Antigone Rising band set to perform in Vietnam

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HCM City, July 1 (VNA)- Antigone Rising, the New York based female rock band, will perform in Vietnam from July 7 to 13 as part of activities to mark the 20 th anniversary of US-Vietnam relations,

Vietnamese lychee shines in Australia

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Sydney, July 1 (VNA) – The Vietnamese Lychee Day was held in the Australian city of Melbourne on June 29 with the goal to popularise the fruit in the country.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam continue to drop

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Hanoi, June 30 (VNA) – The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam in June is estimated at 529,000, down 8.2 percent from May, making it the 13th consecutive month the country has experienced a decre

HCM City issues plan against looming MERS spread

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HCM City, June 30 (VNA) – Vietnam's southern metropolis Ho Chi Minh City has issued a Plan of Action as prep against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) threat.

40 years of Vietnamese integration in Germany

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Berlin, June 30 (VNA) – A festival featuring the Vietnamese community’s 40-year integration and development in Germany was held in Berlin on June 28 as part of activities to celebrate the 40th anni

Vietnam female weightlifter brings home gold

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Hanoi, June 30 (VNA) – Vietnamese female weightlifter Le Thi Tham won a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Weightlifting Championships which closed in Thailand on June 28.

Vietnam’s GDP growth in Q2 reaches five-year record

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Hanoi, June 30 (VNA) – Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of this year reached a five year record, hitting 6.44 percent, reported Minister of Planning and Investmen

Vietnam signs AIIB agreement in Beijing

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Beijing, June 30 (VNA) – Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Van Binh and representatives from other founder countries of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed an ag

Exports hike up 9.3 pct annually in first half

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Hanoi, June 30 (VNA) – Vietnam exported 77.7 billion USD worth of commodities during the first half of 2015, a year-on-year increase of 9.3 percent, the General Statistics Office estimated.

Seafood sector aims to produce 6.4 mln tonnes this year

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Hanoi, June 30 (VNA) – Vietnam’s seafood farming and fishing industry is expecting to produce 6.4 million tonnes in 2015, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture

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