễn Hoài Nam, defended their domestic title after the 2019-20 season has been concluded.

Events to dig into Italian culinary culture

The programme True Italian Taste will officially kick off on June 3 in HCM City with an event dedicated to pasta.

Mai Đức Chung still reaching for the stars

The head coach of the national women’s football team is looking for the stars of tomorrow that could help him fulfil his World Cup dream, a dream that has twice eluded him.

Bắc Hà Open Horse Race draws thousands of visitors Betting on horse racing is illegal in Việt Nam, but underground gambling could have taken place, according to a local official who declined to be named.

Athletes to compete in Tuần Châu Sunset Triathlon in August

The second edition is scheduled three months earlier than last year, just several weeks after the easing of social distancing regulations.

Agricultural products on display in Hà Nội this week Lychees from Bắc Giang, Hưng Yên and Hải Dương; mangoes and plums from Sơn La; guava, papayas and aquatic products from Quảng Ninh and Nam Định are among the items on sale.