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 Hanoi Water Supply Company has promised to provide enough water to Hanoians. However, clean water remains a luxurious good for them.

A 67-year-old woman in Ho Chi Minh City set herself a blaze in front of Thong Nhat Palace on Friday morning. At the scene, the police found six handwritten banners with the contents protesting China’s recent incursion into Vietnamese waters.

Unknown ship attacked and sunk a fishing boat with six aboard from Ly Son island in Quang Ngai killing one and leaving another accounted for on May 25.

A large number of Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) and Australian friends on May 24 attended an exhibition featuring the culture of Vietnam in Narrogin Town, West Australia.

Delegates raised concerns over shortcomings in Vietnam’s management of world cultural and natural heritage sites, at a seminar hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Cultural Heritage Department on May 23.

A requiem for martyrs and sailors who defended the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago was held in Ly Son island, central Quang Ngai province on May 23-25.

The famous Australian amputee Nick Vujicic, who attracted crowds during his first Vietnam visit last year, returned to the “Toa Sang Nghi Luc Viet” (Shining Vietnamese Will) gala in Hanoi on May 24.

Vietnamese nationals and their international friends in Egypt held a meeting on May 24 to show strong opposition to China’s aggressive action in Vietnam’s territorial waters.

Thousands of Vietnamese people living in Belgium held a meeting in front of the headquarters of the European Council in Brussels to denounce China’s unlawful act of placing its Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

The government is preparing necessary filings to bring China to the International Arbitration Court if China does not withdraw its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

The Hanoi Department of Health is stepping up measures to prevent the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus from entering the country via Noi Bai International Airport.

A water protection corridor will be established around hydro-power and irrigation water reservoirs, and artificial lakes in urban and residential areas to prevent illegal encroachment, noted a draft decree.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen attended the 23rd ALMM (ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting) held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from May 20-22.

A forum soliciting information for publication in the Vietnam Annual Tourism Report 2013 was held in Hanoi on May 22.

Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao has pledged to ensure safety and security for international organisations and enterprises operating in the capital city.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on May 22 to raise public awareness of the need to protect biodiversity and water and prevent the illegal hunting and trafficking of exotic animals.

East Sea is a semi-enclosed sea, covering an area of about 3.5 million km2, ranging from 3 degrees north latitude to 26 degrees north latitude and 100 degrees east longitude to 121 degrees east longitude; is one of the largest ocean in the world with 90% of the perimeter is surrounded by land.

Producers have been complaining about the latest decision by the Ministry of Finance which places a price ceiling on baby milk formula.

Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan on May 21 stressed the importance of mutual confidence in ensuring peace and stability, saying that trust can only be built through consistent actions and commitments by nations in line with the United Nations Charter and international law.

TripAdvisor – the world`s largest travel site – recently presented its prestigious Certificate of Excellence Award to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology for hospitality excellence.