HCM City (VNA) — More than a million high-school students are sitting the graduation exam that began on June 2, according to figures from the Ministry of Education and Training.

Hanoi (VNA) — The number of Vietnamese phone subscribers reached 127.8 million in May, a decrease of 11.1 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (

Hanoi (VNA) — Stocks continued to surge on June 2, with shares across-the-board on both national exchanges hitting their ceiling prices.

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam will play host 10 big international sporting events this year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced.

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre has begun restoration of the Tho Ninh Palace in the Forbidden City at a cost of 10 billion VND (487,000 USD).

Hanoi (VNA) — Vietnam will begin constructing its largest badminton centre at Hanoi's elite athletes training centre by the end of this year, the Vietnam Badminton Federation's (VBF) vice chairman

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has slashed annual interest rate caps payable on US dollar deposits to 0.5 percent for institutional depositors and 2 percent for individual depositors

Havana (VNA) – Cuba is planning to increase its pumped oil output from 21 million to 28 million barrels a year and start oil and gas exploitation in its exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexi

Hanoi (VNA) — The Vietnam Red Cross officially launched a blood donation drive on May 29 specifically for children.

Hanoi (VNA) - One of the ways in which banks are planning to increase their charter capital this year is to have their strategic partners acquire a greater stake – from the current 10 to 20 percent