Fight to save soul music of Ba NaDinh Di, 80, from the ethnic Ba Na group, has spent nearly all his life repairing and tuning gongs in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai.
Military warns tigers on the loose in Dong NaiWhile military officials maintain they are actually tigers, forest officials say they could be dogs.
Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia music festival to openArt troupes from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will gather at a music festival to take place in the central province of Quang Tri on July 22-26.
One more TV shopping channel comes under scannerAuthorities have hauled up Best Buy company based in HCM City for broadcasting without the requisite clearances and ordered it to stop airing.
Bird flu recurs in Phu Tho and Quang Tri provincesAfter a long stretch with no recorded cases, bird flu has recurred in several localities in Phu Tho and Quang Tri provinces.
Armstrong wants secret probe of leaksFormer American cycling star Lance Armstrong has accused a group of US media giants of reporting grand jury information allegedly illegally leaked.
Hanoi industrial zones earn USD1.9 billion in H1Enterprises in Hanoi's industrial zones managed a turnover of USD1.9 billion between January and the middle of July, an agency said.
Discovering Dinh An mat craft villageVisitors to Dong Thap Province should take time to have a look at Dinh An sleeping mat craft village in Dinh Yen Commune, Lap Vo District.
Living with tombsIn the late afternoon, kids play on or around tombs. That’s the life in a hamlet called “xom go ma” (tomb hamlet) in District 8, HCM City.
NASA inks agreement with maker of Atlas V rocketNASA had reached an agreement with United Launch Alliance to try to adopt the Atlas V commercial rocket to send astronauts to the ISS.
Businesses bemoan loan-shark interest ratesMany businesses are facing exorbitant interest rates from loan sharks having failed to access bank loans.
New World Biosphere Reserve recognisedThe Cat Tien National Garden has been recognised by UNESCO as Vietnam’s seventh World Biosphere Reserve.
Vietnam secures 7 medals at international academic contestsVietnam bagged 7 medals at two international science contests in Taiwan and Turkey, said an agency from the Ministry of Education and Training.
China plans carbon-trading pilot schemeChina will introduce a pilot scheme for carbon emissions trading and gradually develop a national market, state media said.
Goldsmiths fear tightened State Bank regulationThe State Bank’s proposal to impose tighter regulation on gold trading may leave jewellers on the verge of bankruptcy.
Tien Minh wins silver at badminton’s US OpenThe world number 9 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam won second place for the men’s singles at the Grand Prix Gold US Open.
Community of rare gibbons found in VietnamThe lively morning calls of a rare species of gibbon has led to the discovery in remote Vietnamese forests, conservationists said.
Eurozone faces crunch week in debt crisisEurozone must settle their debt crisis this week to stop Greece toppling into default and dragging bigger euro economies into deeper trouble.
Guest workers need supportMany poor labourers can not fulfil their dreams of working abroad due to lack of money.
Natural tonics for virility huntedBay Nui village in the southern province of An Giang is famous for some natural tonics that are said to help improve virility.
Danang property market heats up on finance hub boostDanang’s property market continued to record price growth across several segments in the...
Nearly 83 ha of Mang Den forest to be converted for urban projectNearly 83 hectares of a forest in Mang Den Commune, Quang Ngai Province, will be...
New Hanoi flats average VND 128 million per square metreNew apartment prices in Hanoi reached an average of VND 128 million per square metre in...
Vietcombank and Pho Hien Industrial Development Group sign partnership dealVietcombank and Pho Hien Industrial Development Group have signed a cooperation deal with...
Vietnam firm seeks licence to explore tungsten in Thai NguyenA mining company has proposed exploring a 984 hectare site in Thai Nguyen Province for...
Danang studies USD 10.4bn urban rail linking two airportsDanang is studying its first urban railway, a 103km line linking two international...