Welcome to this week's Words on the Street, where we explore the latest shifts shaping Vietnam's digital landscape, and look at Deepseek's quiet but intriguing entry into an AI market where ChatGPT reigns supreme.

Taking the water from the Red River and the West Lake to clean To Lich River is just one piece of the puzzle. Drastic actions are needed to keep the environment clean and green.

Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, one of Hanoi's most important cultural landmarks, attracts thousands of visitors each Tet.

The third Viet Pride Festival 2014 will be held in Hanoi on August 1-3 to connect groups protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) nationwide.

The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) has called upon parties involved in territorial disputes in the East Sea to fully observe the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to settle their disputes peacefully.

China seems to be intentionally prolonging the tensions over the East Sea and provoking Vietnam into armed conflicts, according to Vietnamese marine officers.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has approved a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-funded project to enhance anti-corruption efforts in Vietnam.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta are seeking ways to relocate thousands of households living in erosion-prone areas.

The communes of My Thang and My An of Binh Dinh province are paying a heavy price for their unplanned shrimp farming: the production area has been damaged, while the environment has become seriously polluted.

Two Indochina tigers at Thao Cam Vien Zoo in HCM City safely gave birth to four small cubs with the help of workers at the zoo who are often called “midwives”.

On June 10, during the dialogue session in the framework of the opening of 26th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva (Switzerland), Ambassador Pham Quoc Tru – Vietnam’s Deputy Chief of Mission at the United Nations had an important speech.

Vietnam’s Supreme People’s Court and the Republic of Korea’s Supreme Court held a seminar in Hanoi on June 10 to examine ways to cooperate on developing intellectual property law.

On June 10, Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, officially launched a project supporting the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in Vietnam.

A Chinese steel ship recently rammed into a fishing boat of Haiphong city, causing serious property damage worth hundreds of millions of Vietnam Dong.

The Prime Minister has approved a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-funded project to enhance anti-corruption efforts in Vietnam.

JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel has received top honors for excellence in the Asia-Pacific Property Award Winners 2014-2015, the world’s most prestigious real estate industry accolades.

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake rattled Song Tranh hydro-power plant 2 in central Quang Nam province`s Bac Tra My District on the afternoon of June 8.

A Red River delta forum has called for inter-provincial and inter-regional cooperation in cushioning the impact of climate change, especially rising sea levels, on coastal localities.

About thirty European scholars attending a recent workshop in Norway refuted China’s groundless claim of the ‘nine-dash line’ or ‘U-shaped line’ in the East Sea, saying it cannot be used for sovereign negotiations.

Major TV stations in Japan, such as NHK, TBS and Fuji, frontpaged their news bulletin on June 6 with a video showing a Chinese vessel sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat on May 26 in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

Danish ambassador John Nielsen officially launched the Talent Prize 2014 contest themed “Climate change through photos” at a press conference in Hanoi on June 6.

According to CNN field correspondent McKirdy, Chinese vessels have removed covers from their weapons to intimidate Vietnam.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is taking many practical steps to help improve its environment and address climate change and rising sea level, especially in coastal and urban areas.